Portable Amps &amp; DACs

FiiO SNOWSKY Melody Review

September 13, 2025 0

Marcelo reviews the FiiO SNOWSKY Melody, an affordable wood-designed dongle DAC with a dual CS43131 DAC and a 250mW balanced...

8.3

SMSL DS20 Review

August 30, 2025 2

Marcelo reviews the SMSL DS20, a portable quad CS43131 DAC and integrated balanced amplifier capable of up to 500mW of...

8.5

FiiO QX13 Review

August 23, 2025 13

Louis reviews the FiiO QX13, a new high-end dongle DAC with an ES9027SPRO chipset, a 1.99″ color display, and up...

8.1

xDuoo XD05 Basic2 Review

August 20, 2025 0

Marcelo reviews the xDuoo XD05 Basic2, a portable CS43131 DAC and 750mW opamp-swappable headphone amplifier with wireless support. It is...

8.5

iBasso Nunchaku Review

Marcus

July 26, 2025 0

Marcus reviews the iBasso Nunchaku, a dual CS43198 dongle DAC with a solid-state and tube amplifier capable of up to...

7.9

NiPO A100 Review

July 21, 2025 2

Louis reviews the NiPO A100, a new MagSafe-equipped portable DAC and headphone amplifier with up to DSD512 decoding and 550mW...

8.1

ddHiFi TC44Pro M3 Review

Meldrick

July 14, 2025 2

Meldrick reviews the ddHiFi TC44Pro M3, a 3rd-gen dual CS43198 dongle DAC supporting up to 120mW balanced output and DSD256...

8.6

Cayin RU9 Review

Marcus

July 12, 2025 2

Today, Marcus reviews the Cayin RU9, a multi-timbre tube and solid-state USB DAC and headphone amplifier with up to 1W...

8.4

Shanling UP6 Review

July 9, 2025 1

Today, Louis reviews the Shanling UP6, a new dual ES9069Q DAC and balanced headphone amplifier with BT LDAC and aptX...

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8.1

MUSE HiFi M5 Ultra Review

May 23, 2025 0

In this feature, Marcelo reviews the MUSE HiFi M5 Ultra, a BT-capable portable ES9038Q2M DAC/Amplifier with dual tube and solid-state...

8.3

Questyle M18i Review

May 21, 2025 0

Today, Louis reviews the Questyle M18i, a new flagship ES9219Q and wireless-capable dongle DAC with balanced Current Mode amplification. It...

7.7

FiiO RR11 Review

Lynn

May 10, 2025 4

Today, Lynn reviews the FiiO RR11, the company’s debut portable FM Radio player with added dongle functionality and 17.5 hours...

8.6

EarMen L-Amp Review

Lynn

April 23, 2025 2

Lynn reviews the EarMen L-Amp, a new dual JAN6418 NOS vacuum tube portable headphone amplifier and DAC with up to...

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7.9

FiiO SNOWSKY RETRO NANO Review

Thomas

March 29, 2025 1

Today, Thomas reviews the FiiO SNOWSKY RETRO NANO, an affordable retro-designed self-powered Bluetooth dongle DAC with up to 220mW output...

9.1

Cayin C9ii Review

Marcus

March 19, 2025 0

Today, Marcus reviews the Cayin C9ii, a dual solid-state and Gen 5 Nutube circuit portable headphone amplifier with up to...

7.9

ddHiFi TC35M2 Review

Thomas

February 3, 2025 0

Today’s feature is Thomas’s review of the ddHiFi TC35M2, a tiny 384kHz capable DAC and USB-C to 3.5mm converter for...

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7.8

iFi audio GO link Max Review

Meldrick

January 15, 2025 0

Today’s feature from Meldrick is a review of the iFi audio GO link Max, a compact and affordable DSD256 and...

7.7

Heartfield R1 Review

Kurt

January 8, 2025 4

In this feature, Kurt reviews the Heartfield R1, an affordable dongle DAC featuring a proprietary 64-resistor R2R architecture and balanced...

8

Questyle M15C Review

Thomas