Headfonics - Headphones, Portable Audio & Hifi Reviews Since 2011

April 30, 2021

Headphones, $201-300, Planar

The Drop + HIFIMAN HE5XX is a collaborative rework of the original Hifiman HE500 Series open-back planar headphones. It is priced at $220. Disclaimer: The Drop...

8.5

Editorial Score

SIVGA Phoenix Review

April 28, 2021

Headphones, $201-300, Dynamic Driver

9.3

Editorial Score

T+A Solitaire P-SE Review

April 9, 2021

Headphones, $1000+, Planar

8.3

Editorial Score

Gold Planar GL2000 Review

April 4, 2021

Headphones, $501-1000, Planar

1

9

Editorial Score

Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Noire Review

March 24, 2021

Headphones, $501-1000, Planar

Earphones & IEMs

8.7

Editorial Score

Cayin Fantasy Review

May 5, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $501-1000, Dynamic

The Cayin Fantasy is the company's flagship IEM featuring a single 10.3mm dual-cavity dynamic driver with a two-way magnetic structure. It is priced at $799. D...

9.3

Editorial Score

64 Audio U18s Review

May 2, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $1000+, Balanced Armature

8.6

Editorial Score

HiBy Crystal 6 Review

April 25, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $401-500, Balanced Armature

8.5

Editorial Score

Kinera Norn Review

April 24, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $501-1000, Hybrid Universal

8.8

Editorial Score

AAW x Custom Art Project 4+2 Review

April 23, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $501-1000, Hybrid Universal

Customs

9.1

Editorial Score

Craft Ears Craft 6 Review

March 10, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $1000+, Custom Monitors

The Craft Ears Craft 6 is the company's current flagship reference custom monitor featuring an all-BA 6 driver configuration. It is priced at €965. Dis...

9.4

Editorial Score

JH Audio Jolene Review

March 5, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $1000+, Custom Monitors

8

9.2

Editorial Score

FiR Audio M5 Review

January 24, 2021

IEM & Earphones, $1000+, Custom Monitors

9.2

Score

Unique Melody MEST & MEST Mini Review

September 11, 2020

IEM & Earphones, $1000+, $501-1000, Custom Monitors, Hybrid Universal

17

8.5

Score

Craft Ears Craft 4 Review

July 24, 2020

IEM & Earphones, $501-1000, Custom Monitors

Digital Audio Players

8.7

Editorial Score

Shanling M3X Review

May 7, 2021

DAP, $301-400

3

The Shanling M3X DAP features a debut dual ESS Sabre ES9219C implementation, Android OS, and MQA decoding capability. It is priced at $339. Disclaimer: The Sha...

9.3

Editorial Score

iBasso DX300 Review

February 21, 2021

DAP, $1000+, Sources

20

8.6

Editorial Score

Cowon Plenue D3 Review

February 14, 2021

DAP, $301-400, Sources

9

8.7

Editorial Score

HiBy R5 Saber Review

February 7, 2021

DAP, $301-400, Sources

12

9.1

Score

HiBy R6 2020 Review

December 20, 2020

DAP, $501-1000, Sources

9

Cables

8.7

Editorial Score

STE Cable Ag W16 & Cu W16 Review

May 8, 2021

Cables, $401-500, $501-1000

The STE Cable Ag W16 & Cu W16 are two 16-core IEM cables with the former a pure Silver wire and the latter a pure copper wire. They are priced at $580 &...

8.8

Editorial Score

GramsAudio Cadence Silver Plus Review

May 1, 2021

Cables, $201-300

8.9

Editorial Score

Effect Audio EVO 10 Review

March 19, 2021

Cables, $501-1000

8.7

Score

PW Audio Monile Review

December 18, 2020

Cables, $501-1000

8.4

Score

AAW Aoraki Review

August 1, 2020

Cables, $501-1000

Portable Amps & DACs

8.5

Editorial Score

Khadas Tone2 Pro Review

Portable Amps & DACs, $101-200

April 16, 2021

8

The Khadas Tone2 Pro is a USB-powered DAC/Amplifier featuring bitperfect decoding up to DSD512, MQA, and balanced output capability. It is priced at $199.90. ...

