The Monk are Venture Electronics’ best-known product, and for good reason: these $5 earbuds took the world of earphones by … More
Category: Reviews
Welcome to the reviews category page! Here you will find all the reviews I published on Soundphile Review, ranging from in-ear headphones and portable music players all the way to amplifiers and speakers.
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Venture Electronics BIE Pro review: (not a r)evolution
The Venture Electronics BIE were born a couple of years ago as the “Bonus IE”, a pair of earphones meant … More
Drop HiFiMAN HE5XX review: might have been
That HiFiMAN has a strong relationship with Drop is no secret: they’ve been collaborating for years on products made to … More
HiFiMAN Arya review: a brilliant glimmer
A child of the Edition X, the HiFiMAN Arya has been considered by many one of the finest headphones made … More
HiFiMAN R2R2000 review: a different perspective
It’s all a matter of philosophy. That’s what we can infer from the availability of DACs based on wildly different … 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
OneOdio Pro-50 review: bass monster
There’s a lot of fun in the sub-$50 space and OneOdio really wants to demonstrate this with headphones such as … More
Moondrop Aria review: a display of greatness
Moondrop has created quite successful earphones in the past and it seems bent on making its designs cheaper and cheaper. … More
HiBy R5 review: DAP in progress
HiBy started making their own hardware products some time ago, after a few years only delivering the software for manufacturers … More
HiFiMAN Ananda review: the pleasant bit
The HiFiMAN Ananda have been quite a successful model for HiFiMAN, thanks to their high performance, good design and great … More
iFi iPurifier3 review: what’s purer than pure?
There’s this obsession in the audiophile world about the need to “purify” every signal because doing so would purportedly lead … More
iFi iTraveller review: a great case for your audio stuff
iFi recently announced a slew of new accessories, ranging from cables to cases to put your audio stuff in – … More
Campfire Audio Vega 2020 review: lay back
Campfire Audio’s return to the Vega, a design which has earned them quite some fame, was marked by a change … 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
TrueStand review: a premium stand that really works
Let’s face it: most headphone stands are not actually stands, they’re hangers. And this means that there is a lot … More
