The UM10 Pro and ADV Alpha by Westone

November 24, 2013

IEM & Earphones, $201-300, Balanced Armature, Dynamic

Westone have always been one of my favored earphones, particularly the UM3 I reviewed way back when we just got the blog up and running. I was slightly less in love with the more limited UM1 but I still recogni...

8.8

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ALO Audio The Island Review

Marcus

October 20, 2013

Portable Amps & DACs, $201-300

ALO Audio recently released their new balanced USB-powered DAC/AMP called the Island priced at $299 and frankly folks this is about as small as it can get. Ok so I saw the eye-catching pictures like everyone e...

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iBasso DX50 review

Michael

October 13, 2013

DAP, $201-300

The iBasso DX50 is the company’s second mid-range compact digital media player featuring a proprietary OS and a WM8740 24Bit DAC implementation. It is priced at $239. Disclaimer: The iBasso DX50 was sent to us...

The Custom One Pro by Beyerdynamic

Marcus

May 7, 2013

Headphones, $201-300, Dynamic Driver

Everyone knows Beyer's quality and of the last few years their drive for a bit of innovation in driver technology such as their Tesla technology and of late they have been churning out some fantastic audiophile...

Mingo Amp2 Headphone Amplifier

Marcus

November 4, 2012

Portable Amps & DACs, $201-300

For those of you fortunate to frequent Asian shores and in particular China and Hong Kong will know that buried away in those steep streets is a little, but very well known outlet brand, called Mingo. The store...

The AKG K550 – A New Era?

Marcus

July 2, 2012

Headphones, $201-300, Dynamic Driver

After getting my sweaty palms on the K3003 earlier last year and having owned and enjoyed the often polarized but popular K702 for a long period, the arrival of the K550, I admit, got me kind of excited to say ...

7.8

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Nuforce Icon iDo Review

Marcus

December 6, 2011

Portable Amps & DACs, $201-300

I had mentioned previously when reviewing the amazing Cypher Labs Solo DAC that finally audiophilia was catching up to the 'i' phenom and addressing the quality balance that seemed to be sucked out of digital a...

The S9 By Cowon

Headfonics

April 3, 2011

$201-300, DAP, Sources

The box of the S9 is definitely a sight to behold - clean, elegant, minimalistic. Immediately you are greeted with a sexy shot of the PMP, and the AMOLED label on top, Cowon is surely bragging about the power o...

7.7

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Bowers & Wilkins P5 Impressions

Headfonics

April 3, 2011

Headphones, $201-300, Dynamic Driver

When comparing the B&W P5 to the much more expensive Sennheiser HD-800, and to the much less expensive Sennheiser PX-100, I feel that the P5 has the neutrality and smoothness of response that the ...