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$1000-$5000, Budget, Portable Source, Review, Source 28/09/2017

Review: Astell&Kern SP1000 – Impressive

Disclaimer: The sample of the Astell&Kern SP1000 DAP was sent to us free of charge for this review on a long term loan. After…

$500-$1000, Budget, Portable Source, Review, Source 27/06/2017

Review: Astell&Kern AK KANN – Power to the People

Disclaimer: The Astell&Kern AK KANN was sent to us directly from South-Korea right after it launched. The unit is on loan and will be…

$1000-$5000, Blog, Budget, Opinion, Portable Source, Source 24/06/2017

First impression: Astell&Kern – A&Ultima SP1000

Astell&Kern launched a new flagship DAP over a month ago at Munich‘s High End show. In contrary to AK‘s previous top-of-the-line models this one…

$1000-$5000, Budget, Picture Sunday, Portable Source, Source 28/05/2017

Picture Sunday: A&Ultima SP1000

This week’s picture Sunday features the new A&Ultima SP1000 DAP. To check out recent Picture Sunday Posts click HERE. The A&Ultima SP1000 is the newest…

Budget, Mods, Portable Source, Review, Source 25/05/2017

Review: Ryuzoh’s AK70 Kai – The mod mod

The only introduction I’m going to give Ryuzoh this time is the following: you won’t find a better and more adventurous modder this side…

$500-$1000, Budget, Picture Sunday, Portable Source, Source 14/05/2017

Picture Sunday: Astell&Kern KANN

This week’s picture Sunday features the new Astell&Kern KANN DAP. To check out recent Picture Sunday Posts click HERE. I received the KANN a…

Blog 03/01/2017

BLOG: 2016 Awards Part 2 – Lieven’s Selection

Year overview What to say about 2016… It was an awful year for humanity but a great year for audiophiles with very good (portable)…

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kyku
Shanling ME700 Review
I have The Shanling R6 Pro. Can't wait to pair it with this 😄
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InvisibleInk
Shanling ME700 Review
"... has to be paired with a proper DAP, or at least a real USB-DAC, and not just Apple’s little dongle." I wonder what the top performing IEM is for…
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Olaf
Review : Cowon Plenue D2 – Back to the future
Is the D2 able to drive the AKG712pro? And not just so, but very well? I got the D1 for super cheap but my desktop DAC died and now I'm…
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Matty Graham
Cowon Plenue R2 Review
Hi Matt, it should be a bit-perfect hand-off to another DAC using optical, therefore making it a pure digital transport in your desktop set-up.
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Linus
Flux Lab Acoustics FA-10 Review
Hi Manish, thanks for your comment. I don't have the LCD-4 here so I can't say about how the FA-10 handles them from experience. But it does not break a…
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Matt H
Cowon Plenue R2 Review
When using the optical out is it making the dap a pure audio source? I would think it doesnt go through the dac or amp since optical is still digital.…
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Lieven
Vision Ears EVE20 Review
Hi Tom, in regards to your small canals I have 3 things to say. 1.look for IEMs like Etymotic, they are small and long. 2. If you've already found your…
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Tom
Vision Ears EVE20 Review
Lieven, I'm surprised by your comments relative to the Penta. Most of the reviews I have seen report that the weakness of the Penta is that it has a soft…
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Berkhan
Review: Kinera Odin – Musical
Hi Dave, I can't compare it with the EVR, but I can say the Encore technically is a much better IEM than the ODIN. Not as much as musical or…
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Manish
Flux Lab Acoustics FA-10 Review
The fa10 vs Phonitor X or E for the LCD-4? Now we seen the Topping A90 come out, it measures superbly but i'd be worried it doesn't have the top…

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kyku
Shanling ME700 Review
I have The Shanling R6 Pro. Can't wait to pair it with this 😄
2
InvisibleInk
Shanling ME700 Review
"... has to be paired with a proper DAP, or at least a real USB-DAC, and not just Apple’s little dongle." I wonder what the top performing IEM is for…
3
Olaf
Review : Cowon Plenue D2 – Back to the future
Is the D2 able to drive the AKG712pro? And not just so, but very well? I got the D1 for super cheap but my desktop DAC died and now I'm…