8.1Score EarMen Donald DAC Review Michael DAC May 24, 2020 7The EarMen Donald DAC is a budget-friendly portable pure DAC using a Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC and capable of MQA...
7.4Score Moondrop Starfield Review Michael IEM & Earphones May 10, 2020 8The Moondrop Starfield is a universal monitor that uses a carbon nanotube diaphragm 10mm dual cavity dynamic driver. It is...
7.6Score NuPrime Hi-mDAC Review Michael Portable Amps & DACs May 3, 2020 7The NuPrime Hi-mDAC is a small portable high-resolution DAC and headphone amp capable of PCM 32/384 and DSD 256 decoding....
7.3Reader's Score FiiO FH1s Review Michael IEM & Earphones April 22, 2020 16The FiiO FH1s is a hybrid entry-level universal monitor featuring a 13.6mm dynamic driver and a single Knowles BA driver....
8.3Reader's Score Cayin iDAC-6 MK2 Review Marcus DAC April 19, 2020 17The Cayin iDAC-6 MK2 is the company’s 2nd-generation i-Series hybrid tube DAC capable of up to DSD512 and PCM 768kHz...
8.1Score Swan Song Audio Headphones Review Michael Headphones April 8, 2020 0The Swan Song Audio Headphones are a beautifully wood-crafted single dynamic driver open-back circumaural headphones. They are priced at $1950....
8.7Reader's Score Hifiman Ananda BT Review Marcus Headphones April 5, 2020 16The Hifiman Ananda BT is a wireless edition of the original open-back full-sized Ananda planar headphones featuring Bluetooth LDAC decoding...
7.9Score Xduoo TA-10 Review Michael Amplifiers January 12, 2020 0The Xduoo TA-10 is an all-in-one mid-fi level desktop hybrid DAC and Tube headphone amplifier plus pre-amplifier. It is priced...
7.8Score Hidizs AP80 Cu Review Michael DAP January 8, 2020 0The Hidizs AP80 Cu is a special edition of the company’s entry-level AP80 digital audio player featuring a copper housing...
Our Bang For Buck Awards For 2019 Marcus Annual Awards December 27, 2019 0It’s time for our 2019 Bang For Buck Awards, a feature we started last year to recognize what we believe...
8.9Reader's Score Burson Conductor 3 Review Michael Amplifiers December 22, 2019 23The Burson Conductor 3 is a new flagship desktop headphone amp & DAC featuring dual ES9038Q2M, BT5.0 and up to...
8.4Reader's Score Monoprice Monolith THX Portable Headphone Amplifier & DAC Review Michael Portable Amps & DACs December 1, 2019 15This is a review of the new portable Monoprice Monolith THX Portable Headphone Amplifier and DAC featuring THX AAA amplification...
8.1Reader's Score Cayin YB04 Review Marcus IEM & Earphones November 24, 2019 0The Cayin YB04 is the company’s debut universal monitor featuring a quad balanced armature driver configuration and CNC Aluminum design....
8.5Reader's Score Monoprice Monolith™ THX Amplifier & DAC Review Michael Amplifiers October 13, 2019 4The Monoprice Monolith™ THX Amplifier is a mid-fi priced THX certified DAC/Amp combo featuring dual AK4493 and up to 2W...
8.7Reader's Score Satin Audio Athena Review Marcus Cables October 4, 2019 2The Satin Audio Athena is the company’s new flagship IEM cable from their Olympus Series and comes in both 4...
8.6Score Audeze LCD-GX Review Michael Headphones September 25, 2019 11The Audeze LCD-GX is a re-imagination of the of their classic open-back planar magnetic design into a full-on gaming-orientated headphone...
8.6Reader's Score Audeze LCD-i3 Review Michael IEM & Earphones September 18, 2019 13The Audeze LCD-i3 is the company’s latest in-ear open design planar magnetic monitor pulling from the design of their flagship...
8.6Reader's Score DROP Liquid Carbon X + SDAC DAC/AMP Review Michael Amplifiers September 8, 2019 0The DROP Liquid Carbon X + SDAC DAC/AMP is a hybrid of the x Alex Cavalli Liquid Carbon X amp and...
7.9Score AkoustyX R-115 & R-220 Review Michael IEM & Earphones September 6, 2019 4The AkoustyX R-115 & R-220 are single and dual-driver proprietary tuned, balanced armature monitors with a stage referencing tuning. They...
8.6Reader's Score Lime Ears Aether R Review Marcus IEM & Earphones August 14, 2019 4We review the Lime Ears Aether R, which is a revised edition of their acclaimed original Aether CIEM complete with...