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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 52,254 SMSL C200PRO is a $199 USD DAC / Headphone AMP made for stereo setups, sold and fulfilled by Aoshida, with an ES9039Q2M DAC chip at the core. Today we will review the C200PRO and see how it fits in the rich market of today’s world. Introduction Aoshida …
Views 37,594 iBasso AMP16 is a $219 USD Amplifier module designed for DX340, featuring Dual JAN6148 Tubes inside, and it is an AMP card made for DX340 having both Class AB and Tube Output modes. Today we will review the AMP16 and see how it compares with AMP15, the one …
Views 70,929 High-End Munich is coming to an end and today we cover the last ever audiophile event to take place in the Bavarian City, as this year we’re seeing changes for every aspect of audio, many new interesting technological advancements, as well as new products from companies, while others …
Views 46,152 Elipson Heritage XLS 7 is a 799 Euro / $899 USD high-end Vintage-Style pair of bookshelf speakers with a 165mm Cellulose pulp Woofer – Midrange driver, a 22mm silk dome tweeter with a double magnetic, delivering superior sound reproduction for a captivating listening experience. Today we will review …
Views 48,902 TempoTec March V-M5 is a $220 USD Desktop Bluetooth DAC / Headphone Amplifier with a Dual DAC chip inside, LDAC support, and a limited version available with a beautiful wooden veneer case. Today we will review the March V and briefly compare it with the desktop DAC / …
Views 47,823 iBasso DX340 is the $1699 USD Flagship-Class DAP or Digital Audio Player designed by iBasso to be the Reference in 2025 for audio, with Dual system Controllers, Dual Batteries and Discrete PWM-DACs. Compared to most DAPs, iBasso DAPs usually have far better software support and usually much longer …
Views 86,544 LincPlus LincStation N1 is a $483 USD / 425 Euro Streamer designed for streaming both music and video, with support for 6 Bays, a Rich Interface, and with an excellent selection of output ports, and outstanding Software support too. Today we will review the LinkStation N1, powered by …
Views 36,786 KeyChron Q6 HE is a $249 USD 100% Mechanical Keyboard with a wireless design, Hall Effect Gateron Double-rail Magnetic Switches, and dynamic rapid triggering, adjustable actuation points. Today we will review the KeyChron Q6 HE and compare it to my favorite and daily keyboard, Keychron Q6 MAX (219 …
Views 32,511 FiiO DM13 is a 150 USD Portable CD Player / CD Ripper with a Dual CS43198 DAC, 660mW x2 power output, and a Desktop Mode that allows you to use it without draining the internal battery. Even Bluetooth is included with aptX HD support, so today we will …
Views 34,130 Shanling EH2 is a $369 USD desktop DAC / Headphone Amplifier with an In-House Developed 24-Bit R2R DAC, Extra Powerful Amplifier with a 4.3W driving power for a 32 OHM impedance, and with an external DC12V Power Supply. Today we take a look at the EH2, and compare …
Views 70,675 ddHiFi BC44XLR is a 139 USD interconnect cable, serving a simple, but essential purpose for music lovers, connecting a DAP or digital audio player to an external amplifier, and today we will see just how do the two cables sound and if they are fit to be part …
Views 46,779 HiFiMAN Susvara Unveiled is the $8000 USD flagship pair of headphones that are the culmination of Dr. Fang Bian’s research in the planar magnetic driver and how to optimize the acoustic properties of a flagship pair of headphones. Today we will review the HIFIMAN Susvara Unveiled and also …
Views 36,918 Acoustic Revive USB-2.0PL TripleC USB Cable is a $840 USD per meter USB Cable for audio systems, with the central conductor made of a Triple-C Copper at the core. Today we will review the new Acoustic Revive USB-2.0PL Triple-C USB Cable and see how it works for our …
Views 70,461 Aune S17 PRO Evo is a $799 USD Headphone Amplifier that is a direct update from the original Aune S17 PRO that we have reviewed in the past. The new Evo version promises to fix the overheating issues that people have been having with S17 Pro, especially in …
Views 50,334 FiiO TT13 is a $229 USD Fully Automatic Vinyl Turntable Player with a Built-In Powerful Phono Preamp, all aluminum alloy panel, aptX, aptX LL and aptX hi-Res Bluetooth Transmitter, DC / AC Dual Power Supply Design, and with a Fully Automatic Tonearm that is the star of today’s …
Views 42,373 Acoustic Revive RUT-1K is a $290 USD USB Terminator or USB filter designed to be plugged in the USB hub of your computer and lower or reduce the background noise and improve the sonic performance of your system. The design allows it to be used with multiple pieces …
Views 67,098 Rose Technics RT-5000 is a $699 USD Desktop DAC and Headphone Amplifier by ROSESELSA with a wooden face, golden accents, High-End Dual ESS9038PRO DACs inside, and 10 Texas Instruments Amplifier Chips inside. Today we will review the RT5000 and compare it with other similarly priced DAC/AMPs, including Burson …
Views 76,595 ddHiFi BC30XLR is a 129 USD interconnect cable and ddHiFi BC44XLR is a 139 USD interconnect cable, both serving a simple, but essential purpose for music lovers, connecting a DAP or digital audio player to an external amplifier, or connect a balanced DAC with XLR outputs to an …
Views 32,879 Shanling EH1 is a $219 USD Entry-Level DAC / Headphone AMP designed for desktop usage, with a Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC at the heart, and up to 1015mW at 32 OHMs of driving power, and with a 4.4mm headphone output too. Today we will review the EH1 and …
Views 37,680 Ricable Invictus XLR is a $862 USD per pair set of high-end flagship cables with XLR connectors, designed for the best of systems out there, part of the invictus series, and with the code 12786 on the Ricable website. Today we will review the absolute prestige of the …
Views 36,783 The Audience Forte F5 is a $649 USD power cable, and in my pondering for what does actually influence the sound of a system, I saw many times how audiophiles with high-end stereo systems swear by power chords, so I decided to give it a go. While cables …
Views 37,426 HIFIMAN Susvara is the $6000 USD flagship, currently considered the best planar magnetic headphone created by most users, and it has every single one of HIFIMAN’s engineering marvels under the hood. Today we will review the Susvara and see how it pairs, how it matches with certain sources, …
Views 39,636 ddHiFi AS100 is a $43 USD IEM and Electronics storage solution that is designed to feel and look like a high-end ashtray, offering a central pole for keeping IEMS free of tangling, but also offering enough space for microSD cards, eartips and other miscellaneous items that typically clutter …
Views 65,017 Fosi Audio ZA3 is a $175 USD Balanced Stereo Power Amplifier based on the TPA3255 Chip, designed to run either in stereo mode, and act as an integrated amplifier for your stereo setup, or be used in Mono mode, with two ZA3 working together to power up your …
Views 36,148 SE Electronics RF Space is a $229 USD acoustic isolator for microphones, designed for recording studios, and places that don’t have a perfect acoustic treatment, but where you’d want to record without echo and with a lower distortion than the room would allow. Today we will review the …
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