xDuoo calls it a “digital turntable” – and this definition had me wondering what that meant for a while, before … More
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xDuoo X3-II review: portable budget delight
xDuoo recently introduced a refresh of their line of portable music players, which brought about a complete renewal of design … More
Audirect Beam review: small is beautiful
A few weeks ago I had this discussion about the need for portable music players nowadays, when smartphones are often … More
APPJ PA1502A review: warm vibes
Vacuum tubes, thermionic tubes or valves, electron tubes… The names are many, but the devices are the same. Invented more … More
Venture Electronics Odyssey review: essential
Venture Electronics has been so far busy creating earbuds and amplifiers, and they never crossed the line of creating sources … More
Venture Electronics RunAbout 2.0bl review: great
Venture Electronics does not only manufacture earbuds and in-ear headphones, but also has a wide offering of headphone amplifiers called … More
Head ‘n’ HiFi Objective2 review: objectively good
The Objective2 is maybe Internet’s most famous headphone amplifier. The brainchild of Nwavguy, it is now a few years old … More
Stoner Acoustics introduces the UDX DAC
Malaysian company Stoner Acoustics recently announced their newest product – a DAC with balanced output and an optional headphone amplifier … More
iFi micro iDSD Black Label review: black power
iFi’s flagship DAC and headphone amplifier, the iFi micro iDSD Black Label, is the full-blown version of the nano iDSD … More
Hidizs AP200 review: a DAP in beta
Hidizs introduced the AP200 last year, using a crowdfunding campaign to make it public and to raise the necessary funds. … More
Topping D50 officially introduced: ES9038Q2M at heart
Topping introduced their latest DAC, the desktop-focused Topping D50. In a sense, it is a mix between the notorious (an … More
Cayin N5ii review: a work-in-progress masterpiece
Cayin’s latest effort in the DAP space, the Cayin N5ii, is the latest contender to the championship title in this … More
Topping NX4 DSD review: little giant
In my experience, being an audiophile means, among other things, to always demand the best audio quality the circumstances allow. … More
iFi nano iDSD Black Label review: black beauty
iFi has recently announced the updated nano iDSD, its portable DAC with integrated headphone amplifier. Called the iFi nano iDSD … More
Out of the Box: iFi nano iDSD Black Label and iFi AC iPurifier
I recently received a couple new products from the folks at iFi Audio: the new iFi nano iDSD Black Label … More
