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7.4Our Score

The Wireless & Diva Headphones By FIIL

Michael

September 28, 2016

$101-200, $201-300, Gear Reviews, Headphones, Portable

FIIL is a relatively new company that really broke the walls of the Audiophile palace with their latest DIVA on-ear and Wireless over-ear models. I've not heard such nice sounding headphones that packed this ma...

8Our Score

The DK1 Multifunction Dock By FiiO

Marcus

August 17, 2016

Accessories, DAP's, Gear Reviews, Up To $100

With the release of the DK1 Multifunction dock, I am pretty sure this marks the end of the initial cycle of accessories specifically for the X series DAPs with the focus primarily being on the X7. I cannot gua...

9.1Our Score

The ISOLATE Noise Blockers By Flare Audio

Michael

July 13, 2016

Accessories, Gadgets, Gear Reviews

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This is not an audio product that delivers sound, so hopefully, nobody is mistaking this for a new IEM from Davies Roberts: The Mad Scientist, as I call him now. His ISOLATE is simply a high-quality earplug of ...

7.5Our Score

The Clarito By Rock Jaw Audio

Smit Patel

July 10, 2016

Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

Having already reviewed their Genus V2 IEMs, which can be found here, Rock Jaw is already back in action with the release of the “award-winning” Clarito IEMs. At just an entry-level price of £23.95, Rockjaw has...

8.6Our Score

The Symbiote SP V3 By DHC

Nic Flinkenflogel

July 6, 2016

Accessories, Cables, Gear Reviews

This is part two of a four-part series of high-end cables. For the general introduction about cable performance and matching, please see the first review of the series (Rhapsodio Golden). In each review, the sc...

8.6Our Score

The Golden IEM Cable By Rhapsodio

Nic Flinkenflogel

June 26, 2016

$501-1000, Accessories, Cables, Gear Reviews

Cables. The single most controversial subject in an already questionable hobby. Reading about the topic might already put on a frown by many readers. And what’s worse, it’s high-end cables. High end, as in, eve...

7.8Our Score

The Pryma By Sonus Faber

Michael

May 4, 2016

$401-500, Gear Reviews, Headphones, Portable

Sonus Faber, primarily an Italian brand, has launched their first and solid attempt at a nice sounding headphone with their Pryma. When I'd first heard their announcement of a future headphone release, I was a...

9.2Our Score

The Mojo By Chord Electronics

Marcus

April 3, 2016

$501-1000, DAC's, Gear Reviews, Portable Amps

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...

8.3Our Score

The Wizard Savant IEM by Noble Audio

Marcus

December 9, 2015

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

In French the term "savant" is derived from the French term ’savoir' or "to know" in English and is generally interpreted to mean "knowing" or knowing a lot about a particular subject. Given that Noble's Savant...

7.5Our Score

The Edition M by Ultrasone

Michael

December 2, 2015

$1000+, Gear Reviews, Portable

Time moves quickly these days in headphone world and a few years back Ultrasone cans where popping up at a lot of meets all shiny and expensive but oh so touch worthy. Since then Hifiman, Audeze has stolen the ...

DUNU Titan 1 (Fiio EX1) vs DUNU Titan 3 vs DUNU Titan 5 – Clash of the Titans!

Smit Patel

November 25, 2015

$101-200, Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

In early 2015, DUNU launched an extremely well-regarded model that pushed the envelope of innovation with its bold driver configuration and daring outer shell design. Touted the DUNU Titan 1, the model incorpor...

7.6Our Score

The A73 IEM By Fidue

Marcus

November 23, 2015

$101-200, Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

Fidue have started to get rather prolific in the IEM market over the last year or two and from the A83 downwards I have seen at least 4 to 5 new models come out all with specific target markets in mind from tre...

7Our Score

The Xtreme BT Speaker by JBL

Michael

November 19, 2015

$201-300, Gadgets, Gear Reviews, Speakers

JBL really surprised me when they asked me to take a listen to their new Xtreme BT speaker. It is funny…reviewing this speaker really swindled me right back to a decade ago, back when I was a speakerphile and ...

7.5Our Score

The S5 IEM By Brainwavz

Sherwino

November 10, 2015

Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

Brainwavz, the darling of the budget IEM audiophiles, have recently released probably one of their most expensive IEMs to date, the $99 S5, just second only to the $123 R3 which is still their current top of th...

8.4Our Score

The L5Pro DAP By Luxury & Precision

Michael

November 9, 2015

$501-1000, DAP's, Gear Reviews, Sources

The world of high end portable music players seems to be set up like a tiger pit with many companies vying for attention, the ultimate prize of which would be reigning over all others with an iron fist. The DA...

8Our Score

Objective2 USB DAC & Amplifier Rev.B by Mayflower

Michael

November 4, 2015

$201-300, Amplifiers, DAC's, Gear Reviews, Solid State, Sources

Oh, come on! Are you kidding, Mayflower? Pssh. Just take my $1000 deposit for the next few renditions of the O2 now, if you don’t mind. If you are an audio enthusiast, you should know that the O2 Amp/DAC is ...

7.7Our Score

The Alfa Genus V2 IEM by Rock Jaw

Marcus

October 29, 2015

Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

Rockjaw Audio are a small-time British Audio company that are all about the quality of sound whilst heavily emphasising the importance of simplicity. A few of their previous offerings were rated pretty well her...

7.3Our Score

BLU-100 Bluetooth 4.0 aptX IEM by Brainwavz

Marcus

October 21, 2015

Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

It never rains it only pours. The Pendulumic Stance S1+ is the first proper aptX BT headphone I reviewed recently. I thought it was a pretty decent rig for the price just lacking in a little bass which I found ...

9Our Score

The VE5 CIEM By Vision Ears

Marcus

October 18, 2015

$1000+, Custom Monitors, Gear Reviews

The last time I checked out Vision Ears product range I went right for the big kahuna, the VE6XC in late 2014. This was and still is their flagship with the x1 and X2 versions combined into a switch operated CI...

8.7Our Score

The Magni 2U & Modi 2U By Schiit

Smit Patel

October 14, 2015

$101-200, Amplifiers, DAC's, Gear Reviews, Solid State, Sources

The crudely named audio company has been in the game for quite some time now having released a myriad of audio solutions for virtually every price point. Built exclusively in the US, Schiit abides by a simply p...