Views: 39,759 FiiO BTR5 2021 – MQA Freedom At The End The title says it all, and we’re at the end of 2021, but the latest version of BTR5 has the 2021 monicker, support for MQA, and it is priced at 130 USD, …
FiiO BTR5 2021 – MQA Freedom At The End
Amplifier
Burson Funk Amplifier for Speakers, Headphones & IEMs – Let’s Jazz
Views: 26,070 Burson Funk Amplifier for Speakers, Headphones & IEMs – Let’s Jazz Burson Funk is a high-end amplifier for Stereo and Headphones, with a starting price of 550 USD, and depending on the configuration, able to reach 750 USD. It will be …
Palab M1 Mini DAC/AMP – Beats The Chord In Music
Views: 37,572 Palab M1 Mini DAC/AMP – Beats The Chord In Music Palab M1 mini is a DAC/AMP made by Palab, and it is no secret that it is a mighty good one, with a price tag of 500 USD, MQA decoding abilities, …
xDuoo MT-602 Tube Headphone Amp – Freak Trickster
Views: 58,242 xDuoo MT-602 Tube Headphone Amp – Freak Trickster MT-602 is a headphone amplifier with tubes on a budget, priced at 100 USD, and it comes with two 6J1 Tubes, runs in class A, and will be compared to JDS Labs Atom …
Tempotec E35 Sonata DAC/AMP – Glass Design Amplified
Views: 48,866 Tempotec E35 Sonata DAC/AMP – Glass Design Amplified Tempotec E35 Sonata is a DAC/AMP with the price tag of 80 USD, driverless operation, dual DACs, and 80mW of power at 32 OHMs. It will be compared to iBasso DC-01 (50 USD), …
iBasso AMP12 Module for DX300 – Accelerate Towards The Future
Views: 44,073 iBasso AMP12 Module for DX300 – Accelerate Towards The Future iBasso works on refining their DX300 DAP, and that starts with the best module available for it right now, which is AMP12, the natural evolution of the original module it comes …
JDS Labs Atom AMP+ – Uber Amplified Maximus
Views: 69,922 JDS Labs Atom AMP+ – Uber Amplified Maximus JDS Labs Atom+ is an amplifier made by JDS Labs from the USA, and priced at 100 USD at the moment of writing this review. I did not review many amplifiers in this …
Keces S3 DAC / Balanced AMP / Preamp – My Favorite Warm Performer
Views: 121,989 Keces S3 DAC / Balanced AMP / Preamp – My Favorite Warm Performer Keces S3 is a high-end top of the shelf DAC / Balanced Headphone Amplifier made in TAIWAN, and priced at 1300 USD. The comparison list will include Audio …
Qualiton APR 204 Preamplifier – Rev My Engine
Views: 144,032 Audio-Hungary Qualiton APR 204 Preamplifier – Rev My Engine Qualiton APR 204 is a Preamplifier made by a Hunarian company, the country known as Romania’s Best Friend, so I’ll be extra cautious to be perfectly neutral and objective towards it. The …
Earstudio HUD100 MK II DAC/AMP – All Grown Up
Views: 99,244 Earstudio HUD100 MK II DAC/AMP – All Grown Up HUD100 MK II is a DAC/AMP made by Earstudio as a response to their original, which was criticized by many including me in the full written review I posted before. The MK …
Soundaware A1X PRO Streamer/DAC/AMP – Big Boys Use Big Guns
Views: 99,257 Soundaware A1X PRO Streamer/DAC/AMP – Big Boys Use Big Guns Soundaware A1X PRO is the kind of Streamer that will go straight to your heart once you get to hear it, but first, we should talk about the price, which is …
Rebel AMP Headphone Amplifier – Green For Win
Views: 70,861 Rebel AMP Headphone Amplifier – Green For Win I always said it is time to rebel against the system, and someone finally did, by building the Rebel AMP. They rebelled against all those big time companies making headphone amps, by making …
Audio Analogue AAdac – Italian Master Design
Views: 89,615 Audio Analogue AAdac – Italian Master Design AAdac is the masterpiece DAC made in Italy by Audio Analogue, and is meant mainly to be combined with their amplifiers, and CD players, which have a similar aesthetic. It is priced at …
Hilidac Audirect Atom Pro – Power Of Fire
Views: 62,257 Hilidac Audirect Atom Pro – Power Of Fire Hilidac Atom PRO is a USB DAC priced at 70 USD, usually made for Type-C based devices like smartphones, and with a 3.5mm output. I haven’t explored too many comparable DAC/AMPs in this …
Soundavo HP-1 DAC / Headphone AMP – The Great Entry
Views: 90,204 Soundavo HP-1 DAC / Headphone AMP – The Great Entry There’s something about those affordable DAC/AMPs that makes me smile every time I hear one. They tend to be great value, but also mostly designed nicely with the user in mind. …