Violectric V200: The German Solid State
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
Bottlehead Crack: OTL Addiction
Writing a review after Mike's interesting and complete 2 page impressions on Facebook isn't easy, so don't shoot me if this review turns out short ;) The Bottlehead Crack... more
NwAvGuy’s Objective 2 by JDSLabs and Epiphany Acoustics
"The Objective 2 is an open source amplifier designed with emphasis on benchmark performance and low cost", that's how the O2 is described by JDSLabs, the makers of... more
20-In-1: GoVibe Multi-Amp
Ten amps packed into one gigantic amp that measures 98.5cm X 13cm x 5cm! Govibe has really done it this time with the Multi-Amp, designed solely for headphone... more
TrendsAudio PA-10 SE: A Hybrid Amp Design
A while back TrendsAudio posted their Trends Audio PA-10 headphone amp on our wall. Curious as I was I asked for a sample in return which we got... more
The Minute 45 Amplifier by SAC Thailand
Minute's 45 amplifier comes from SAC Thailand, a small boutique audio manufacturer based in Thailand, famous for making world-class output transformers and transformer based volume controls. The Minute... more
The Upgrade: Fiio E17 “Alpen”
As me and Lieven were talking at the end of 2011, we both agreed that the Fiio E10 was the biggest surprise of the year. Everybody was busy... more
Voltage Monster: Ray Samuels Dark Star
The way Ray describes the Dark Star on his website is pretty menacing: In SE output it can easily swing close to 80 volts P-P., but the Dark Star... more
True Beauty: WooAudio WA5 Headphone Amplifier
Guys, this is the famous, 300B-based, gigantic overkill, wallet-squashing, hell of a tube amp from WooAudio. Yep, the grand daddy of headphone amplifiers. As I'm listening to the... more
Violectric V100: German Pro-Audio Quality by LakePeople
The Violectric V100 is an A/B class amp with excellent German build quality. It’s sturdy, basic and has a very detailed finish. You can immediately recognize the Violectric... more
The Next Step: Burson HA-160DS
Perhaps it's the fact that I have no need of a pre-amp. Perhaps it's the smaller footprint. Perhaps it's the price tag -- almost $400 less than the... more
Hifiman Express: HM-101
Suddenly everybody seems to be very into entry level USB DACs. After Fiio and Ibasso, next comes another USB DAC from yet another Chinese manufacturer: Hifiman. As the... more
No Music: Audio Gd NFB-12
I have mixed feelings about this entry level DAC/Amp box from Audio-Gd. In contrast to the Ref 7.1 flagship model which I absolutely love, this Audio-Gd isn't quite... more
Little Apex: The Butte
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 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
