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…
Portable Amps
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Flyin’ High: JDSLabs C421
Back in 2011, John told me that he was working on a new portable amp with a slim form factor. I was so impressed…
The Amp That Makes Me Feel So Powerful: Triad Audio L3
The successor to the Lisa 3 “portable” amplifier is here, and they decided to call it the L3. For some reason, Triad Audio has…
The Upgrade: Fiio E17 “Alpen”
As me and Lieven were talking at the end of 2011, we both agreed that the Fiio E10 was the biggest surprise of the…
The SmartVektor™ Digizoid Zo
The SmartVektor Digizoid Zo is one of the more interesting devices we’ve seen in a while. More than just another portable amplifier released to…
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…
JustAudio µHA-120: Size Doesn’t Equal Quality! – update with AHA-120
A few months ago we reviewed JustAudio’s AHA-120 amplifier and we found it was a great amp. Now it’s time to review its little…
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,…
The Sweet Sound of Tube: The ALO Continental Amplifier
I’ve spent a few weeks now with the Continental, and I can tell you outright that it is perhaps the best sounding portable amplifier…
Korean Pocket Rocket: The Audinst Amp-Hp
Most of the portable headphone amplifiers available on the market fall either to the sub $100 or the over $300 range, but with the…