HIDIZS S8 Pro Robin Review (2nd Opinion) – Same As It Ever Was
There’s theory among Occidentals that the Asian mind is inscrutable and impossible to understand. Pure reprehensible racism, I know, but
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DAC/AMP
All our reviews of “digital analog converters” (dac) and “amplifiers” (amp).
Ifi Zen DAC 3 Review – Life in Technicolor
The Ifi Zen DAC 3 is a competent expression of the Ifi house sound in a well-executed package. PROS CONS
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Ifi Zen BLUE 3 Review – Blue Teeth Gnashing
The Ifi Zen BLUE 3 is a great way for adding lossless Bluetooth audio to most audio systems. PROS CONS
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FIIO BTR17 Bluetooth DAC Headphone Amplifier Review – The Sooner All the Animals Are Extinct, the Sooner We’ll Be Able to Find Where They’re Hiding Their Money
Audio purists insist that multi-function devices are inherently inferior and that more boxes are better—i.e a separate preamp with power
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FiiO KA15 DAC Dongle Review – Bias And Babes In Toyland
In this ArticleTAPE STARTSIDE A FEATURESSIDE B SOUNDTAPE ENDSPECIFICATIONS TAPE START It is nice to finally get our hands on
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FiiO K11 R2R DAC Review – Resistance Is Futile
FiiO K11 R2R brings a very mature and refined sound at a previously unheard-of budget price. PROS CONS In this
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SMSL RAW-DAC1 Review – We Don’t Need That Fascist Groove Thang
Disclaimer: The $499.99 SMSL RAW-DAC1 was sent to us gratis by for review purposes and can be purchased from SHENZHENAUDIO.
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Ifi Zen CAN 3 Amp Review – Canned Heat
The Ifi Zen CAN 3 brings great sonic fundamentals and features to the table with only tiny nits to pick.
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SMSL RAW-HA1 Integrated Amp/USB Headphone Amp Review – Not In Kansas Anymore
Surpise surprise!!—the SMSL RAW-HA1: another $212 all-in-one from SMSL, a/k/a the poster child for hyperactive engineers. UI and features are noticeably
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Questyle CMA18 Portable Review – Right Size, Good Sound
I was particularly intrigued when Questyle announced their first battery-based portable DAC-AMP: would that be on par with their outstanding
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Topping A50 III Amp Review – Turn Down for Watt?
The Topping A50 III is a true Swiss army knife of a headphone amp – high power, wide array of
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SMSL D10 Review – Power Sucker
The SMSL D10 is an optical appealing, VERY powerful, neutral and good sounding dongle with a standard DAC-amp all-in-one chip
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FiiO Jade JT1 Closed Dynamic Over-Ear Headphones and JDS Objective2 Headphone Amplifier – Careful With That Axe, Eugene
Seduced by the convenience (though not the fidelity) of TWS, I haven’t done much listening of late to traditional wired
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