The Objective2 is maybe Internet’s most famous headphone amplifier. The brainchild of Nwavguy, it is now a few years old … More
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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
FiiO X5 3rd gen review: great expectations
FiiO’s midrange offering is now made of one single device, the FiiO X5 3rd gen. This portable player is equipped … More
Topping A30 review: an affordable yet enticing headphone amplifier
In recent years, the choice of affordable yet quality headphone amplifiers has increased dramatically, to great benefit for the consumers. … More
Topping D30 review: a quality hi-res DAC at an affordable price
The Topping D30 is a DAC with plenty of connections and support for hi-res formats – including DSD. It comes … 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
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
Out of the Box: Cayin N5ii
Cayin has been a DAP manufacturer for quite some time now. The company, founded in 1993, is specialized in high-end … 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
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
Headphones in Pictures: Venture Electronics Monk IE and Zorloo ZuperDAC-S
I recently received two packages from China – one is from Shenyang, the other from Hong Kong (though not technically … More
Headphones in Pictures: VE Asura 2.0 and Topping NX1s
It’s been a while since I last posted a Headphones in Pictures blog post, but as you may have seen … More
Aune M1s review: simple yet effective
The Aune M1s is one of the latest additions to the portable audio players market and an interesting midrange device. … More
Out of the box: RHA CL1 Ceramic and RHA Dacamp L1
Rocking from Glasgow, Scotland is RHA, a manufacturer I first got in touch with a few years ago, when they … More
Topping NX4DSD and DX7s coming soon with updated ESS Sabre chips
Topping is going to push a couple new products to the market. They are both evolutions of already existing products, … More