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Desktop Equipment is mainly made to be used at home or at your main desk, and it is not generally intended to be portable. This includes Speakers, DACs, AMPs, even Headphones, and desktop equipment is generally larger and / or needs access to a power outlet to work. HIFI products are generally considered desktop equipment, although you can find some which can be used portably.
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Views 6,694 Singxer SA2 is a $629 USD Class A Fully Balanced Headphone Amplifier and Preamplifier with the highest driving power we’ve seen in a headphone amp of this size so far. SA-2 is a huge upgrade over the previous generation and today we will explore how it sounds like, …
Views 8,492 Acer Nitro 18 AI is a 2400 USD Gaming Laptop with multiple configurations available, but for this price we’re getting a 32 GB RAM, AMD AI 9 365 CPU, and Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU. Today we will explore the Nitro 18 Ai, how it won my heart, and …
Views 6,595 EpoMaker TH108Pro is a $84 USD full-sized 100% wireless keyboard with a TFT Smart Display, volume wheel and a 10.000 mAh Battery, designed to overtake your desk, and to sound impressive. We actually have reviewed products from Epokmaker before, although they were usually branded under different brands like …
Views 10,337 CanJam is one of the largest audiophile and portable audio enthusiast events in the whole world, and today I will share with you my impressions as well as personal notes exploring the 2026 edition of the NYC CanJam, which took place at Marriott Marquis right in the center …
Views 11,589 Fosi Audio GR70 is a 229 USD Pure Tube Amplifier for headphones, with adjustable impedance, bass and treble, and it can also work as a preamplifier. Today we will review the GR 70 and see how it fits in the busy market of audiophile products. Introduction Fosi …
Views 27,617 Douk Audio Nobsound P10 Pro is a $109 USD Portable Tube Headphone Amplifier, with a customizable design, and built for convenience and durability. Today we review the P-10 Pro and explore how it fits in today’s market. Introduction In the beginning there were just a couple of …
Views 25,503 Westone Mach 80 is the $1759 USD current Flagship IEM from the company Westone, having a complex 8 Driver system playing inside each shell, with a three-way crossover and a unique fitting mechanism as well as unique cable connection via T2. Today we will review Mach 80 and …
Views 5,595 Creative Pebble Nova is a $279 USD pair of desktop active speakers, with two color variations available, and a 2.0 configuration, USB Type-C input and coaxial drivers. Today we will review the Pebble Nova and see how they fare in the market, along with comparing them with other …
Views 42,180 HIFIMAN Audivina LE is a $399 USD pair of affordable over-the-ear closed-back headphones from HIFIMAN designed for a more affordable take on the Audivina line of headphones, now improved driver tech and a considerably lower price than the Audivina. Today we will review the Audivina LE and also …
Views 4,763 fx-Audio Tube-05 is a $99 USD Tube Preamplifier / Headphone Amplifier designed around a single ECC82 Tube. Today we will review and explore the FXAudio Tube05 and see how it sounds. Introduction FX-Audio is a company that offers entry-level products with good performance and simple construction. They …
Views 5,827 Fosi Audio Luna3 is a $349 USD Turntable for Vinyl Disc lovers, aiming to deliver a clean analog signal path, timeless visual presence and a slower, more relaxed listening experience. Today we will review the Luna3 and see how it stacks against the world, and how it sounds …
Views 38,698 HIFIMAN HE600 is a $799 USD pair of over-the-ear planar magnetic headphones, being a re-telling and reinvention of the original HIFIMAN HE6se with a large number of improvements in the comfort and drivers. Today we will review the new HE-600 and also compare them with multiple headphones we …
Views 36,580 FX-Audio Tube-02 PRO is a $79 USD Preamplifier / Tube Headphone Amplifier with a Vacuum 5725 Tube at the core, and a Class A Amplifier supporting Headphones with an impedance between 32 and 600 OHMs, also used for stereo active speakers, or passive in between the DAC and …
Views 47,634 HIFIMAN Ananda Unveiled is a $549 USD pair of over-the-ear planar magnetic headphones, currently the most affordable entry in the unveiled series of headphones designed by HIFIMAN, a series that set many world records. Today we will review the Ananda Unveiled and also compare them with other similarly …
Views 48,225 Khadas Mind Dock is a $179 USD Docking Station and add-on for Khadas Mind 1 and Khadas Mind 2, offering an extended interface, speakers, multiple display outputs, an SD Card reader, and improving the usability of the Mind mini computers. Today we will review the Khadas Mind Dock …
Views 43,767 HEDDPhone D1 is a $799 USD pair of high-end dynamic headphones made by Hedd Audio, with Thin-Ply Carbon Technology, designed for a high-end audiophile and studio experience, built for true listening. Today we will review the HeddPhone D1 and also compare it with other high-end headphones including FiiO …
Views 39,571 Keces P9 Ultra Low Noise Linear Power Supply is a $999 USD Ultra Low Noise Linear Power Supply designed for powering two devices, or two zones, with Zone 1 supporting 5V, 7V, 9V, and 12V, while Zone 2 supports 12V, 15V, 19V and 24V. This is an interesting …
Views 48,280 FiiO BR15 R2R is a $199 USD high-resolution DAC and Bluetooth Receiver based on the Flagship Qualcomm QCC5181 Bluetooth 6.0 chip, supporting LDAC and aptX Lossless codecs, with fully differential true 24 Bit R2R resistor arrays DACs with OS and NOS modes, and multiple Bluetooth, USB, Optical, Coaxial …
Views 108,734 This year has likely been the hardest one so far, due to multiple challenges for audiophiles and music lovers in achieving their dreams, with price hikes, tariffs and other events that have challenged our way of listening to music, but with the year drawing to an end, we …
Views 44,742 xDuoo DP-10 is a $999 USD Desktop All-Inclusive digital source media player with a Pure Digital Transport design, 5.5″ Touchscreen to control the player, with both Landscape and Portrait nodes, remote app for Android, iOS and Windows, Network Streaming and Wireless Lossless Casting and multiple digital Outputs, as …
Views 76,895 HIFIMAN Edition XV is a $399 USD pair of Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones with a large planar magnetic driver at the core, a theoretical successor of the Edition XS but in a different tuning and flavor. Today we will review the new Edition XV and also compare it …
Views 42,705 VSDinside Stream Dock N1 is a 69 USD Stream Pad, or a user-configurable pad with buttons that you can program to do anything you want, usually seen in the setup of streamers and people who do real-time media broadcast, but actually very useful for audiophiles and media consumption, …
Views 49,918 FiiO SP5 is a $749 USD pair of active self-powered HIFI Bookshelf desktop speakers which can also be used as nearfield monitors, and they have a huge 120W power, 5.25″ Woofer driver, and 1″ Silk dome tweeter pair. As this is one of the most complete speaker systems …
Views 42,169 ddHIFI TC19BC and TC19BA Comet is a $119 USD per piece high-end cable series for high-end audio, with a USB Type B to Type C connector, or Type B to Type A connector, Pure Silver construction and full plus and minus Shielding Quad-Wire Parallel Alignment matching plug. Today …
Views 45,967 Burson PlayMate 3 is a $599 USD desktop HIFI DAC and Headphone Amplifier with a microphone input, Type-C USB input, and with both a 6.3mm headphone output, and an RCA output at the back. As Burson is one of the few companies that allow you to install different …
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