8.9
NuPrime Alita Review
The NuPrime Alita is a slimline high-end integrated solid-state headphone amplifier, pre-amp and AK4493EQ implemented DAC. It is priced at €1295.
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8.9
8.8
Burson Conductor 3 Performance Review
The Burson Conductor 3 Performance is an integrated DAC, pre-out, and headphone amplifier with up to 4W of output power. It is priced at $1044.
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9.2
Hifiman HM1000 Review
The Hifiman HM1000 is a high-end portable integrated amplifier and DAC with a classic R2R PCM1704K DAC chipset, BT capability, and balanced connections. It is priced at $4891.
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8.8
YULONG DA-ART Aquila II Review
The YULONG DA-ART Aquila II is an integrated DAC, preamp, and balanced headphone amplifier featuring up to 4W of balanced output power. It is priced at $700.
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7.8
Periodic Audio Nickel Review
The Periodic Audio Nickel is a tiny pure analog portable headphone amplifier with a 250mW unbalanced output rating into 32Ω. It is priced at $299.
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9.7
dCS Bartok Review
The dCS Bartok is a British high-end integrated streaming capable DAC and headphone amplifier featuring their renowned dCS Ring DAC™ technology. It is priced at $17250 for the DAC and amplifier and $14500 for t...
8.3
Schiit Audio Magnius Review
The Schiit Audio Magnius is an affordable balanced headphone amplifier and preamplifier offering up to 6.0W RMS per channel. It is priced at $199.
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8.2
Topping L30 Headphone Amplifier Review
The Topping L30 is a compact 3.5W capable single-ended headphone amplifier and pre-amplifier using trickle-down technology from the flagship A90. It is priced at $139.
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8.3
Swan Song Audio Mini DAC Review
The Swan Song Audio Mini DAC is a compact high-end portable amp/DAC using a TI Burr-Brown and Analog Devices implementation. It is priced at $950.
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7.7
HELM Audio DB12 AAAMP Review
The Helm Audio DB12 AAAMP is a THX-certified mobile in-line headphone amplifier with up to 110mW of power and 8 hours battery life. It is priced at $199.99.
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8.6
xDuoo XD05 Plus Review
The xDuoo XD05 Plus is a revised edition of the original XD05 featuring an AK4493 DAC, USB-C, and twice the output power at 1W into 32Ω. It is priced at $259.90.
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8
Zorloo Ztella Review
The Zorloo Ztella is an MQA capable digital audio dongle that can be used with smartphones or as a USB-DAC on a PC. It is priced at $99 and $79 for a non-MQA version.
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8.6
Dan Clark Audio Hel Yeah! Review
The Dan Clark Audio Hel Yeah! bundle consists of a revised and improved AEON FLOW RT, Schiit Audio's HEL DAC/Amp, and an Antlion ModMic. It is priced at $649.99
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8.1
Earmen TR-Amp Review
The Earmen TR-Amp is a portable integrated DAC and amplifier using an ES9038Q2M chipset, with MQA capability, and up to 400mW of output power. It is priced at $249.
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8.1
Lotoo PAW S1 Review
The Lotoo PAW S1 is a new hi-res integrated portable amplifier and DAC dongle featuring PMEQ and up to PCM 32/384 and DSD 128 decoding. It is priced at $165.
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8.2
iFi Audio Zen DAC Review
The iFi Audio Zen DAC is an entry-level desktop integrated DAC and balanced headphone amplifier with MQA support. It is priced at $129.99.
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8.3
iFi Audio hip-dac Review
The iFi Audio hip-dac is a new portable integrated amplifier and DAC designed to replace your smartphone's audio output. Featuring a BurrBrown DAC and MQA decoding, the hip-dac is priced at $149.
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8
NuPrime Hi-mDAC Review
The NuPrime Hi-mDAC is a small portable high-resolution DAC and headphone amp capable of PCM 32/384 and DSD 256 decoding. It is currently priced at €139.
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Chord Electronics Hugo TT2 – First Contact
The Chord Electronics Hugo TT2 is a gen 2 high-end DAC, preamp and headphone amplifier. It has 5x the processing power of the original Hugo TT. The TT2 is priced at £3995.
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