Views 72,107 HIFIMAN RE800 Silver is the more affordable version of their RE800 Gold IEM, but at a lower price, and even on sale at the moment of writing this review, being a Single Dynamic Driver based on the Topology Driver, and priced at 300 USD, making it quite an …
High End is where the effect of diminishing returns kicks in the hardest and you have to spend hundreds or thousand of USD to chase the last few details in music. This is where most of the fun is for enthusiasts, like in every hobby, but it can be a frustrating area, especially if you don’t have a lot of disposable income. The price range starts around 500 USD, and everything above is considered high-end in the audiophile hobby.
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High End
Campfire Atlas – Absolute Impact
Views 59,949 First look into Campfire Atlas, the current flagship from Campfire’s current lineup. It relies on a 10mm full range dynamic driver, and it is assembled and designed in Portland, Oregon, USA. With a lot of competitors, it is time we put Campfire’s fine work to the test. …
Gentle Art Of Listening – Crosszone CZ-1 Headphones Review
Views 73,097 With a comfort to match the best there are, and a gentle sound made in Heaven, CZ-1 is a multi-driver headphone that promises to change the way you think about music and headphones, by offering a true speaker-like soundstage, and a clean, sweet and passionate tuning. Introduction …
FLC 8N – The IEM With 36 Signatures!
Views 55,130 FLC 8N is a tunable IEM which can have a total of 36 signatures. This is more than any other single IEM we reviewed before, and we’re honored to have this kind of potential in our hands. We’ll do our best to compare it to other IEMs in …
Final E5000 – Thick Sound Delight
Views 30,657 Final E5000 is the current upper midrange model from Final Audio, a IEM that promises to sound incredibly natural and fun, statements which we’re going to put to test in this review, as well as comparing them to other similarly priced IEMs. Introduction Final Audio is a huge …
iBasso IT04 – Balance In Everything
Views 53,427 iBasso IT04 is iBasso’s Top Of The Line IEM from their current Earphones offering, and we’re going to take a look at how it performs, as well as how it compares to other IEMs, both similarly priced, and considerably more expensive. Introduction iBasso is one of the …
iBasso DX150 – Technical prowess
Views 37,224 iBasso DX150 is the second DAP (Digital Audio Player) we review form iBasso. We reviewed their DX200 before, and it was an incredible DAP, so we’re quite curious what iBasso cooked for their fans at a lower price point, and with a different hardware configuration. Introduction iBasso …
FiiO FH5 – Beauty In Detail
Views 95,187 FiiO FH5 is the current flagship made by FiiO, one of the titans of the Audiophile Industry. It comes at an interesting moment, as it has a lot of competitors, and needs to do a lot to justify its price, but we’re going to give it a run …
Burson Play – Desktop Power
Views 18,490 Burson is a large company working in high-end Desktop Audio components, including those which can be incorporated in a Desktop PC build. Burson Play is one of their highest-rated DAC/AMPs which can do way more than the price tag or the name implies, and we’re going to also …
Ultrasone Signature DXP – The Legend Continues
Views 60,190 Ultrasone is a pretty well-known company, and some of their most loved headphones are from their Signature Series, like the mighty Signature Pro and Signature DJ. The newly released Signature DXP is coming to take a place next to its brother, Signature Studio, which we reviewed in the …
iFi iEMatch 2.5 – Balanced Matching
Views 42,184 iFi iEMatch 2.5 is the version of iEMatch made for 2.5mm balanced connectors. Those iEMatch units have been known to help those with hissy sources get a better sound without needing to upgrade the whole source, and iEMatch is usually pretty affordable as well. We’ll place this one …
Changing The Status Quo – Sennheiser HD660S Headphones Review
Views 58,852 Sennheiser HD600 and HD650 have both been emblems of quality in the audiophile world for almost ten years now, with HD660S coming to change that and bring a new headphone to the table. We’re having a look into what it brings to the table, and into how it …
True Android Power – Hiby R6 DAP Music Player Review
Views 57,286 Hiby R6 is the first DAP (Digital Audio Player) from Hiby. It comes with a smartphone-grade CPU, and a lot of processing power for a smoother overall GUI and system. We’re going to look into the other aspects of it, including its sonic abilities and ergonomics, along with …
Audeze LCD-MX4 – Precisely Amazing!
