Ibasso PB-2 First Impression
Here comes the new balanced amp from Ibasso! To counter RSA’s quad-mono SR-71b, Ibasso has created quite a monster portable amp in the form…
Amps
Vintage Headroom Amp
My buddy Questa sent me an old vintage HeadRoom amplifier. It doesn’t even have HeadRoom’s new logo on it. On the front faceplate, it…
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…
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…
Headstage: The Arrow Amplifier
I think it was in 2008 that I discovered about the existence of a new amplifier called the Headstage Arrow. At that time, Robert…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!…