Reader's Score

Phatlab Chimera Review

Marcus

Portable Amps & DACs

June 30, 2021 0

The Phatlab Chimera is a JFET/Tube dual-mode portable headphone amplifier capable of up to 1W of PO output power. It...

7.7

Reader's Score

HiBy FC3 Review

Louis

Portable Amps & DACs

June 16, 2021 6

The HiBy FC3 is a compact USB DAC/amplifier dongle capable of DSD128 and MQA decoding, as well as up to...

8.1

Reader's Score

Khadas Tone2 Pro Review

Jarvin

Portable Amps & DACs

April 16, 2021 8

The Khadas Tone2 Pro is a USB-powered DAC/Amplifier featuring bitperfect decoding up to DSD512, MQA, and balanced output capability. It...

8

Reader's Score

Hidizs DH80 Review

Michael

Portable Amps & DACs

April 14, 2021 5

The Hidizs DH80 is a portable balanced DAC & amp uniquely designed to cradle the company’s AP80 DAP as a...

8.1

Reader's Score

iBasso DC04 Review

Louis

Portable Amps & DACs

April 10, 2021 13

The iBasso DC04 is a dual CS43131 DAC and balanced 4.4mm output capable dongle delivering up to 195mW into 32Ω....

8.3

Reader's Score

HiBy FD1 & Beans Review

James

Portable Amps & DACs

April 2, 2021 4

The HiBy FD1 & Beans is an affordable compact USB-powered DAC/ amplifier and a single dynamic driver IEM combo. They...

8.7

Reader's Score

iFi Audio Micro iDSD Signature Review

Louis

Portable Amps & DACs

March 21, 2021 20

The iFi Audio Micro iDSD Signature is a transportable headphone amplifier and DAC with DSD512 and MQA decoding capability. It...

8

Reader's Score

CEntrance HiFi-M8 V2 Review

Michael

Portable Amps & DACs

March 20, 2021 2

The CEntrance HiFi-M8 V2 is a 2nd Gen portable DAC and headphone amplifier featuring 32BIT/384kHZ decoding and up to 1.6W...

8.8

Reader's Score

Cayin C9 Review

Marcus

Portable Amps & DACs

January 20, 2021 6

The Cayin C9 is a transportable dual Korg NuTube balanced portable amplifier featuring dual operational mode and timbral controls. It...

8

Reader's Score

FiiO Q5s Type-C Review

James

Portable Amps & DACs

January 3, 2021 0

The FiiO Q5s Type-C is a portable DAC and amp featuring a detachable THX AAA AM3D amp card, dual AK4493EQ,...

8.3

Reader's Score

ULTRASONE Panther Review

Michael

Portable Amps & DACs

December 19, 2020 2

The ULTRASONE Panther is a compact portable headphone amplifier and DAC with native DSD256 decoding and up to 950mW of...

7.8

Reader's Score

Earmen Sparrow Review

Michael

Portable Amps & DACs

October 31, 2020 16

The Earmen Sparrow is a miniature USB DAC, preamp, and headphone amp featuring an ES9281PRO and offering MQA compatibility. It...

7.7

Reader's Score

FiiO Q3 Review

James

Portable Amps & DACs

October 30, 2020 13

The FiiO Q3 is a portable THX balanced DAC/amplifier using an AK4462 DAC with DSD512 native decoding and up to...

7.6

Reader's Score

Hidizs S9 Review

Michael

Portable Amps & DACs

October 18, 2020 2

The Hidizs S9 is a dongle-type balanced and single-ended capable DAC and amplifier capable of up to DSD512 and PCM...

8.4

Reader's Score

Hifiman HM1000 Review

James

Portable Amps & DACs

October 9, 2020 6

The Hifiman HM1000 is a high-end portable integrated amplifier and DAC with a classic R2R PCM1704K DAC chipset, BT capability,...

7.7

Reader's Score

Periodic Audio Nickel Review

James

Portable Amps & DACs

September 19, 2020 4

The Periodic Audio Nickel is a tiny pure analog portable headphone amplifier with a 250mW unbalanced output rating into 32Ω....

8.2

Reader's Score

Swan Song Audio Mini DAC Review

Michael

Portable Amps & DACs

August 12, 2020 4

The Swan Song Audio Mini DAC is a compact high-end portable amp/DAC using a TI Burr-Brown and Analog Devices implementation....

7.7

Reader's Score

HELM Audio DB12 AAAMP Review

Louis

Portable Amps & DACs

August 5, 2020 2

The Helm Audio DB12 AAAMP is a THX-certified mobile in-line headphone amplifier with up to 110mW of power and 8...

7.5

Reader's Score

xDuoo XD05 Plus Review

Michael

Portable Amps & DACs

July 15, 2020 6

The xDuoo XD05 Plus is a revised edition of the original XD05 featuring an AK4493 DAC, USB-C, and twice the...

7.7

Reader's Score

Zorloo Ztella Review

Louis

Portable Amps & DACs

July 11, 2020 18

The Zorloo Ztella is an MQA capable digital audio dongle that can be used with smartphones or as a USB-DAC...