The HM-700 and RE-600 by HiFiMAN
HiFiMAN has been making DAPs since about 2009, but they’d always been hulking slabs of audio gear. The HM-801, while smaller than the iPod+amp stacks that were the norm then, was still a 4.5x3 inches and an inc...
7.8Our Score
The X5 by FiiO
Last year I reviewed the X3 and thought it a very good release from FiiO but with a UI that had some growing pains and a design that was not that appealing in aesthetics but certainly functional and well built....
The AK120 by Astell & Kern
I feel like there is an epidemic looming over the heads of most Hi-Fi audio music player designers. Most just can't seem to get it right and so few end up with a solid performer, yet something actually portabl...
The DX50 DAP by Ibasso
It has been an amazing year or two now for the revival of the humble DAP or mp3 player as we used to call it. Hifiman, Colorfly, iRiver's Astell & Kern, FiiO and now Ibasso all coming out with a vision of what ...
The X3 DAP by FiiO
Darn... FiiO just went and did it and finally gave us the DAP they have been talking about since late 2011 - the FiiO X3. Feted for their quality to price ratio and bang for buck kings (sorry I have almost run ...
Ibasso DX100 – The last word in DAPs?
This is not your typical reference portable player review. To be honest, my idea of portable personal audio at this point is a smartphone with decent audio and an in-ear-monitor; lugging around two devices stra...
The S9 By Cowon
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...