The Asus DAC: Xonar Essence One
Disclaimer: Asus Indonesia asked me to do this review. The Fostex HP-A7 and Violectric V800/V200 are the Headfonia Store demo units. The desktop DAC/Amp from Asus comes with surprises... more
Rein Audio’s New Toys: X3 DAC & X-Amp
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
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
Pure Music: The ALO International
Disclaimer: I received the ALO International sample from ALOAudio. AnalogHead is also an ALOAudio retailer, and we currently are selling the International on the store. I didn't see this... more
E7/E9 Reloaded: Andes and Qogir
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
CypherLabs Double: Solo -dB and Solo -R
Disclaimer: The units used for this review are in-store demo units from AnalogHead. The pioneer of i-Device DACs is now back with new and updated Solo devices, and these... more
Schitty Magni and Modi
*”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
Affordable Digital to Analog Conversion: Topping D2 and D20
Disclaimer: Sample D2 and D20 units were kindly provided by Topping for this review. Some of the gear I'm comparing them to are from Audinst and Fiio, both Headfonia... more
The Player: Astell & Kern AK100
Disclaimer: iRiver supplied the demo unit for this review. AnalogHead (a headphone store in which I'm one of the owners) is now a distributor for Astell & Kern... more
The Topping D1 Mark II
The new portable DAC/Amp from Topping caught my eye when I first saw it on a local shop Don't Blame Your Ears. The form factor was small, thinner... more
Crème De La Crème: Fostex HP-A8
Disclaimer: Mike bought his HP-A8 from Jaben Indonesia. Edd received a loaner from SCV London. This is a double review. Standard text is Edd's. Italics are Mike's. At the heart... more
Matrix M-Stage DAC
Disclaimer: I received the M-Stage DAC directly from Matrix Technologies. Here is a new choice for you seeking a desktop DAC. At $300, the M-Stage DAC competes directly with... more
Audiophile DAP 2.0: Ibasso’s DX100
Disclaimer: The DX100 unit for this review was generously loaned by Indonesia's Ibasso importer, Don't Blame Your Ears. The era of high end audiophile DAP's first introduced by Hifiman's... more
Audinst’s New DAC: HUD-Mini
Disclaimer: I received a free sample from Audinst, and they are also a site sponsor. I wasn't aware that Audinst was working on a newer replacement product for the... more
HRT iStreamer Review
The idea with the iStreamer is that you can have a great quality desktop system using the iPod as the source. Obviously when I say iPod I really... more
