8.1Score Oppo HA-2 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs April 5, 2015 52The Oppo HA-2 is a first-generation portable integrated amplifier and DAC featuring an ES9018K2M DAC and OTG. It is priced...
The Companion One by Celsus Marcus Streaming March 22, 2015 4I am usually a bit hesitant at any literary toe-dipping into the cult of personality, especially when it comes to...
8Reader's Score Shure SE846 Review Smit Patel IEM & Earphones March 11, 2015 20Our review of the Shure SE846, which is the company’s flagship quad-balanced armature driver universal monitor with a 3-way system...
8.9Score Bakoon HPA-01M Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs March 8, 2015 6The Bakoon HPA-01M is a new current-mode designed dual output portable analog amplifier. It is priced at $1295. Disclaimer: The...
7.8Score Sony NWZ-A17 Review Michael DAP March 4, 2015 12The Sony NWZ-A17 is a mid-fi Bluetooth-capable digital media player featuring BT connectivity and 24BIT/192kHz decoding capability. It is priced...
The StageDiver 4 (SD-4) IEM by Inear Headfonics IEM & Earphones March 1, 2015 13If you ask any mass consumer about Inear, the most you will get as an answer would be a shrug. ...
The Flow by Aurender Marcus $1000+ January 31, 2015 2Recently there has been a bit of a drive to make the portable amplification and decoding device relevant again in...
8.1Score Final Heaven VIII Review Smit Patel IEM & Earphones January 28, 2015 0Disclaimer: The Final Heaven VIII sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the...
The Sound Blaster E5 by Creative Marcus $101-200 January 21, 2015 29In mid-2014 we first got wind of a new series of budget-busting ‘do it all’ audio DAC/amps from Sound Blaster...
The VELVET IEM by Earsonics Smit Patel IEM & Earphones January 18, 2015 5EarSonics is one company that needs no introduction and has been a major player in the audiophile world since the...
Our Top Gear For 2014 Marcus Annual Awards December 30, 2014 2And so yet another year is drawing to a close. As I sit back and unwind with a cup of...
8.8Reader's Score Vision Ears VE6 XControl Review Marcus IEM & Earphones December 15, 2014 2The Vision Ears VE6 XControl is a 6 BA driver custom IEM with a unique switchable dual-tuning design. It is...
The W300AR CIEM By Advanced AcousticWerkes Marcus IEM & Earphones December 5, 2014 10There are a lot of custom IEM companies out there vying for your hard earned cash and sense of individuality....
The Urbanite On-Ear by Sennheiser Michael on ear November 30, 2014 2The new Sennheiser Urbanite was released a few months ago and we took time out to see how Sennheiser has...
0Our Score The X1 DAP by FiiO Marcus DAP October 7, 2014 13The recent launch of the X1 by FiiO sort of completes the “Holy Trinity” of FiiO digital audio players with...
7.9Score FiiO E10K Olympus 2 Review Donunus Portable Amps & DACs August 12, 2014 12The FiiO E10K Olympus 2 is a second-generation entry-level transportable micro USB powered DAC/Amp with a price of $75.99 Disclaimer:...
7.7Our Score The A83 Hybrid IEM by Fidue Marcus $301-400 August 8, 2014 18Chinese IEM specialists Fidue have just recently released their new flagship hybrid IEM, the A83, and Headfonics was lucky enough...
8.2Score iBasso DX90 Review Marcus DAP July 1, 2014 44The iBasso DX90 is the company’s new flagship DAP and supersedes the older DX50. It comes with a proprietary OS...
Grado goes “e” – An Interview with Jonathan Grado Marcus Features June 26, 2014 27My actual first ‘proper’ headphone was a Grado SR80 combined with a Little Dot MK2 tube amp and some DAC...
The HD6 Mix, HD7 DJ and HD8 DJ by Sennheiser Michael Dynamic Driver April 27, 2014 2At CES 2014 Sennheiser gave us a first glimpse of their new headphone lineup with 3 new headphone geared specifically...
