Views 4,569 Campfire Moon Rover is a $1199 USD pair of IEMs designed around a Full-range Planar Magnetic Driver, with a unique finish for each pair out there, hand-crafted shells and gold-plated screws. Today we will take a deep dive in the world revealed by the flame of the Moon …
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T+A Solitaire P-SE HiFi Planar Headphones – Flagship Theory Application Performa
Views 6,337 T+A Solitaire P-SE is a $3900 USD flagship HiFi Planar Magnetic Headphone designed and made in Germany, based on the groundbreaking Solitaire P, but with a more affordable price point. Solitaire P-SE incorporates a highly refined application of the magnetostatic principle, having an uncompromising design to deliver perfection …
Rose Technics QTX Deluxe HiFi IEMs – Emotion Identity, True Fidelity
Views 4,621 Rose Technics QTX is a $439 USD pair of In-Ear Monitors also called IEMs, sporting one dynamic driver and 6 balanced armatures in each piece, with multiple color options available for purchase, and the special edition we are reviewing, named Deluxe comes with a high-quality Dongle DAC AMP, …
HIFIMAN EF500 HiFi Desktop DAC / AMP – Hymalaya Stream Of Unbound Power
Views 3,666 HIFIMAN EF500 is a $459 USD Desktop Headphone Amplifier, DAC, Streamer based on the novel Hymalaya R2R DACs developed by HIFIMAN, known to surpass the venerable PCM1704K. Today we will review the EF500 and also compare it with other DAC/AMPs including HIFIMAN EF499 (299 USD), Burson PlayMate2 (544 …
Palma DHS-1 Convertible HiFi Headphones – Bleeding Edge Music Innovation
Views 3,526 Palma DHS-1 is the $2195 USD / 2195 EURO World’s First Headphones that have a convertible design allowing you to switch between a closed-back and open-back design. Today we will review the DHS-1 and compare them the most relevant and best sounding flagship headphones we’ve reviewed to date, …
YanYin Carmen 10-BA HiFi IEMS – Next Generation Of Music Supremacy
Views 9,322 YanYin Carmen is a $849 USD IEM or In-Ear Monitor designed with 10 balanced armature drivers playing for each ear, with a beautiful reliable cable, and today we explore the surprising and awesome sound of the Carmen, and compare it with other IEMs from a similar price point, …
HeartField R1 R2R HiFi Portable DAC & AMP – Low Mass, Music Class
Views 7,520 HeartField R1 is a $159 USD R2R DAC and Headphone AMP with the lowest weight I’ve seen in the whole world, with two headphone outputs, one Type-C USB input, and with a plastic case, but a transparent top allowing you to see the internal circuit and R2R Board. …
NF Acous RA15 HiFi IEMs – Steady Flow Contralto Revealer
Views 9,510 NF Acous RA15 is a $89 USD IEM and one of the last IEMS to be launched by the company before they will change the name to NF Acoustic or NF Acous, as they werew previously known as NF Audio, so today we will explore how this All-Metal …
MIRPH-1 HiFi Dynamic Headphones – Elastic Silk Smoothness
Views 2,777 MIRPH-1 is a $749 USD pair of high-end headphones designed for comfort, and a smooth, laid-back listening. Today we will explore those headphones made of Resin, and explore comparison with other similarly priced headphones, including Crosszone CZ-10 Enhanced (995 USD), Focal Bathys (699 USD), Dan Clark Aeon 2 …
Dan Clark Audio Expanse Summit-Fi Headphones – Enter The Driver Bliss
Views 3,758 Dan Clark Audio Expanse is a $3999 USD pair of high-end flagship headphones designed around Dan Clark Audio’s all-new 4th generation of planar magnetic drivers and the company’s breakthrough in Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning system, delivering a stunning presentation and depth. Today we will review the new DCA Expanse …
HIFIMAN EF499 HiFi DAC Headphone AMP Review – Music Nectar Sweet Spot
Views 4,853 HIFIMAN EF499 is a $299 USD Entry-Level R-2R DAC / Headphone Amplifier, with a powerful 4.35 W headphone output, and a full-black, vertical design. Given the price point, and the quality of the unit, we will also compare the EF499 with other similarly priced DAC / AMPs, including …
Feliks Audio Euforia Evo HiFi Tube Amplifier / Preamp – Dream Of The Richest Sound
Views 2,705 Feliks Audio Euforia Evo is a 2699 EURO / $2991 USD Headphone Amplifier based on the Tube Technology, being the ultimate achievement in OTL Technology, having a superb design, coming with 4 tubes in total, 2 for drive and 2 for PRE, along with a an improved design …
Hiby Digital Xeno HiFi IEMS – xMEMS Dynamic Dual DAC Alchemy Of Sound
