The Dark Side Beckons – Hifiman EF-6
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
The German Shapeshifter: VorzAMPduo
Introduction June of 2012 Vorzüge [plural]: Advantages; Merits; Preferences. Clever name for a high-end boutique amplifier manufacturer, please tell me more. Well, their website maybe holds the answers? Pictures seem... more
Possibly The Best: The 627
Disclaimer: I received a loaner sample of the 627 directly from Portaphile. My encounter with the Portaphile 627 started with many emails with Cesar, the man behind Portaphile. It... more
Shonyun 301 Pro Desktop Amplifier
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
Fiio’s First Compact Guitar Amp: The G01
Disclaimer: Fiio contacted me to see if we were interested in reviewing their new guitar amp as they want to have feedback of a select bunch of reviewers... more
Portable Desktop: ALO The PanAm
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
Shonyun 306 Portable Amplifier
Editor's Note: Here is an interesting portable amplifier from China that seems to be a solid product for the price. I didn't get the chance to listen to the... more
The $320 Portable DAC/Amp: Matrix Mini-Portable
Disclaimer: I received this sample unit free of charge from Matrix. Moreover, my store probably will import some units in since the local crowd seems to like the... more
LaFigaro 339: My Fav OTL Amp
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
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
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
The Power Pack: ALO RX MK3-B
More and more, ALO is becoming a big name in the world of headphone amplification. I had my doubts when a company that specializes in developing cables suddenly... more
The Sequel: ALO Audio The National
Back in fall of 2011, ALO released the hybrid tube Continental amplifier. It was a new take at the concept of a vacuum tube portable amp (although hybrid),... 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
