What Came In The Mail Today
Too early to give any sound impression, but it does drive the Hifiman HE-6 and the Audez’e LCD-2 simultaneously without breaking a sweat. I…
Amps
ALO Rx Mk2
Building on the success of the first Rx amplifier, ALO has released a Mark-Two version of its popular Rx portable amplifier. The ALO Audio…
Gainclones and Headphones
I’m finally able to try out one of these Gainclones for headphone duties. The gainclones have somewhat of a cult following, and it’s based…
The uDAC 2
I have the uDAC 2 loaner from Hadi and I’ve been spending some time with it. Good thing that at the same time I…
Hifimediy TK2050 Amplifier
The Tripath based TK2050 amplifier by Hifimediy has been gaining quite a following at diyaudio.com. From what I’ve gathered around the internet, Tripath went…
Pre And Power Amps for Headphones
I first tried this out just out of curiosity. The Zana Deux has a pre-amp out, and so I thought about routing the signal…
Living Legend: The Zana Deux
As a headphone enthusiast, one of the gear that has ranked very high on my audition list is the Zana Deux. What an amplifier!…
IBasso PB1 Toucan Unboxing
The buzz on the Ibasso PB1 Toucan amplifier has been growing quite steadily on the local headphone community. Ibasso has been making good amps…
Matrix M-Stage Class A Biasing
I was totally happy with the Matrix M-Stage’s performance, and it has officially taken the spot of my new favorite entry level amp. Moreover,…
Matrix M-Stage
It’s amazing to hear the kind of sound you can get from a $290 amplifier. Coolfungadget sells the M-Stage amp for $289.95, and he…
Hifiman EF5 Review
Supposedly, the EF5 is THE amp for pairing with the HE5/LE. The EF1, which is the predecessor to the EF5, has been known to…
Burson HA-160 Review (vs AMB’s Beta22)
I don’t particularly have anything against Op-amp based amplifiers, but all discrete is cool both for bragging rights and for sonic reasons. Burson Audio…
Pico Slim: First Impression
I almost gave up on the Pico Slim due to the seemingly never ending delays. Then, one day, the Pico Slim appeared. The box…
Audiotrak ImAmp
There has been an abundance of relatively small sized desktop headphone amplifiers, mainly from China, but the ImAmp caught my eye due to the…
Burson HA-160 Unboxing
Roughly two months ago I auditioned the Burson HA-160 amplifier from Audio Basic and was very impressed with the sound. It has such an…