Views 3,811 Hiby Digital Xeno is a newly launched IEM priced at around $150 USD, which is the first to combine the new MEMS Driver technology with a dynamic driver, and produce what can be called the ultimate entry-level IEM, for both sonic quality and customizability. Today we will take …
Fosi Audio V3 Mono HiFi Amplifier – Twofold Music Punch Expansion
Views 17,273 Fosi Audio v3 is a Mono Power Amplifier priced at $169 USD per piece, or $338 USD for the pair of amplifiers that we’re reviewing today. This is a Class D Amplifier, with modular OP-AMPs, which can accommodate both Sparkos and Burson Audio OP-AMPs, and which is a …
iBasso PB5 Osprey HiFi Tube Amplifier – Apex Analogic Musicality
Views 27,561 iBasso PB5 Osprey is a $1499 USD Summit-Fi Portable Tube Headphone Amplifier, featuring the most complex Dual Nutube 6P1 Tube setup manufactured by KORG and Noritake, being the 6th generation NuTubes, combined with 6 Batteries, and and a stepped volume attenuator to deliver the best sonic performance you …
FiiO FT1 HiFi Headphones Review – Wooden Temple Of Dynamics
Views 15,354 FiiO FT1 is a $159 USD pair of over-the-ear headphones with wooden earcups, detachable cable and dynamic drivers, made from American walnut solid-wood cups, and today we will review the FT1 and explore where they stand in the vast world of headphones and if they’re fit to be …
FiiO FH19 HiFi IEMs – Euphoria Bass Extrema
Views 18,315 FiiO FH19 is currently FiiO’s high-end flagship IEM priced at $599 USD, coming warm and smooth with both dynamic and balanced armature drivers, including 2 Dynamic Drivers and 6 Balanced Armature drivers. As this is FiiO’s best IEM at this point, we are going to take a deep …
HIDIZS S8 PRO Robin Dongle DAC AMp Review – Geometrically Equal HiFi Mass
Views 16,763 HIDIZS S8 PRO Robin is a $69 USD DAC AMP Dongle designed by HIDIZS for the portable music lovers, with Dual 32-Bit CS43131 DACs, Hi-Res support, and both 3.5mm single ended and 4.4mm balanced headphone outputs. Today we will review and explore S8 PRO Robin and how it …
BQEYZ Wind HiFi IEMs – Synchronized Firn Ties Hard And Bright
Views 11,869 BQEYZ Wind is a $239 USD pair of high-quality IEMS which feature a coil bone conduction driver, dual cavity dynamic driver and a German CCN processing for the shell. Today we will review the BQEYZ Wind and compare them with other similarly priced IEMs, including Hiby x FAudio Project …
Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 PCIe Sound Card – Ultimate 32-Bit Xamp Music Explosion
Views 22,489 Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 is a $350 USD PCIe Internal Sound Card with an external console controller, a full audio kit designed to be your DAC/AMP with a rich selection of software features, as well as lots of driving power, Xamp, BiAMP, Line Out, and many more features …
Soundz Flame High-End HiFi IEMs – Ignite The Dazzling Melody
Views 26,228 Soundz Flame is a 990 Euro / $1101 USD pair of In-Ear Monitors designed for recording / mixing / performing artists, but also for music lovers who want to hear the accurate burning passion of a live musician. Today we will review the Flame and also compare them …
iBasso DX180 HIFI Music Player DAP – Enlightenment Across The Midrange
Views 21,740 iBasso DX180 is a $529 USD DAP Digital Audio Player with 4 CS43131 DAC chips, Snapdragon 665 SoC, Android 13 Operating System, and Dedicated USB DAC function. With a high driving power from the 4.4mm balanced headphone output, and low noise from the 3.5mm single ended output, DX180 …
Hiby X Faudio Project Ace HIFI IEMs – Rubik’s Cube Of Music Desire
Views 14,890 Hiby x FAudio Project Ace is a $249 USD pair of IEMs or In-Ear Monitors, using 12mm dynamic drivers, Beryllium plated diaphragm, and an impedance of 32 OHMs, the focus of our review today. Given the price point, we will compare Project Ace with multiple other IEMs, from …
SMSL PS200 HiFi High Fidelity DAC – Unpretentious Design, Alacrity Attack
Views 18,206 SMSL PS200 is a $89 USD Multi Function Audio Converter with Bluetooth 5.0 input, DSD512 Support, MQA-CD support, and with an ES9039Q2M DAC at the heart for decoding the input signals. With all the signals going through the XMOS Xu316 popular USB interface, today we will review the …
Audeze MM-100 HIFI Planar Headphones – Bleeding Edge Planar Precision And Consistency
Views 28,801 Audeze MM-100 is a $399 USD pair of over-the-ear planar magnetic headphones, designed for studio usage and music lovers, with a heavily improved comfort compared to other studio headphones, with the epic Audeze build quality and a low impedance, and high SPL, designed to work well with any …