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Views 31,820 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 …
Views 28,766 Ricable Invictus Speaker Reference MKII is a $1738 USD high-end cable for high-end flagship speaker systems, and it is the absolute prestige, the best cable Ricable currently has in store for music lovers. Today we will review the RS4 MKII, the 4 meter version of the High-End Shielded …
Views 32,618 Nf Acous Ne4 Evolution or NF Audio NE4 is a $649 USD pair of IEMS or In-EAR Monitors that won the 2022 VGP Award, and which are a Professional Universal Ba IEM. Those come with three faceplayes that are swappable or interchangeable, and which will change the sound. …
Views 37,502 OLLO X1 is a $539 USD / 539 Euros pair of high-end dynamic headphones, made for mixing, mastering and studio work. Today we will take a deep dive in the sonic world created by OLLO and review their sound and comfort, as well as compare them to other …
Views 36,474 Shanling EC Smart is a $149 USD CD Player design to spin compact discs vertically in the air, with a Cirrus /Logic CS43131 DAC at the heart, Line-Out, Headphone output, Bluetooth connection, and with a metallic construction, being likely the most advanced entry-level CD player to exist out …
Views 45,232 Ricable Invictus Signal Reference RT1 is a $689 USD / 689 Euro per pair of RCA cables with a directionality, Noise Reduction, and they are the absolute prestige of Ricable’s current cable offering for RCA interconnects. Today we will review the RT1 Interconnect RCA from the Invictus Series, …
Views 34,028 FiiO BTR17 is a $199 USD portable Bluetooth DAC, Headphone Amplifier that can be used as a desktop DAC/AMP, wired and wireless, and which has both a single ended and a balanced headphone output. With a flagship Dual DAC ES9096Q and a maximum driving power of 650mW x2 …
Views 38,029 HIFIMAN Ananda-BT is a $799 USD pair of headphones designed as an upgrade to the old Ananda Bluetooth that we have reviewed, and it comes with many improvements, including the R2R Architecture, Stealth Magnets, Neo Supernano Diaphragm, but still the same classy design we’ve been seeing from HIFIMAN …
Views 29,288 SMSL PA40 is a $139 USD Speaker Power Amplifier with an integrated PRE function, with a Low Distortion, Low Noise and Low power consumption as the core advantages for this ultra entry-level design. Today we will explore the PA40, how it actually sounds like and if it is …
Views 37,496 With the winter holidays drawing us closer to each other and to our families, it is time to be grateful that we survived another year, that we got to listen to so much excellent music, to meet so many new awesome people, and to explore this wonderful hobby …
Views 43,336 HIFIMAN He1000 Unveiled is the $2699 USD culmination of the HE1000 series of headphones, now having the Unveiled Driver that we’ve seen in the Susvara Unveiled, so today we review the best He1000 the world has seen, and compare it with other similarly priced headphones we recently reviewed …
Views 45,138 Sparkos Gemini is a $995 USD Tube Headphone Amplifier with RCA inputs, RCA outputs, XLR Headphone outputs, and with Sparkos Labs SS2590 Discrete OPA Output Stage. Today we will review the Sparkos Gemini and compare it with other headphone amplifiers we recently reviewed, including Aune S17 PRO (699 …
Views 88,706 Astral Acoustics Mars is a $650 USD cable for IEMS with a balanced 4.4mm jack and a 2-Pin connector on the version we have, but configurable with all the other popular IEM connectors and other jack connectors too. Today we will review the Astral Acoustics Mars and compare …
Views 31,771 LavriCable Grand Silver is a $610 USD / 569 Euro cable designed for high-end headphones, with a Multistrand litz 6N AWG20 Cryo (4 cores)internal design, transparent color, LavriCables 3.5mm gold connectors at the 3.5mm end, and with the Lavricables Carbon Y Spliiter, and no Silk Sleeving, coming in …
Views 48,709 Aune SR7000 is a $599 USD / 599 EURO pair of over-the-ear closed-back headphones with a bleeding-edge design that’s going to make those closed-back headphones sound like open-back models. Today we will review the SR7000 and compare them with other similarly priced headphones we’ve reviewed recently, including MIRPH-1 …
Views 44,231 Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Plus is a $499 USD / 479 EURO pair of high-end, open-back, over-the-ear headphones designed by Sennheiser for Studio work and music listening, designed around the state-of-the-art neodymium magnet dynamic driver at the core. Today we will review the Sennheiser HD490 PRO Plus and …
Views 33,225 Audience Studio One is a $2899 USD pair of speaker cables, priced this for the length I needed which is 4 meters. The price for a short, 1.5 meters is $1899 USD. The version we will review today comes with BFA connectors on both ends, but you can …
Views 54,549 Erzetich Mania V2024 is a $1249 USD / 1199 EURO pair of over-the-ear high-end dynamic headphones with a large size, but good comfort. Today we will review the Mania, explore how they pair with a collection of sources, and also compare them with other similarly priced headphones, including …
Views 45,917 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 …
Views 75,092 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 …
Views 55,811 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 …
Views 43,074 FiiO FD15 is a $159 USD pair of IEMS or In-Ear Monitors with a Magnalium diaphragm DLC gasket driver at the heart, Deep bass and Midrange voicing, coming with a 1.5T Magnetic Flux for the driver magnets, and 316L Stainless Steel Shell to impress you with their sound. …
Views 89,060 Topping B100 is a Speaker Amplifier, and it is sold per piece, with a price of $299 USD per piece, although you will need two for your standard stereo setup, so you might as well consider the full price to be $598 USD per pair. Today we will …
Views 89,078 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, …
Views 74,756 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 …
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