Violectric V100: German Pro-Audio Quality by LakePeople
The Violectric V100 is an A/B class amp with excellent German build quality. It’s sturdy, basic and has a very detailed finish. You can…
The Next Step: Burson HA-160DS
Perhaps it’s the fact that I have no need of a pre-amp. Perhaps it’s the smaller footprint. Perhaps it’s the price tag — almost…
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…
Entry Level Portable: Superlux HD661
Superlux’s attempt to create a rival to the popular Sony MDR-7506 has given us a headphone that does a lot of things well, though…
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…
What I’ve Learned, Two Years Writing for Headfonia
A friend who’s taken a short break from headphones recently called me on the phone, explaining his intentions to go back to headphones. He…
Bowers & Wilkins C5: As Good As They Look?
A while ago we added the Bowers & Wilkins P5 headphone to the recommendations list for portable and semi portable headphones. Now B&W is…
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,…
Little Apex: The Butte
Having associated the Apex brand with high end amplifiers priced in the thousands of dollars region, most people me included are probably not going…
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…
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…
Apex Amplifiers: The Peak, The Arete, and The Volcano
The Apex, without a doubt, is the new summit in my headphone Hi-Fi journey. During the past few weeks I’ve been going through the…
Improved: Audez’e LCD-2 Revision 2
The awesome just got an upgrade. And it’s so obvious that I’m going to make this article short and sweet at just 463 words….
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…