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Views 4,999 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 4,718 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 3,820 Fosi Audio P4 is a $109 USD compact control hub and preamplifier for hifi stereo systems. While this is a first for this price range, we will be exploring whether it is a good option for your listening rig, especially as it does have EQ options with bass …
Views 5,992 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 6,873 Aune SC1 Evo is a $699 USD Tailor Made OXCO, with Titans Technology, Independent Power Supply, AC and DC, Synchronised Isolated Outputs and a Wide Frequency range, with Low Jitter, Clock and Temperature Display. Today we will review for the first time ever an audio clock reclocker and …
Views 5,661 Kiwi Ears Atheia is a $349 USD pair of over-the-ear headphones with a dual driver combo, sporting both a dynamic and a planar magnetic driver, integrating a powerful 50mm dynamic driver, and a 14.5mm planar magnetic driver, designed to deliver a truly refined listening experience. Today we will …
Views 4,079 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 23,157 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 39,657 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 35,029 TanchJim Luna is a $139 USD portable DAC AMP with a Dual CS43198 DAC pair at the heart, and a dual headphone output, featuring both 3.5mm and 4.4mm balanced headphone outputs. The maximum output power is 285 mW for a 32 OHM impedance, and it has a non-linear …
Views 40,007 Dunu Vulkan 2 is a $359 USD pair of IEM In-Ear Monitor Earphones with an advanced 8-Driver Hybrid Architecture, featuring 2 Dynamic Drivers and 6 Balanced Armature drivers, an advanced 4-Way Crossover filtering with Dual Physical and Dual electronic Filtering, and CNC Machined Aerospace Grade Aluminium shells. Today …
Views 36,014 Letshuoer Mystic 8 is a $989 USD pair of Earphone IEMs with a high-end 8 BA Balanced Armature drivers inside, and the star of today’s review. Magical, thrilling and revealing, today we review the Mystic 8 and also will compare them with other similarly priced IEMs that we’ve …
Views 51,605 Hiby R3PRO II is a $199 USD Pure Music Player DAP with a colorful design, outstanding sound, and Dual CS43198 DACs plus four OPA1622 headphone AMPs at the core. Today we will review the R3PRO II and see how it fits in the busty world of today’s audio. …
Views 35,054 Shanling UP6 is a $199 USD Bluetooth DAC / Headphone Amplifier with a portable design, Two ESS ES9069Q DACs, and Dual SGM8262 Amplifiers, for a fully balanced headphone output. Having a maximum power output of 626 mW at 32 OHMs, it will be the star of our review …
Views 38,785 SMSL M20 is a $129 USD entry-level DAC / Headphone AMP with a complex 4 X CS43131 DAC solution at the core, and with USB decoding abilities, made to act as the soundcard for your desktop system. Today we will review the M20 and broadly explore how it …
Views 56,889 Lavricables Grand silver 8 Cores is a $1166 USD / 1007 Euro for 2 meters cable for headphones, with a MultiStrand litz 6N AWG20 Cryo construction that will be the start of today’s review. Given the price point, the main pairings will be with HIFIMAN Susvara (6000 USD), …
Views 66,352 Audience Studio One is a $950 USD cable for headphones, customized based on the Speaker variant that we’ve reviewed recently, and this was made custom just for me to see how the experience of listening to Susvara Unveiled and Susvara improves using Audience’s magical cables. Today we will …
Views 46,279 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 48,960 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 31,279 FiiO RR11 is a $59 USD portable stereo radio with a Magic Bass effect, 13mm ultra thin aluminium body, and Analog PVR Tuning. Today we will go back to the birth of music broadcast, explore how a Radio can fare in 2025, and whether FiiO RR 11 is …
Views 48,078 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 55,483 NF Acous RG15 are a $85 USD pair of IEMs, with detachable cables, a golden metallic body, and a type-c smartphone connector, along with an inline remote with a microphone. Introduction With all of the controversy that’s currently around the latest Assassin’s Creed game, it is a …
Views 33,084 Simgot ET142 is a $219 USD IEM / In-Ear Monitor / Earphone with a 12.5mm planar magnetic driver, and a multilayer piezoelectric ceramic driver in its configuration. It is made as an upgrade over the EA1000 Series that we’ve previously reviewed, so our review today will explore how …
Views 32,398 FiiO FT1 PRO is a $199 USD pair of Planar Magnetic Over-The-Ear Headphones, being FiiO’s actual comeback to the headphone scene. While the company had many attempts to create high-quality headphones before, this one is the first that I can actually classify as excellent, and today we will …
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