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Views 59,312 HIFIMAN Ananda-BT is a $799 USD pair of headphones designed as an upgrade to the old Ananda Bluetooth that we have reviewed, and it comes with many improvements, including the R2R Architecture, Stealth Magnets, Neo Supernano Diaphragm, but still the same classy design we’ve been seeing from HIFIMAN …
Views 48,774 HIFIMAN Ananda Nano is a $599 USD pair of over-the-ear Planar Magnetic Headphones with the new Nano diaphragm, which is a direct update from the Ananda Stealth that we reviewed before, and which should be a huge sonic upgrade from it. We will be comparing it with other …
Views 80,580 HIFIMAN Ananda is the headphone I took the most photos of for the past 3 months, and it is a high-end planar magnetic design priced at 1000 USD, sometimes going on sale for 700 USD. They have been the culmination of price / performance ratio for HIFIMAN, and …
Views 56,538 HIFIMAN Ananda BT Bluetooth is the best, most expensive high-end bluetooth headphone out there, and it has LDAC, aptX HD, HWA, works as a USB DAC, is Planar Magnetic, has the same DAC design as the mighty R2R2000, and is priced at 1000 USD. This means it will …
Views 11,261 Shanling Onix Beta XI2 is a $349 USD Tube Dongle DAC AMP designed for portable users to enjoy their music on the go, with a Dual CS43198 DAC combo at the heart, Dual JAN6418 Tubes for the sound output, and up to 550mW at a 32 OHM impedance …
Views 72,169 SMSL DS200 is a $109 USD Desktop DAC and Headphone AMP, with a Cirrus Logic CS43131 DAC at the heart, and a uniquely modern and progressive design to bring the music to the party. Today we review DS200 and also briefly compare it to the market. Introduction …
Views 56,951 Lavricables Grand silver 8 Cores is a $1166 USD / 1007 Euro for 2 meters cable for headphones, with a MultiStrand litz 6N AWG20 Cryo construction that will be the start of today’s review. Given the price point, the main pairings will be with HIFIMAN Susvara (6000 USD), …
Views 69,556 Sendy Audio AIVA 2 is a $599 USD pair of over-the-ear open-back planar magnetic headphones with a real zebrawood earcup frame, high-precision CNC carving, and a new driver diaphragm resulting in a completely new sound for the Sendy Audio company. Given the price point of the Aiva 2, …
Views 78,318 Noble FoKus Apollo is a $649 USD pair of over-the-ear Bluetooth Headphones designed to be the best headphones that money can buy in the bluetooth headphones space. Apollo comes with a 40mm dynamic diver, and a 14.5mm planar magnetic driver, in a hybrid arrangement. Today we will review …
Views 48,924 Sivga Anser is a $219 USD pair of high-quality Dynamic Open-Back Headphones with a solid wood housing, flexible and refined metal bracket, and based on a strong 24.5mm NdFeB Magnet circuit. Today we will review the Sivga Anser and broadly explore how it compares to other similarly priced …
Views 60,529 FiiO FT1 PRO is a $199 USD pair of Planar Magnetic Over-The-Ear Headphones, being FiiO’s actual comeback to the headphone scene. While the company had many attempts to create high-quality headphones before, this one is the first that I can actually classify as excellent, and today we will …
Views 78,830 OLLO X1 is a $539 USD / 539 Euros pair of high-end dynamic headphones, made for mixing, mastering and studio work. Today we will take a deep dive in the sonic world created by OLLO and review their sound and comfort, as well as compare them to other …
Views 47,414 Dekoni is best known for creating earpads for headphones, and they have a couple of types of earpads in their elite series. Today we will explore the entire Elite line and see how they influence the sound and the comfort of the headphones they are made for. The …
Views 56,903 HIFIMAN EF500 is a $459 USD Desktop Headphone Amplifier, DAC, Streamer based on the novel Hymalaya R2R DACs developed by HIFIMAN, known to surpass the venerable PCM1704K. Today we will review the EF500 and also compare it with other DAC/AMPs including HIFIMAN EF499 (299 USD), Burson PlayMate2 (544 …
Views 79,815 HIFIMAN EF499 is a $299 USD Entry-Level R-2R DAC / Headphone Amplifier, with a powerful 4.35 W headphone output, and a full-black, vertical design. Given the price point, and the quality of the unit, we will also compare the EF499 with other similarly priced DAC / AMPs, including …
Views 76,249 ddHIFI TC35PRO is a $66 USD dongle DAC / AMP with a CS43131 DAC at the heart, a 3.5mm single ended headphone output to drive headphones and IEMS, and today we will review it, exploring how it sounds like and if it is fit to be your next …
Views 90,464 iBasso DX180 is a $529 USD DAP Digital Audio Player with 4 CS43131 DAC chips, Snapdragon 665 SoC, Android 13 Operating System, and Dedicated USB DAC function. With a high driving power from the 4.4mm balanced headphone output, and low noise from the 3.5mm single ended output, DX180 …
Views 67,586 Topping A50 III is a $199 USD Headphone Amplifier, recommended for purchase along with the Topping D50 III Dac which we have reviewed recently, and the headphone amplifier counterpart to that DAC. Today we will review the A50 III and compare it with other headphone amplifiers, including JDS …
Views 89,671 iBasso D16 is a $1499 USD Digital to Analog Converter and Super Class A Headphone Amplifier, designed as a portable unit, with what I consider to be the most unique DAC tech we have seen this year. I am talking about 1Bit DACs, with 16 sets of cascaded …
Views 86,604 FiiO K11 R2R is a $169 USD DAC and Headphone Amplifier with an R2R or RRR DAC inside, lots of driving power, and as we will explore today, a very colorful, dynamic and punchy sound, not necessarily characteristic of R2R, but enjoyable and fun nonetheless. Instead of the …
Views 47,012 Focal Bathys is a $699 USD pair of Bluetooth headphones made by Focal, a huge French Company specialized in audiophile products, and those come with a Bluetooth 5.1 connection, 3.5mm Jack input, USB Type-C port for charging and data, and with ANC or Active Noise Canceling. The current …
Views 59,394 Lavricables Master Silver is a $544 USD / Euro cable for headphones, which can be configured with multiple connectors, and in multiple lengths. The variant costing 544 USD is 3 meters in length, and comes with AECO XLR special connectors for the source, and with the Sky Blue …
Views 45,083 With 2023 drawing to an end, I think it is time to be grateful for all the excellent music we heard this year, for all the awesome moments we had together, and to be looking forward to an even better year in 2024! Today we’re publishing our best …
Views 48,413 HIFIMAN He1000SE or HE1000 Special Edition is a $3500 USD pair of over-the-ear planar magnetic headphones, designed as the mid flagship from HIFIMAN (if you don’t include Susvara, and the more exotic options), being one of the first headphones to have introduced the Stealth Magnet and Nano Diaphragm …
Views 66,822 HIFIMAN Arya Organic is a $1299 USD pair of open-back planar magnetic headphones, with exceptional sonic performance, good price / performance ratio, and the latest iteration of the HIFIAN Arya series. While we already reviewed the Ananda Nano, and it was the most pleasing of the Nano series, …
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