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

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  |  25 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

E7/E9 Reloaded: Andes and Qogir

E7/E9 Reloaded: Andes and Qogir

02/06/2013  |  121 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

Powerhouse: Burson Conductor

Powerhouse: Burson Conductor

01/10/2013  |  47 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

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  |  28 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

The Dark Side Beckons - Hifiman EF-6

The Dark Side Beckons – Hifiman EF-6

12/15/2012  |  16 Comments

Thank you to Hifiman and Tyll for the loaners. You guys rock. The equipment used for this review include: The Hifiman EF-6 Amplifier, HE-6 and HE-500 headphones, The Audeze... more

Shonyun 301 Pro Desktop Amplifier

Shonyun 301 Pro Desktop Amplifier

09/28/2012  |  11 Comments

Disclaimer: Shonyun sent us free samples of the 301 Pro along with the 306 (review already published) in return for doing this review.    The 'SH-301 Pro', Shonyun's top class-A... more

Portable Desktop: ALO The PanAm

Portable Desktop: ALO The PanAm

09/12/2012  |  98 Comments

Disclaimer: The unit for this review was provided free of charge from ALO Audio. ALO Audio is a Headfonia sponsor, and also a supplier for Analog Head (a... more

LaFigaro 339: My Fav OTL Amp

LaFigaro 339: My Fav OTL Amp

08/20/2012  |  99 Comments

Our more frequent readers might have noticed me talking about or comparing amps to the La Figaro 339 and some have even asked for a review about it.... more

Less Blockage, More Music: Burson Soloist

Less Blockage, More Music: Burson Soloist

07/25/2012  |  48 Comments

Disclaimer: Burson is a sponsor of Headfonia. I received the Burson Soloist amplifier directly from Burson for the purpose of this review and unlike the previous Burson amplifiers... more

Violectric V200: The German Solid State

Violectric V200: The German Solid State

06/27/2012  |  59 Comments

Time sure does fly… I reviewed the V100 in November of last year and I absolutely loved it. The V200’s little brother turned out to be an awesome... more