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Category: DACs
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
iFi hip dac review: sound flask
iFi has been shrinking the size of their products lately, but with this loss in size and weight does not … More
E1DA PowerDAC v2 review: a digital experiment
There’s just one way to get amplification done, right? Nope, wrong. That’s premise behind the E1DA PowerDAC v2, which was … More
iFi ZEN DAC review: best in class
The path to enlightenment goes through… audio?! That’s what iFi was thinking (probably) when they started building the new iFi … 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
Zorloo Ztella review: a small star
“Stella” means “star” in Italian (and possibly other languages?), so when Zorloo decided they were going to create a new … More
EarStudio HUD100 review: power of tiny
DACs are getting smaller and smaller without losing on audio quality – you might call it progress. Radsone’s EarStudio HUD100 … 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
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
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
xDuoo XD-05 review: full size
xDuoo’s line-up includes mainly two types of products when it comes to amplification: solid-state portable amplifiers and tube amplifiers. Both … More
Creative SXFi AMP review
Creative has been at the forefront of audio for many years. I remember my first Sound Blaster audio card fondly … More
Shanling UP2 review: size matters (not)
Size does not always matter. In fact the Shanling UP2 is diminutive in size, yet it is a compelling device … More
Venture Electronics Odyssey HD review: portable friend
There are few ways of getting good audio from a portable device like a smartphone: either add a new DAC … More