8.9Reader's Score Shanling M8 Review James DAP November 29, 2020 11The Shanling M8 is a flagship digital audio player featuring a dual AKM AK4499EQ DAC, up to 840mW of power,...
7.8Reader's Score HiFiMan TWS800 Review James TWS November 13, 2020 0The HiFiMan TWS800 is a topology diaphragm single dynamic diver TWS featuring IPX4 and up to 35 hours battery life....
7.6Reader's Score FiiO Q3 Review James Portable Amps & DACs October 30, 2020 13The FiiO Q3 is a portable THX balanced DAC/amplifier using an AK4462 DAC with DSD512 native decoding and up to...
8.2Reader's Score HiBy R2 Review James DAP October 16, 2020 11The HiBy R2 is an entry-level DAP featuring a Linux OS, bitperfect decoding, MQA, and an ES9218 DAC capable of...
8.8Reader's Score Hifiman HM1000 Review James Portable Amps & DACs October 9, 2020 6The Hifiman HM1000 is a high-end portable integrated amplifier and DAC with a classic R2R PCM1704K DAC chipset, BT capability,...
7.8Reader's Score SONCOZ LA-QXD1 DAC Review James DAC October 4, 2020 3The SONCOZ ​LA-QXD1 is a desktop DAC using an ES9038Q2M and capable of decoding up to DSD512 native and PCM...
7.7Reader's Score Periodic Audio Nickel Review James Portable Amps & DACs September 19, 2020 4The Periodic Audio Nickel is a tiny pure analog portable headphone amplifier with a 250mW unbalanced output rating into 32Ω....
7.7Reader's Score Shanling ME700 Review James IEM & Earphones July 26, 2020 4The Shanling ME700 is the company’s flagship hybrid 5-driver universal IEM. Featuring a single dynamic driver and 4 BA it...
7.1Reader's Score FiiO M3 Pro Review James DAP June 21, 2020 14The FiiO M3 Pro is a complete revision of the original M3K entry-level DAP featuring an ESS ES9218P DAC and...
8.3Reader's Score Lotoo PAW S1 Review James Portable Amps & DACs June 3, 2020 7The Lotoo PAW S1 is a new hi-res integrated portable amplifier and DAC dongle featuring PMEQ and up to PCM...
8.5Score Shanling M6 Pro Review James DAP May 31, 2020 18The Shanling M6 Pro flagship DAP improves on the original M6 release with a new dual AK4497EQ DAC and a...
8.3Score Periodic Audio Carbon Review James IEM & Earphones May 13, 2020 2The Periodic Audio Carbon is the company’s flagship IEM featuring a carbon (Diamond) membrane single dynamic driver. It is priced...
7.8Score HiBy Seeds II Review James IEM & Earphones April 26, 2020 0The HiBy Seeds II is a pure copper shell, vacuum-electroplated, dynamic driver universal monitor. It is currently priced at $129....
8.5Reader's Score Final A8000 Review James IEM & Earphones April 15, 2020 0The Final A8000 is a flagship dynamic driver universal monitor with an ultra-thin Beryllium foil (Truly Pure Beryllium Diaphragm). It...
8.2Score FiiO BTR5 Review James Streaming March 29, 2020 28The FiiO BTR5 is their TOTL Bluetooth or wireless DAC/Amp dongle featuring LDAC/HWA decoding, BT5.0, and 9 hours battery life....
8.3Score Earsonics STARK Review James IEM & Earphones March 18, 2020 0The Earsonics STARK is their flagship 5 driver monitor of their new ‘Hybrid’ universal IEM series featuring 1 dynamic and...
7.3Score SoundMAGIC HP1000 & Vento P55 v3.0 Review James Headphones March 8, 2020 0The SoundMAGIC HP1000 & Vento P55 v3.0 are two recently released closed-back dynamic driver headphones. They are priced at $269.99...
7.1Score BGVP EST8 Review James IEM & Earphones February 26, 2020 0The BGVP EST8 is the latest sub-flagship IEM from BGVP, housing 2 Sonion electrostatic drivers and 6 balanced armatures under...
7.8Reader's Score FiiO K5 Pro Review James Amplifiers January 19, 2020 15The FiiO K5 Pro is the latest generation of a solid-state amplifier that started way back in 2012 with the...
8.6Reader's Score FiiO M11 Pro Review James DAP December 15, 2019 21The FiiO M11 Pro is the company’s ‘upgraded’ edition of the Android M11 digital media player featuring a dual DAC...
