$501-1000

8.7Our Score

Cayin iDAP-6 Review

December 17, 2017

The Cayin iDAP-6 is priced at $799 and is the last in the trilogy of their 'i-series' desktop components primarily targeted for headphone users. I say last because shooting for a stack of four components, smal...

9.2Our Score

HiBy Music R6 Review

Marcus

December 13, 2017

$501-1000, DAP's

Disclaimer: The HiBy Music R6 sent to us uses the domestic market firmware. Some features that will be in the international version are missing on this unit at the time of review. As such we will revisit this r...

8.9Our Score

Custom Art FIBAE 2 Review

Marcus

December 10, 2017

$501-1000, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

There were a few IEMs that caught my "ear" at CanJam Singapore 2017 at relatively affordable levels. The first was the Nightingale YK1 from Vietnam that we reviewed in mid-2017. The second memorable choice was...

8.9Our Score

Lime Ears Model X Review

Marcus

November 19, 2017

$501-1000, Custom Monitors, IEM & Earphones

Lime Ears is a new name to Headfonics though a lot of us here are well aware of their products and the recent success of their excellent Aether. Owned and managed by Emil Stołecki, they hail out of Poland and ...

8.7Our Score

Audio Zenith PMx2 Review

Klaus

November 12, 2017

$501-1000, Headphones, Orthodynamic

Back in 2014 Kyle reviewed the Oppo PM-2 (https://headfonics.com/2014/11/the-pm-2-planer-headphone-by-oppo/) and concluded that the PM2 were an amazing set of headphones with only but a few flaws. Kyle was not...

8.6Our Score

Campfire Audio Polaris Review

Marcus

November 1, 2017

$501-1000, Hybrid Universal, IEM & Earphones

The Polaris is the big release of 2017 from Campfire Audio after a big push for their high-end units in late 2016. Out of that batch, the Dorado was their first hybrid IEM sporting an 8.5mm beryllium PVD dynam...

8.5Our Score

The Pretty Little Beast By Jomo Audio

Marcus

October 8, 2017

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price

I first met with Joseph regarding the 6 and 6R in mid to late 2015 and I kicked off the review of those two products stating the Singaporean based Jomo Audio as a relative newcomer. It certainly does not feel ...

7.9Our Score

The Box One By Silent Point

Marcus

October 6, 2017

$501-1000, Accessories

Outside our office, we have a single transformer that supplies about 3-4 different properties and we actually have an electrician who has spent most of his time adding additional grounding to keep our AC as cle...

9Our Score

The ÆON By MrSpeakers

Marcus

October 1, 2017

$501-1000, Headphones, Orthodynamic

Mad Dog, Alpha Dog, Prime, Ether, Ether Flow and now Aeon. MrSpeakers is on quite a roll since 2012 and is now a bonafide manufacturer in their own right of some amazing planar headphones with their own unique ...

8.8Our Score

The ME.1 By Unique Melody

Marcus

September 20, 2017

$501-1000, IEM & Earphones, Planar Magnetic

Two interesting themes have developed over the last year or so but not necessarily intertwining until now. The first has been the gradual introduction of planar technology into IEMs. Bravo says I because thus ...

8.5Our Score

The Sage Wizard Edition By Noble Audio

Marcus

September 17, 2017

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price

Noble's Classic line got a fairly substantial revamp last year and we have been working our way through them steadily since then. The Sage sits somewhere in the middle of the range priced at $599 and after spe...

8.3Our Score

The VS-4 By Clear Tune Monitors

Marcus

September 6, 2017

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price

This is our first collaboration with Clear Tune Monitors though they have been around for quite a while now (2010). CTM, (going forward), hail out of Orlando, Florida and are essentially a family business (Sand...

9Our Score

The X7 Mark II By FiiO

Marcus

September 3, 2017

$501-1000, DAP's, Search By Price, Sources

Given the rapid development of DAPs in the last 2 years, it is totally unsurprising to see FiiO launch a revised edition of their original and very successful X7 flagship DAP which launched in late 2015. FiiO h...

8.9Our Score

The SINE DX By Audeze

Marcus

August 27, 2017

$501-1000, Headphones, Open, Portable

By a quirk of fate, Mike reviewed the SINE closed headphone over a year ago and seemed very happy with it. It stole the show for him, got the end of the year award and rated a solid 9.0. You can't say fairer t...

8.4Our Score

The NightOwl Carbon By AudioQuest

Michael

August 23, 2017

$501-1000, Closed, Headphones

Fast on the heels of the successful launch of AudioQuest's first foray into headphones, the NightHawk, in comes a new headphone, called the NightOwl. This closed back very cool Carbon designed headphone is pri...

8.7Our Score

The iDAC-6 & iHA-6 By Cayin

Marcus

August 6, 2017

$501-1000, Amplifiers, DAC's, Solid State, Sources

Such has been the hype regarding their well received portable audio products in the last 18 months you would be forgiven for forgetting that Cayin's bread and butter were, and perhaps still is, desktop componen...

8.8Our Score

The VorzAMPduo II By Vorzuge

Marcus

August 2, 2017

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Portable Amps

November 18th, 2013. That was the last time Vorzuge and I collaborated on a review and it was then our product of the year, the Vorzuge VorzAMPduo. Reading back, I was delighted with everything about that amp,...

8.5Our Score

The Amiron Home By Beyerdynamic

Marcus

July 26, 2017

$501-1000, Full-Size, Headphones, Open

Beyerdynamic had a busy year in 2016 with the release of the DT1770 and DT1990. These were updated revisions of the older DT770 and DT990 classic models, both in terms of sound and looks. Personally, I thought...

8.5Our Score

The Dacamp L1 By RHA

Marcus

June 4, 2017

$501-1000, DAC's, Sources

The Dacamp L1 was released at the same time as the CL1 and CL750 and represents part of the second generation of audiophile products launched by RHA towards the end of 2017/start of 2017. It is the first DAC/a...

8.4Our Score

The OPUS#3 By The Bit

Marcus

May 31, 2017

$501-1000, DAP's, Sources

Three is greater than one but less than two. Or so it is according to Korean DAP specialists, The BIT. This counting conundrum caught me out by surprise when I met the team earlier this year in CanJam Singapor...