Black Holes and Revelations: KingRex UD384 DAC and UPower PSU
The new KingRex UD384 DAC delivers music with an absolutely black background I have yet to hear from other DACs. From the first moment I…
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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…
Rein Audio X-DAC: Pure German Audio
Normally we never talk much about the company making the items we review but Rein Audio is a company you probably never ever heard…
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…
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…
No Music: Audio Gd NFB-12
I have mixed feelings about this entry level DAC/Amp box from Audio-Gd. In contrast to the Ref 7.1 flagship model which I absolutely love,…
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 Latest Must Have: The Fiio E10 USB DAC/Amp -updated-
EDIT 25/09/2014: The New E10K has replaced the E10 from this review: Go here: https://www.headfonia.com/fiio-e10k-classic-reborn/ ———————- The E10 was very easy to like from…
Cheaper, Better: The Centrance DACport LX
Despite the superb little system-in-a-stick that the original DACport is, some people don’t want simplicity as they happen to like big messy desktop amplifiers…
The Flagship Audio-Gd: PCM1704 based Ref 7.1
You probably realize that I have been somewhat trying to avoid doing a review on Audio-Gd gears. The story goes like this. One or…
Entry Level 32-bit DAC: Fostex HP-A3
I’ve had the Fostex HP-A3 DAC/Amp box for quite a while now but haven’t had the chance to write about it. I spent some…
Meier Audio Concerto and Stagedac
The Meier Stagedac DAC and the Concerto amplifier are two of the latest stand alone desktop amplifier and DAC box from Meier Audio. Let’s…
CEntrance: Dacmini and Dacport
Are we late to the game? You bet. Many have asked me to do a review on the pencil-DAC aka CEntrance DACport, perhaps the…
Uber Muzik Tiny Tube DAC
Okay, it’s the 1st of April, but this is not April fools. Louis from The Audio Hub sent me a unit of the Uber…
The New Recommendation: The Yulong U100 USB DAC
The Audinst HUD-MX1 has been the reigning champion for a $100-$200 DAC/Amp box, but now it has gotten a new challenger. After having used…