8.4

Editorial Score

Hidizs DH80 Review

Portable Amps & DACs, $101-200

April 14, 2021

5

8.3

Editorial Score

iBasso DC04 Review

Portable Amps & DACs, Up To $100

April 10, 2021

8

Editorial Score

HiBy FD1 & Beans Review

April 2, 2021

Portable Amps & DACs, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

4

8.8

Editorial Score

iFi Audio Micro iDSD Signature Review

Portable Amps & DACs, $501-1000

March 21, 2021

17

Streaming

7.8

Editorial Score

Hidizs H2 Review

April 21, 2021

Streaming, Up To $100

The Hidizs H2 is an affordable wireless portable DAC and amplifier featuring BT5.0, LDAC decoding, and NFC pairing. It is priced at $49.99 Disclaimer: The Hidi...

8.8

Editorial Score

Cambridge Audio CXN (V2) Review

February 13, 2021

Streaming, Wireless Weekend

6.5

Score

FiiO BTA30 Review

November 30, 2020

Streaming, Up To $100, Wireless Weekend

11

8.6

Score

Hifiman R2R2000 Review

July 19, 2020

Streaming, $1000+, $501-1000, Wireless Weekend

11

7.8

Score

FiiO BTR5 Review

March 29, 2020

Streaming, $101-200, Wireless Weekend

26

Desktop Amplifiers

8.4

Editorial Score

Cambridge Audio AXA35 review

March 31, 2021

Amplifiers, $301-400, Solid State

3

The Cambridge Audio AXA35 is an affordably priced integrated amplifier offering up to 35W of output power into an 8Ω load. Its SRP is $350 or £299. Discl...

9.5

Editorial Score

Chord Electronics Hugo TT2 review

March 28, 2021

Amplifiers, $1000+, Solid State

1

8.9

Editorial Score

Topping A90 Review

March 26, 2021

Amplifiers, $401-500, Solid State

11

8.5

Editorial Score

Schiit Audio Jotunheim 2 Review

March 14, 2021

Amplifiers, $301-400, Solid State

5

8.7

Editorial Score

SMSL SP400 Review

February 27, 2021

Amplifiers, $501-1000, Solid State

4

DACs

9.1

Editorial Score

Musician Audio Pegasus R2R DAC Review

January 31, 2021

Pure DACs, Sources

22

The Musician Audio Pegasus R2R DAC is a debut DAC featuring a 24BIT R2R and 6BIT DSD true balanced topology capable of up to DSD1024 decoding. It is priced at $...

8.7

Score

Burson Composer 3X Performance Review

October 7, 2020

Sources, $1000+, Pure DACs

6

8.3

Score

Soncoz LA-QXD1 DAC Review

October 4, 2020

Sources, $101-200, Pure DACs

3

8.6

Score

SMSL SU-9 Review

October 2, 2020

Sources, $401-500, Pure DACs

8.6

Score

SMSL M400 Review

September 27, 2020

Sources, $501-1000, Pure DACs

13

TWS

7.5

Editorial Score

Moondrop Sparks Review

April 17, 2021

TWS, Up To $100, Wireless Weekend

Moondrop Sparks is a debut TWS featuring a 6mm beryllium-coated dynamic driver, aptX, and dual transmission TWS+. It is priced around $89.99. Disclaimer: The M...

8

Editorial Score

Noble Audio Falcon Pro Review

April 3, 2021

TWS, $301-400, Wireless Weekend

7.3

Editorial Score

Sabbat Vooplay Review

March 27, 2021

Wireless Weekend, TWS

7.4

Editorial Score

Lypertek SoundFree S20 Review

March 6, 2021

TWS, Up To $100, Wireless Weekend

7.3

Editorial Score

EarFun Free Pro Review

February 20, 2021

TWS, Up To $100, Wireless Weekend

Active Noise Cancelling

8.1

Editorial Score

Cleer Flow II ANC Headphones Review