RAI Penta is an IEM or In-Ear Monitor from the Romanian producer Meze. Since I never got to review the Empyrean, which I really wished, pardon me if I’m a bit salty…
Meze RAI Penta IEMs Review – Radically Smooth
Portable is an umbrella term that covers everything you can think of in the audiophile world, as long as it is designed to be used outdoors, or while on-the-go, as well as products that are intended to be transported with ease. Most headphones, IEMs as well as smaller DAC/AMPs are included.
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Half Done, Half Won – Earstudio HUD100 DAC/AMP Review
Views 63,174 When you need something tiny, something that’s practical, you know that there will be some sacrifices. HUD 100 is smaller than BTR5, it has a nimble body, and it is priced at 140 USD, and for that price, HUD100 has two headphone outputs, one in low gain and …
LSA HP-1 Headphones – Crazy Clear Views
Views 93,581 LSA HP-1 is a variant of Kennerton’s best headphones, but with an improved comfort, support based in USA, and, shockingly, a much lower price point than the original headphones from Kennerton. It is so impressive and so aggressively priced at the 1400 USD Price Mark, that it makes …
Sennheiser Momentum 3 NC BT Headphones – Extra Punch
Views 57,303 Momentum 3 is a Headphone with a lot of life and a powerful impact, a nice amount of reach in the lows, and a good amount of features. It is priced at 400 USD, although the price is lower in most of the Europe, including Romania (350 USD …
SW1X DAC I Special – Dynamic Overload Step One
Views 66,378 SW1X is a company that’s not well known right now, but it ought to be, after I’m done with this review, because it costs a LOT of money, all while having a very specific usage scenario, but doing what it does really well.Given its price of about 2400 …
The Roar’s Here – iBasso AM05 BA IEMs
Views 66,820 AM05 is a new IEM released by iBasso, and this is the green version, with a better looking one, blue, in the wild. The price is about 300 USD, so they will be compared to The Periodic Audio Carbon, Final Audio B2, and FiiO FA7. Despite having 5 …
6000 Hands Of Awesome – Lotoo Paw S1 USB DAC/AMP Review
Views 51,006 If you’re curious what’s the point of the title, it refers to Lotoo’s 6000 series of DAPs, which I will be reviewing in the future as well (hopefully). The Lotoo Paw S1 is a nice DAC/AMP made for Android Smartphones, which is made to work wired, quite different …
Pure Monitors – Fischer AMPs Rhapsody FA-4E XB IEMs Review
Views 77,893 Fischer FA-4E XB is a multi-Ba driver IEM, with a low impedance and a high SPL, extreme clarity and revealing abilities, good isolation, and pretty much everything a monitor should have. Since the FA-4E XB costs quite a bit, about 400 EURO or 450 USD, the comparisons list …
King Of Affodable Power – FiiO K5 PRO Desktop DAC/AMP Review
Views 89,808 FiiO K5 PRO gives a nice boost to your desktop setup, by having a Desktop-Class DAC, a Heavy Duty Headphone Amplifier, and a friendly price point of just 150 USD. This makes it very easy to recommend for pairing with a large selection of Headphones, including Ultrasone Signature …
Midy Greaty Soundy – Audiosense AQ3 IEMs Review
Views 71,103 AQ3 is an IEM priced at 190 USD, which I reviewed in video already, and which will get compared to many IEMs, including Dunu Falcon-C (220 USD), Periodic Audio Ti (150 USD), and FiiO FA7 (250 USD). The pairings list will include some gems like FiiO M3PRO, iBasso …
Victorious Machine – Earmen TR-AMP DAC/AMP Review
Views 57,968 Earmen TR-AMP is a really well-priced DAC/AMP for those who need a ton of power, but also great sonic performance on the go. It is currently priced at 250 USD, which makes it a direct competitor to iFi xDSD, which is priced at 400 USD, FiiO Q5s, which …
FiiO EH3 NC Bluetooth Headphones – Commercially Cool
Views 79,266 FiiO EH3 NC are an entry-level noise cancelling pair of Bluetooth Headphones, priced at 170 USD, being competitors to headphones also in the entry-level area, like AIWA ARC-1, Brainwavz HM100, and ESS 422H. I will skip the pairings part of this review, and will explain a bit in …
