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…
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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…
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…
Affordable Digital to Analog Conversion: Topping D2 and D20
Disclaimer: Sample Topping D2 and D20 units were kindly provided by Topping for this review. Some of the gear I’m comparing them to are from Audinst…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
HRT HeadStreamer Review
Being a big supporter of the HRT Music Streamer USB DACs, I was quite excited to find out that they have released a semi…
OS X Audio Players: Amarra, Audirvana, Pure Music, Fidelia, Decibel, and BitPerfect.
Sometime in 2011 I began thinking about the possibility of doing a review on high quality audio players for the Mac OS X operating…
Halide Design Cable DACs: Devilsound and DAC HD
Last year Halide Design updated their cable DAC line up with the DAC HD, and I decided to ask them for a sample, not…
Altmann Micro Machines Tera-Player Review
Here we are, with a spartan digital audio player that costs 840 Euros. Let’s take a look at the features: No screen display, only…