Apex Amplifiers: The Peak, The Arete, and The Volcano
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
Entry Level Tube Hybrid: Bada PH-12
This review started as one of the members of the local forum visited me, asking me to take a listen to his Bada headphone amplifier. I've heard of... more
Graham Slee Desktop Amps: Novo, Solo SRG II, Solo Ultra Linear
I think the problem with the Graham Slees is that they are just too quiet. Too quiet in the sense that there is no buzz on them. Too... more
Entry Level 32-bit DAC: Fostex HP-A3
I've had the Fostex HP-A3 DAC/Amp box for quite a while now but haven't had the chance to write about it. I spent some time with it when... more
Meier Audio Concerto and Stagedac
The Meier Stagedac DAC and the Concerto amplifier are two of the latest stand alone desktop amplifier and DAC box from Meier Audio. Let's take a look at... more
CEntrance: Dacmini and Dacport
Are we late to the game? You bet. Many have asked me to do a review on the pencil-DAC aka CEntrance DACport, perhaps the single USB DAC that makes... more
Triple Schiit: Asgard, Valhalla, and Lyr
By now everyone knows what the Schiit name is all about. Yes, as they have evolved almost overnight to be one of the hottest name in the industry,... more
Earfonia’s Pseudo Balanced Amplifier (PBA)
My friend Bram aka Earfonia started tinkering with a design for a very simple balanced amplifier. Somehow in the process, he decided to switch gears to make a... more
The Manley Stingray Amplifier
Reviewing something as legendary as the Manley Stingray is like having a rock star paying a visit to your home. We've heard all the big things said about... more
Uber Muzik Tiny Tube DAC
Okay, it's the 1st of April, but this is not April fools. Louis from The Audio Hub sent me a unit of the Uber Muzik Tiny Tube DAC,... more
Burson HA-160D Review
Australian manufacturer Burson has done well when they introduced themselves with the Burson HA-160 headphone amplifier last year. But the trend these days is to have a good... more
Fiio E9 Desktop Amplifier
Last year, Fiio introduced their first digital-to-analog converter called the E7, that was based on Wolfson's high end WM8740 D/A chip. The E7 was priced aggressively at under... more
Ortofon HD-Q7
I normally have a bias against tiny desktop amps, as they tend to not sound very good when compared to bigger sized amps of the same price range.... more
Superlux HA3D Amplifier
Taiwanese brand Superlux continues to introduce products that upsets the pricing standard of professional audio products. Not stopping with the HD668B monitoring headphone that we've reviewed a while... more
Fiio E9 Video Review
Dave from DeckhandDavy makes nice video reviews on YouTube. And they happen to cover a lot of products that I think we are all interested in. So I... more