Views 99,374 Audeze released LCD-MX4 as an easier-to-drive, lighter and more studio-oriented version of the highly acclaimed Audeze LCD-4, which was known to stand well even against titans like Sennheiser HE-1. We’ll look into what LCD-MX4 brings to the table, and into whether it will be an interesting choice for …
FiiO Q5 – Rule Them All
Views 52,301 FiiO Q5 is a newly released DAC/AMP made by the Chinese giant FiiO. They promise a lot of performance for a very modest price with the newly released FiiO Q5, and we’re going to see how much they can deliver on their promise. Introduction FiiO has …
Beyerdynamic Amiron – Gifted In Music
Views 33,598 Beyerdynamic released a very interesting headphone, which we felt would have needed more recognition. We’re talking about their Beyerdynamic Amiron, a Desktop, Open-Back headphone made for those who really love their music. Introduction We are honored to review such an awesome headphone from a large and reliable …
Dita Answer Truth Edition – Absolute Clarity and Precision
Views 35,443 Dita is a very well-known and loved company from Singapore working on state-of-the-art In-Ear Monitors, having introduced a few critically acclaimed models, like the Dita Answer Truth Edition we will be reviewing today. We’re looking at a flagship sporting one Dynamic Driver IEM skillfully created for it. …
IMR Acoustics R1 – Customizable Enjoyment
Views 46,527 IMR acoustics is one heck of a little IEM that comes with tunable sound with both filters and an option to change its design from closed to open. We’ll look into what it does best and what its downsides are today. Introduction We haven’t had …
Clear Tune Monitors’ Vintage Series VS-4 – Vintage Love for Music
Views 53,051 Clear Tune Monitors is a well-respected company from the USA creating and designing IEMs with utmost care. Their Vintage Series VS-4 IEMs are labeled as a vintage pair of IEMs with a modern sound, and we’re going to look into how they sound and what this means for …
Opus #1s – Vivid Dynamic Strong
Views 58,826 Opus #1s is the successor to Opus #1 from Opus, a rather large company from Korea, known already for having brought us Opus #2 and other amazing DAPs. #1s is their midrange DAP, and it is going to be interesting to see how it compares to other midrange …
iFi iDSD Nano Black Label – Mighty Little One
Views 35,780 iFi made the world a bit brighter when they designed and started selling their iDSD Micro BL, which we reviewed in the past, and now they are back at it again. iFi iDSD Nano Black Label is the refinement (Black Label) version of their highly acclaimed iFi iDSD …
AMP 3 and AMP 5 for iBasso DX200
Views 29,885 AMP 3 and AMP 5 for iBasso DX200 are some of the most interesting add-ons you can give a DAP as they give it a whole new sound with a lot to root for. We’ll explore what changes they bring to the sound of DX200 and which we …
iBasso IT01 – Love for Music
Views 31,149 iBasso IT01 is an entry-level priced IEM which comes to redefine once again what can be done for 100$, with iBasso being the creator behind this little gem. We’ll study in-depth whether IT01 can stand against other well-known 100$ IEMs and even more expensive products. Introduction …
iFi AC iPurifier – Power Immaculate
Views 56,720 We reviewed quite a few types of audio devices so far, but this is the first time we dwell into a device that promises to purify the power that is fed to your audio devices. iFi AC iPurifier is here to clean your power and to give you …
FiiO X7MKII – Infinity Sound!
Views 51,470 FiiO refined their original X7 to bring the new and improved X7mkii to the market. A DAP that promises to do more than one can imagine, from featuring interchangeable AMP modules, to a fully customized Android version, all the way to DSD and exotic media playback. Introduction …