The Asus DAC: Xonar Essence One

The Asus DAC: Xonar Essence One

06/13/2013  |  43 Comments

Disclaimer: Asus Indonesia asked me to do this review. The Fostex HP-A7 and Violectric V800/V200 are the Headfonia Store demo units.   The desktop DAC/Amp from Asus comes with surprises... more

Long Live Portable Tube: ALO Continental V3

Long Live Portable Tube: ALO Continental V3

05/11/2013  |  34 Comments

Disclaimer: ALO Audio is a site sponsor, and the Headfonia Store is the Indonesian distributor for ALO Audio products.    I was supposed to do this review in January, but... more

Rein Audio's New Toys: X3 DAC & X-Amp

Rein Audio’s New Toys: X3 DAC & X-Amp

04/11/2013  |  34 Comments

Disclaimer: Rein Audio sent me both units as temporary review samples and the units will be sent to back to them The Start A little over a year ago I... more

Audinst HUD-MX2

Audinst HUD-MX2

04/08/2013  |  19 Comments

 Disclaimer: The HUD-MX2 sample unit is supplied by Audinst, site sponsor of Headfonia.   Arguably the most successful USB DAC I've seen now returns bigger and with more ammo, but... more

JDSLabs The Next Level: The C5

JDSLabs The Next Level: The C5

04/01/2013  |  36 Comments

Disclaimer: JDSLabs is a site sponsor as of the time of this writing.   April the first, but this article is for real as I really lack the creativity to... more

The Budget Burson: Soloist SL

The Budget Burson: Soloist SL

03/26/2013  |  20 Comments

Disclaimer: Burson sent me a sample unit for this review. Burson is also a site sponsor. The addition of the SL variant of the Soloist brings a more affordable... more

The Dark Sennheiser HD650: All For The Music

The Dark Sennheiser HD650: All For The Music

03/16/2013  |  156 Comments

Editor's Note: An HD650 review? Don't we have one already? One of the reason for this newer review is because I noticed that the HD650 actually increased in... more

Bakoon HDA-5210mk3 Amplifier

Bakoon HDA-5210mk3 Amplifier

03/13/2013  |  33 Comments

Disclaimer: Loaner sample from a friend/owner of the amp. Bakoon of Japan came up with this very interesting take at a headphone amplifier. First of all, why the difficult... more

Pure Music: The ALO International

Pure Music: The ALO International

02/23/2013  |  56 Comments

Disclaimer: I received the ALO International sample from ALOAudio. AnalogHead is also an ALOAudio retailer, and we currently are selling the International on the store.    I didn't see this... more

E7/E9 Reloaded: Andes and Qogir

E7/E9 Reloaded: Andes and Qogir

02/06/2013  |  123 Comments

Disclaimer: I received free E7K and E9K samples from Fiio. Fiio is also a Headfonia sponsor.   The amplifier docking concept introduced in the Fiio E9-E7 pairing has been re-introduced... more

Fiio's Power Pack: The Fiio E12 Mont Blanc

Fiio’s Power Pack: The Fiio E12 Mont Blanc

01/31/2013  |  76 Comments

Disclaimer: I received the E12 sample unit from Fiio.   With the Fiio E12 amplifier, it's almost like the chinese company is making a statement that there is nothing they... more

Powerhouse: Burson Conductor

Powerhouse: Burson Conductor

01/10/2013  |  48 Comments

Disclaimer: The Burson Conductor unit used in this review is a loaner unit from Burson Audio.    Roughly two years ago I came across the first Burson headphone amp that... more

Schitty Magni and Modi

Schitty Magni and Modi

01/07/2013  |  77 Comments

*”Thank you!” to Jason at Schiit for the Modi loaner. You rock! Also thanks to Nick for the Asgard loaner (Dude, seriously, in the future don't let... more

Supersharp: Apex Glacier

Supersharp: Apex Glacier

01/04/2013  |  77 Comments

Disclaimer: I purchased the Apex Glacier from Todd @ TTVJ.   There are so many good things to talk about the Apex Glacier amp that I really don't know where... more

High Octane Fuel for The Pan Am: A Tube Roller's Notes

High Octane Fuel for The Pan Am: A Tube Roller’s Notes

12/22/2012  |  29 Comments

A cost/benefit approach on increasing the sound quality of The Pan Am The Pan Am. In my opinion one of the best transportable amplifiers for the LCD-3 and HD800*... more