Tornado Equalized Audio Technica: Ocharaku CKM55
Disclaimer: I purchased the Audio Technica CKM55 directly from Ocharaku. The Audio Technica CKM55 started life as just another IEM in the sea of entry level IEMs. The stock... more
Vsonic: A full Product Line Shoot-Out!
Jeroen, who also did the Teufel review for us, was so kind to volunteer to guestreview the -at that time- full Vsonic lineup. We got these IEMs from... more
High Octane Fuel for The Pan Am: A Tube Roller’s Notes
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
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
OS X Audio Players: Amarra, Audirvana, Pure Music, Fidelia, Decibel, and BitPerfect.
Sometime in 2011 I began thinking about the possibility of doing a review on high quality audio players for the Mac OS X operating system. Even though Windows... more
Goldring Headphones: DR50, DR100, DR150
I don't really hear a lot of things being said about these headphones from British based Goldring. Entry level pricing with mediocre design, the only way people would... more
The SmartVektor™ Digizoid Zo
The Digizoid Zo is one of the more interesting devices we've seen in a while. More than just another portable amplifier released to the market to ride the... more
T-JAYS: Swedish Music Loving Earphones?
The Swedish based company JAYS, known for their extended product line-up, has been continuously getting more popular and while we have reviewed some of their products in the... more
Amplifier For The Masses: The Fiio E6
The smooth finish on the Fiio E6 is a testament to how far Fiio's production capability has grown. This is not something that a small-scale production facility can... more
New Hifiman Cable and Pads
Finally received the new pads and cables from Hifiman, and I think they're really nice. First, the pads. I received two sets of new pads: the pleather (synthetic leather)... more
Tim Murison’s BitPerfect for OSX
I've been using a few different OSX Audio Players in the past few months, and I found them to be interesting enough that I'm going to be writing... more
The Headstage USB DAC Cable
Headstage adds their solution to the crowded entry level USB DAC solutions with the Headstage USB DAC cable. The design stands out in the sea of Zippo-sised entry... more
Entry Level Portable: Superlux HD661
Superlux's attempt to create a rival to the popular Sony MDR-7506 has given us a headphone that does a lot of things well, though not perfect, at a... 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
Fiio E7, Meet Your Rival: The Ibasso D-Zero
It's pretty amazing how easy it is to get quality gear these days. Just recently I was raving about the $80 Fiio E10 DAC/Amp, and now I find... more
