xDuoo XP-2 review: flexible (but limited)

The world is going wireless, for better or for worse (if you ask me, it’s for worse). It’s ony natural … More

Shanling M2X review: gilded sound

Shanling is continuously renewing their DAP line-up and their latest addition is the Shanling M2X. The M2X takes the previous … More

While DAPs have been offering balanced outputs for a while, there are not many portable amplifiers that do the same. … More

xDuoo calls it a “digital turntable” – and this definition had me wondering what that meant for a while, before … More

xDuoo recently introduced a refresh of their line of portable music players, which brought about a complete renewal of design … More

A few weeks ago I had this discussion about the need for portable music players nowadays, when smartphones are often … More

Vacuum tubes, thermionic tubes or valves, electron tubes… The names are many, but the devices are the same. Invented more … More

Venture Electronics has been so far busy creating earbuds and amplifiers, and they never crossed the line of creating sources … More

Venture Electronics does not only manufacture earbuds and in-ear headphones, but also has a wide offering of headphone amplifiers called … More

The Objective2 is maybe Internet’s most famous headphone amplifier. The brainchild of Nwavguy, it is now a few years old … More

Malaysian company Stoner Acoustics recently announced their newest product – a DAC with balanced output and an optional headphone amplifier … More

iFi’s flagship DAC and headphone amplifier, the iFi micro iDSD Black Label, is the full-blown version of the nano iDSD … More

Hidizs introduced the AP200 last year, using a crowdfunding campaign to make it public and to raise the necessary funds. … More

Topping introduced their latest DAC, the desktop-focused Topping D50. In a sense, it is a mix between the notorious (an … More

Cayin’s latest effort in the DAP space, the Cayin N5ii, is the latest contender to the championship title in this … More