New Day, New Budget Wonder – HIFIMAN Deva Planar Headphones Review
Views 73,337 HIFIMAN Deva is a Planar Magnetic Headphone that comes with a Bluetooth DAC / Amplifier and which is able to punch some real volume, priced at 300 USD. This makes it a very fair competitor to the likes of HIFIMAN’s own Sundara, which can be found at 250 …
Ready for the Bass – Periodic Audio Carbon IEMs Review
Views 43,595 Periodic Audio priced their latest IEM, the Carbon at about 400 USD, which makes it a direct competitor to some really capable IEMs, like Periodic Audio Be, HIFIMAN RE800 Silver, and FiiO FH7. As far as pairings go, we’re still waiting for the Periodic Audio DAP, so for …
Revelations Become Balance – Fischer Amps Rapture IEMs Review
Views 66,130 Fischer Rapture is an IEM or In-Ear Monitor made by Fischer AMPs in Germany, Europe. They are currently sold for 450 EURO or 450 USD, depending on where you live. This means that they will get compared to other pro-level IEMs, like The Custom Art Fibae Black, but …
Long Live The Queen – Sonoma Model One (M1) Headphone System Review
Views 129,156 Sonoma Model One is a headphone system, running as a complete all-in-one system, with a Headphone, a Headphone Amplifier, and a DAC integrated, all at the price of 5000 GBP or Great Britain Pounds. This is about 5000 USD, and it is a proper flagship, so it will …
4-Way Chifi IEM Fight – BLON BL-05, YinYoo V2, Revonext QT3, Revonext QT2 IEMs Review
Views 87,060 Today’s review will focus on the entry-level chifi, and it features BLON BL-05, priced at about 50 USD, depending on the configuration, which will be compared to KZ AS10, Final Audio E3000, and paired with HIDIZS AP80, YinYoo V2 priced at 40 USD, which will be compared to …
Stage Opens Now – Clear Tune Monitors Da Vinci IX Review
Views 77,233 Da Vinci IX is the nine-driver setup from CTM or Clear Tune Monitors and at the moment of writing this review it is sold for a price of 1800 USD, down from 2000 USD. The price and naming do not reflect the relationship between Da Vinci X and …
Scientifically Awesome – Topping E30 DAC Review
Views 48,854 Topping is a large and growing company from China, and their Topping E30 is priced at only 130 USD at the moment of making this review. This makes it a direct competitor, and it will be compared to Burson Play, Pro-Ject Pre Box S2, Cyrus Soundkey. Since it …
On-Ear EDM Party – Mas Audio Science X5h Headphones And XX Bluetooth Cable
Views 46,320 MAS X5h is a headphone from a company named MAS Audio Science. The headphones are priced at 300 USD, which makes them a direct competitor to HIFIMAN Sundara, Verum One, Meze 99 Classics, and The OVC Vacuum Tube Headphones. In terms of pairings, I have chosen HIDIZS AP80, …
Rock On – Grado SR80e On-Ear Headphones Review
Views 76,217 Grado SR80e is one of the finest headphones for those who enjoy a colorful, dynamic midrange, and a really sparkly treble, but don’t require a lot of bass. They are priced at 100 USD, and they will be compared with Brainwavz HM100, 1More Triple Driver, and AIWA ARC-1. …
BT Magnifique – HIFIMAN Ananda Bluetooth Headphones Review
Views 56,511 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 …
Light Spring Audio – HIFIMAN TWS 600
Views 42,231 HIFIMAN TWS600 is the latest earphone from HIFIMAN, and it is the bluetooth version of their well-known RE-600 series, having been launched at 200 USD, but now being found at 70-80 USD in most stores. In this review, I will be comparing them with Lypertek Tevi, 1More Stylish …
Majestic Express – iBasso DX160 DAP Review
Views 78,621 iBasso DX160 is the latest DAP from iBasso, and it comes to tell us once again that they can outdo their own previous work, which was the DX150. With a price tag of 400 USD, it is 20 USD Cheaper than FiiO’s M11, which will be one of …
The Opera Leader – Dunu DK-3001 PRO IEMs Review
Views 73,939 Dunu DK-3001 PRO may not be the current flagship from Dunu, but it is their most sold IEM at the moment of making this review, having a price point of 470 USD, and being popular thanks to the beautiful V-Shaped sound, an excellent clarity and detail, and thanks …