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Views 6,821 Goldenwave x HIFIMAN GA-10 is a $1599 USD high-end top of the line headphone amplifier celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Goldenwave, with a delicate and clear SEPP Architecture and carefully selected vacuum tubes and components. Built around the World-Renowned ECC83 / 12AX7 and EL84 Vacuum tubes, today HIFIMAN …
Views 8,871 Softears RSV-MKII is a $699 USD pair of In-Ear IEMs Monitoring Earphones with 5 Balanced Armature Drivers at the heart, Four tubes, Four-Way Crossover and Seven Acoustic Components to help it deliver a truly unique experience with an all-BA setup. Today we review the Softears RSV-MKII and also …
Views 4,001 Fosi Audio Q6 is a $109 USD Desktop DAC with a practical design, and an AK4493S DAC at the heart. Today we review this entry-level Chifi DAC and put it up against the competition that usually plays in the entry-level range. Introduction Fosi Audio makes great entry-level …
Views 4,995 Lotoo PAW D3 is a $420 USD / 489 Euro Desktop DAC with LTTP Support, or Lotoo Teleport Protocol support, an AKM DAC at the core, and with EQ and ATE Sound Effects. Today we review the Lotoo PAW D3 and also explore how it compares with other …
Views 6,653 Tangzu TianPeng is a $629 USD pair of high-end IEMS with a 8-Driver Design, with Bone Conduction, 14.2mm SPDX Dynamic Driver, Ceramic Piezoelectric bone conduction driver, and with an analog-inspired tuning for modern clarity. Today we review the Tangzu TianPeng and also compare it with other high-end IEMS, …
Views 5,672 HIFIMAN Isvarna is a $2899 USD pair of over-the-ear headphones with a dual Dynamic Driver Hybrid setup intertwining the HIFIMAN Stealth Magnetic Planar Driver, with a Dynamic Driver a clever Crossover, and with a solution to the phase difference issue by having the two drivers installed in a …
Views 7,655 Erzetich Bacillus II is a $934 USD / 799 Euro Headphone Amplifier, the Entry-Level model from Erzetich, and it is a handcrafted amplifier, with a Class AB design. Today we review the Erzetich Bacillus 2 and also compare it with other Headphone Amplifiers including Singxer SA-1 V2 (599 …
Views 4,717 ZiiGaat Luna is a $379 USD high-end pair of IEMS with six balanced armature drivers inside each earpiece, tuned with a studio sound in mind, and with a beautiful shell as well. Today we review the ZiiGaat Luna and compare them with other high-end IEMS including Dunu Vulkan …
Views 4,628 Kiwi Ears Etude is a $119 USD pair of IEMS or In-Ear Monitors with a complex Bryllium Dynamic Driver, 3 Balanced Armatures and one Vibration Transducer at the core, to increase the quality you are getting when listening to music on a limited budget. Today we review the …
Views 5,981 FiiO K15 is a $549 USD midrange Desktop Streaming DAC Headphone Amplifier with a Dual AK4497S DAC combo at the heart, a Discrete Class AB Transistor Current Headphone Amplifier, 3000mW + 3000mW Maximum power output and with a fully balanced audio circuit. Today we will review the mighty …
Views 6,106 Kiwi Ears Septet is a $242 USD pair of IEMs from Kiwi, with One Dynamic Driver, 4 Balanced Armatures, One Planar Magnetic Driver and one PZT Driver, basically a Quadbrid IEM with one of the most comprehensive tech levels seen today, with 7 Drivers in today. In our …
Views 6,942 HIFIMAN Arya Unveiled is a $1449 USD pair of Unveiled Planar Magnetic Headphones, featuring a technology unique to HIFIMAN, namely the unveiled tech, where there is no earcup, and the driver is fully exposed resulting in a uniquely transparent and boundless sound. Today we review the Arya Unveiled …
Views 5,513 Ricable Dedalus XLR DX2 is a 557 Euro per 2 meter pair, or $648 USD per 2 meter pair of XLR Interconnect cables, designed for High Fidelity music reproduction, having an analog XLR design, to be used in between a DAC and a headphone or a speaker amplifier. …
Views 4,716 Astrotec Archimedes ATS01 is a $129 USD pair of IEMs Earphones with a dual driver setup featuring one planar magnetic driver and one 9-Layer Piezoelectric driver working in tandem to create a beautiful and engaging sound. Today we will review the archimedes and explore how it sounds like …
Views 7,110 Cayin RU9 is a $499 USD portable DAC Headphone Amplifier, with a Dual AK4493SEQ DAC at the core, and a Nutube 6P1 Based AMP, High-Resolution Decoding support, Bluetooth support, and a DC HyperMode with up to 1W of output power. Today we will review the new CAyin RU9 …
Views 4,078 Kiwi Ears Astral is a $299 USD pair of 1 DD + 6 BA Hybrid IEMs designed with a beautiful faceplate and part of the current Kiwi product artillery to take down the Chifi competition. Today we review the Kiwi Ears Astral and also compare them briefly to …
Views 16,948 TanchJim Zero is a 15 USD pair of IEMs that has a Dynamic Driver at the core and will be once again my challenge to see if a really affordable entry-level pair of IEMS can survive in today’s market. Introduction This ultra cheap range of products is …
Views 18,604 SMSL D1 is a $89 USD Desktop DAC and SMSL PH1 is a $69 USD Phono Preamplifier and Headphone Amplifier. They each have unique technologies, and although they fight in the entry-level price range, D1 is built based on the BD34352EKV ROHM DAC, while PH1 is an MM …
Views 24,911 Surfans F28 is a $179 USD Digital Portable Audio Music Player DAP with an upgraded design, Dual ESS9018 DAC combo at the heart, native DSD256 support, customizable EQ, and a large 2000 mAh battery to power this DAP with a fully balanced output that bears 400mW of power. …
Views 23,146 JDS Labs Element IV is a $549 USD Desktop DAC Headphone AMP, with a huge 3.2W of clean power output tetradeca output buffer, Auto Gain, Preamp output, OLED Display with Gorilla Glass protection, Parametric EQ, and DC protection safety. Today we review the mighty JDS Element IV, and …
Views 22,702 Ricable Dedalus Signal DR2 is a 462 euro per 2 meter pair of cable, or $533 USD, although you can totally order a shorter or a longer variant of this DR2 Interconnect cable. This is a pair of semi balanced high fidelity cables for connecting an analog source …
Views 39,650 FiiO M21 is a $329 USD Portable Music Player with a unique design that includes a transport case that imitates a cassette player, 4 DACs at the heart, the high-end CS43198, and with a Snapdragon 680 CPU at the core. Today we will review the FiiO M21, and …
Views 38,708 Ricable Invictus Power Reference RP15 is a $1021 USD high-end power cable for stereo systems, which you can order in this size, or basically any other size you may need. Today we will review the new Invictus Power Reference and see what kind of change it brings to …
Views 78,331 Topping DX5 II Dual DAC AMP is a $299 USD Desktop DAC / Headphone AMP, with a Dual ES9039Q2M DAC combo at the core, with an X-Hybrid Headphone Amplifier Circuit, and Bluetooth BT5.1 support, and 10-Band High-Precision PEQ. Today we will review the Topping DX5II and compare it …
Views 33,768 ddHiFi TC09BC is a $79 USD USB Cable designed for audio systems, promising to render a better sonic quality and a better, more ergonomic design than other basic cables that your USB DAC/AMPs usually come with. Introduction ddHiFi is one of the companies I really still like …
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