The Reference Series by Lake People
Sadly, Lake People is a brand that is not often covered on Headfonics. Depending on your location, maybe you haven't heard of the brand altogether. But I am sure you have heard of Violectric before. Violectric ...
Amplifier Review
8.5Our Score
The HA-2SE By Oppo
Oppo Digital nailed it for me in terms of form factor and pricing for the original HA-2 DAC/Amp combo back when we reviewed it in April 2015. Its slim profile was a perfect match for smartphone users to strap ...
8.2Our Score
The M-03 & KS-H4 Electrostatic System By Kingsound
It has been just over 3 years since we last reviewed the "process" of electrostatic product development from Hong Kong manufacturers, Kingsound Audio. At the time they had just moved past the initial "prototype...
The Continental V5 By ALO Audio
In some ways, the rise of quality DAP has helped bring a bit of focus into the portable amping market. Used to be there was a ton of portable amps in every store and stacking was the way to go with an IC always...
The EMAC 535SE Amplifier by The Audio Guild
The EMAC 535SE is the most recent offering from The Audio Guild, a California-based company run by Steve Eddy and Liam Strain, who are two of the nicest guys I've ever spoken to. They were dead set on fashionin...
THE ADI-2 Pro By RME
When I first heard about the ADI-2 Pro some months ago, I was indeed very interested. I read some more news on professional audio sites but some of the jargon I did not understand. I'm sorry, I have to admit, I...
8.8Our Score
The Elise By Feliks Audio
Bargain amplifier hunters, look no further than Feliks Audio. I've tried to get my hands on this Elise for half the year of 2016 and I am saddened that it only arrived at the end of the year for me...when I cou...
8Our Score
The HDACC DAC/Amp By Essence
Editorial note: This review is split into two parts. The first part will focus on the HDACC main selling points, its features and build quality and how it performs as part of the traditional headphone desktop s...
The Soloist SL MK2 By Burson Audio
Kind of hard to say no to Burson, isn't it? At this point, it seems like Burson is a never-fail company that can churn out wins in their sleep. There have been far too many stellar product releases in the ampli...
The Micro iCAN SE & Micro iDAC 2 By iFi Audio
Not too long ago, iFi released some new products in their Micro series that really satisfied my musical backbone. Didn't at all see this one coming, but I am sure glad these two products from iFi made their way...
The K5 By FiiO
This one slipped down the publishing schedule, my bad, but it is rather good timing considering we just published the DK1 Multifunction dock a few weeks back which offers a slither of what the K5 can do with th...
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The FSM-02 V2 By Lear
The FMS-02 V2 portable amp from Lear has been out for quite some time, 3 years to be exact. However, given the MSRP has dropped by over HK$1000 to a very enticing HK$1,998 and Lear has very kindly sent me a sam...
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The A1 By FiiO
The is the second time we reviewed an A1 from FiiO only this time they switched the "A1" tag from a budget class-D speaker amp they launched in 2011 and stuck it on the latest generation of the old E6 micro amp...
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The Mojo By Chord Electronics
The vast majority of people who buy music today buy it via streaming, or individual purchases, and then drag and drop the files onto their phone, DAP, or carry it on their laptop. There are now a ton of competi...
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The Espressivo-E By Feliks Audio
Coming highly recommended by some peers of mine from overseas, Feliks Audio's $349 Espressivo-E Tube Amp has solidified my hopes for a more positive audiophile future for us all. You don't really need to read ...
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The X7 AM2 Module By FiiO
There was always going to be a part 2 and part 3 and so forth with the FiiO X7 DAP given its modular amping system and generally long shelf life road map planned from the start. I was wary initially of the poss...
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The P5 “Falcon” by Ibasso
It has been the trend of late to roll out eye catching statements with portable amps from big companies who are preferring to roll DAC's and amps into combo units and pitch them as your smartphone or iGadget co...
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The Ruby By Stoner Acoustics
Cracking name, Larry Miller would be proud, "Yeah but I don't know anyone called Ruby" - yeah you do now and it is the size of a postage stamp with a knob on the end of it. Few amps come in this size, perhaps t...
The Sustain84 By Cypher Labs
I can never quite tell if Cypher Labs practices soft launches or things just creep up on me with their product line but towards the end of 2015 David and his team got all tubey and launched the portable tube am...
8.4Our Score
The Heron 5 by Airist Audio
A new player has entered the battle field and I’ve almost no information to share about Airist Audio apart from the fact they are a small team of smart people from the likes of MIT, Harvard to name but a few co...