Archive for September, 2011

Fiio E7, Meet Your Rival: The Ibasso D-Zero

Fiio E7, Meet Your Rival: The Ibasso D-Zero

09/29/2011  |  134 Comments

It's pretty amazing how easy it is to get quality gear these days. Just recently I was raving about the $80 Fiio E10 DAC/Amp, and now I find... more

Little Apex: The Butte

Little Apex: The Butte

09/27/2011  |  54 Comments

Having associated the Apex brand with high end amplifiers priced in the thousands of dollars region, most people me included are probably not going to be too excited... more

The Latest Must Have: The Fiio E10 USB DAC/Amp -updated-

The Latest Must Have: The Fiio E10 USB DAC/Amp -updated-

09/19/2011  |  584 Comments

The E10 was very easy to like from the very beginning. High quality all metal packaging with an exceptionally well designed volume control (with numbers too!) and all... more

The Sweet Sound of Tube: The ALO Continental Amplifier

The Sweet Sound of Tube: The ALO Continental Amplifier

09/14/2011  |  122 Comments

I've spent a few weeks now with the Continental, and I can tell you outright that it is perhaps the best sounding portable amplifier that I've listened to.... more

Apex Amplifiers: The Peak, The Arete, and The Volcano

Apex Amplifiers: The Peak, The Arete, and The Volcano

09/10/2011  |  37 Comments

The Apex, without a doubt, is the new summit in my headphone Hi-Fi journey. During the past few weeks I've been going through the Bryston BDA-1 and Audio-Gd Ref7.1... more

Improved: Audez'e LCD-2 Revision 2

Improved: Audez’e LCD-2 Revision 2

09/06/2011  |  134 Comments

The awesome just got an upgrade. And it's so obvious that I'm going to make this article short and sweet at just 463 words. Whatever the changes Audez'e did... more

Cheaper, Better: The CEntrance DACport LX

Cheaper, Better: The CEntrance DACport LX

09/05/2011  |  112 Comments

Despite the superb little system-in-a-stick that the original DACport is, some people don't want simplicity as they happen to like big messy desktop amplifiers with garden hose power... more