Revolutionary: The Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo (CLAS)
After months of waiting, I’m very happy to finally get my hand on the revolutionary Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo (CLAS) device. Everyone knows that…
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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…
Sennheiser HD-202 Review
It all started a few months ago when I was at a CD shop. They were using the Sennheiser HD202 headphones, and I was…
RSA-SR71B First Impression
The SR-71B takes the concept of portable balanced amplification that was first introduced in the Protector and upped it even more. Reading the product…
Things I Am REALLY Excited About
The first is the new $3000 2A3 amplifier from Eddie Current (pictured above) which I hope to receive a review sample in the coming…
Ibasso PB-2 First Impression
Here comes the new balanced amp from Ibasso! To counter RSA’s quad-mono SR-71b, Ibasso has created quite a monster portable amp in the form…
HM-601 and HM-602: Hi-Fi DAPs For All Budgets
Now that Hifiman has released a $259 version of the audiophile DAP HM-602, everybody is asking the question”do they sound the same”? At $259,…
Musiland 02: 24/192 for $120
The Musiland 02 will appeal to two types of buyers: the first type is simply for those looking for an affordable and relatively good…
High End Earbuds Review -updated-
Do earbuds still have a place in a world dominated with in-ears? Most folks look at earbuds as something that you get with a…
First Impression: Sony Z1000 -updated-
With a street price of around $500 for the Z1000, I believe Sony has hit a good spot in the current headphone landscape. Of…
Portable Basshead: Superlux HD651
For a while I hesitated if I should use the word “cheap” on the HD651 due to the negative connotations that comes with the…
Vintage Headroom Amp
My buddy Questa sent me an old vintage HeadRoom amplifier. It doesn’t even have HeadRoom’s new logo on it. On the front faceplate, it…
First Impression: Ultrasone Edition 10
Ultrasone’s Edition 10 flagship headphone has made it to our test labs, thanks to our friend Onny who contributed his headphone for evaluation. S-LOGIC…
Burson HA-160D Review
Australian manufacturer Burson has done well when they introduced themselves with the Burson HA-160 headphone amplifier last year. But the trend these days is…
Fiio E9 Desktop Amplifier
Last year, Fiio introduced their first digital-to-analog converter called the E7, that was based on Wolfson’s high end WM8740 D/A chip. The E7 was…