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Category: DACs
xDuoo XQ-100 review: Bluetooth supercharged
Bluetooth is becoming more and more a viable option even for audiophiles, thanks to the advent of high-quality codecs such … More
IKKO Zerda ITM01 review: magnetic
IKKO recently unveiled their new product, called the IKKO Zerda ITM01: a small portable DAC meant to be used with … More
Shanling UP5 review: up-vote
Even the most purist among audiophiles admit that Bluetooth is quite convenient. It’s no surprise then that an increasing amount … More
xDuoo XD-05 Bal review: smaller, better, prettier, stronger
Although xDuoo updated their renowned XD-05 DAC/amp last year, they still didn’t provide a balanced output. That gap has now … More
IKKO Zerda ITM03 review: cerulean fox
Vulpis zerda is the scientific name bestowed upon a well-known animal, the fennec. The name of the IKKO Zerda ITM03 … More
Shanling UA2 review: the power of small
The ultra-portable segment of the audiophile market amazes me more and more with each new product release. The latest surprising … More
iFi iDSD Diablo review: devilishly good
When I was a child, back in the glorious Nineties, I remember I had a model car of what was … More
Shanling UA1 review: portable joy
The Shanling UA1 is small, but bold, and you can tell that just by looking at it. This diminutive device … More
iFi micro iDSD Signature review: revamped
Just when I thought that iFi was done with the old “micro” line-up, they come up with a new device … More
iFi Neo iDSD review: the blue pill
Back in May 2019, when I was at the Munich High End (it seems like entire lifetimes ago), I spoke … More
Audirect Beam 2S review: balanced portability gets tiny
Improving something bad is easy, but improving something that’s already quite good is hard – terribly hard, in fact. The … More
xDuoo LinK 2 review: an audio companion
A year has passed since the xDuoo LinK made its debut and the company has been constantly renovating their offer, … More
E1DA 9038D review: good portability
E1DA appears to be introducing new device non-stop and among the latest ones is the E1DA 9038D, a DAC with … More
FiiO BTR3K review: small, beautiful, useful
FiiO’s entry-level portable Bluetooth adapter, the FiiO BTR3K, is actually anything but entry-level. This small Bluetooth DAC, or even Bluetooth … More
