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Views 8,591 HIFIMAN Audivina LE is a $399 USD pair of affordable over-the-ear closed-back headphones from HIFIMAN designed for a more affordable take on the Audivina line of headphones, now improved driver tech and a considerably lower price than the Audivina. Today we will review the Audivina LE and also …
Views 31,824 This year has likely been the hardest one so far, due to multiple challenges for audiophiles and music lovers in achieving their dreams, with price hikes, tariffs and other events that have challenged our way of listening to music, but with the year drawing to an end, we …
Views 41,511 HIFIMAN Edition XV is a $399 USD pair of Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones with a large planar magnetic driver at the core, a theoretical successor of the Edition XS but in a different tuning and flavor. Today we will review the new Edition XV and also compare it …
Views 39,194 FiiO SP5 is a $749 USD pair of active self-powered HIFI Bookshelf desktop speakers which can also be used as nearfield monitors, and they have a huge 120W power, 5.25″ Woofer driver, and 1″ Silk dome tweeter pair. As this is one of the most complete speaker systems …
Views 32,673 Audioengine HXL is a $149 USD Portable Balanced Earphone Amplifier and HIFI DAC, with a 32-Bit resolution, and both 3.5mm SE and 4.4mm BAL Headphone outputs. Today we will review the HXL and also compare it with the market, to explore where it stands in the dongle DAC …
Views 36,592 Burson PlayMate 3 is a $599 USD desktop HIFI DAC and Headphone Amplifier with a microphone input, Type-C USB input, and with both a 6.3mm headphone output, and an RCA output at the back. As Burson is one of the few companies that allow you to install different …
Views 74,161 iBasso AMP17 is a $249 USD Amplifier Card for iBasso DX340 DAP, and it comes with the unique Gallium Nitride + Transistor Discrete balanced topology. Today we will review AMP17 and draw comparisons with other AMP cards for DX340, including AMP16, the one with Dual Raytheon Tubes and …
Views 75,216 Luxsin X9 is a $1099 USD Desktop DAC and Headphone Amplifier, with an R2R Volume control, Hi-Res Playback, DSP 3-Core processing, 4″ Display and with HDMI Arc support developed by Eversolo. Today we will review the Luxsin X 9 and also compare it with other similarly priced Desktop …
Views 65,381 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 56,295 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 57,032 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 74,596 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 81,367 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 58,311 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 58,197 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 56,788 Unique Melody MEST Jet Black is the $1999 USD high-end flagship IEMs with 10 drivers playing for each ear, Tourmaline Black Gaze design, Hybrid Bone Conduction system, All-New Bone Conduction Crossover technology, and a complex combination of Dynamic drivers, Balanced Armatures, Electrostatic driver, Composite Bone Conduction Drivers and …
Views 85,299 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 96,618 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 77,910 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 57,035 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 80,689 FiiO S15 is a $999 USD High-End Streamer with a Preamplifier output, digital output, and a Flagship AKM DAC combo at the core, running an AK 4191 and an AK 4499EX dac combo. With a Snapdragon 660, Android 12, 35W Low-Noise Power Supply and a large 7.84″ Display, …
Views 77,688 FiiO K17 is the $899 USD Desktop DAC / Headphone Amplifier which employs a Flagship AKM DAC solution, relying on AK4191 + AK4499EX*2 DACs, combined with an extremely powerful 4000mW + 4000mW headphone amplifier inside. Today we will review the K17 and compare it with other similarly priced …
Views 78,740 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 86,486 ZiiGaat Arcanis is a $399 USD pair of professional IEMS with a Dual Dynamic Driver + 5 Balanced Armature Drivers setup, Hand Assembled and designed with an impedance of 12 OHMs. Today we will review the Arcanis, study how they compare with other similarly priced IEMS that we’ve …
Views 68,649 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 …
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