Fiio E7 Portable DAC
After several low budget amplifiers (E1, E3, E5), Fiio now enters the market with a more serious E7 Portable DAC/Amp. It’s hard to find…
The Beta22 Amplifier
Introduction to the Beta22 To start with, the Beta22 amplifier is a design by AMB Laboratories. It is a fully discrete, high current, class…
First Impression: Beyerdynamic’s T1
Beyerdynamic T1, the flagship model from Beyerdynamic is claimed to be the first headphone with more than 1 Tesla magnet strength. Strong magnet in…
Stax SRM-1/Mk2 Bias Modification
This article originally was published by Psychaudio at the Audiophile-id forum. The original article was written in Indonesian and so I have obtained Psychaudio’s…
V-Jays and C-Jays
Portable cans have a certain magic that I don’t find with bigger and more serious headphones, and also with IEMs. The simplicity of a…
Hifiman HE5 & HE5LE
I’ve had the Hifiman HE5LE for about two weeks now, and so I think it would be appropriate to share what I think of…
Preview: Soul Drive Unbalanced to Balanced Converter
A few months ago, I talked to Psychaudio who is a local amplifier designer, about building a device that will take an unbalanced signal,…
Cambridge DacMagic Review
The Cambridge DacMagic has been out for a while now, and last year I did have a chance to listen to them, but I…
Arianugraha’s Ortho ESW-9
I’ve had the chance to listen to this headphone a while ago in one of our local meets. It attracted my attention because the…
Matrix Mini-i Balanced DAC
Owning a balanced system has been high on the list of headphone enthusiasts, and one of the first things that deter people from going…
Hifiman HE5LE First Impression
From the first moment that I put on the HE5LE, I immediately like this version better than the original HE5! The changes is significant…
The Koss KSC75
Adhisan, a local forum member, showed me his Koss KSC75. It’s an oKSC75 with a Porta-Pro style frame. The frame is a knock-off design…
“Warm and Detailed”, and More.
I’ve been using the same description for quite a few DACs that I’ve come across recently: “warm” and “detailed”. The term has been used…
Dr. DAC2 DX
The Dr. DAC2 DX is a very external DAC that features 24/96 over USB, and 24/192 over S/PDIF with a built-in headphone amplifier, everything…
What I’ve Learned From the DAC Comparisons
After so many DAC reviews, if there is one thing I learn, is that the actual DAC chips tell very little to the particular…