The F-35 ‘The Lightning’ Portable Amp by Ray Samuels Michael Portable Amps & DACs June 18, 2014 7A few years ago, Ray Samuels created a line of portable amplifiers that became staples of the high-end portable rigs...
The s301 by Perfect Sound Marcus Dynamic Driver June 12, 2014 1So we are back with Perfect Sound and this time it is their ‘mid-tier’ unit, the s301 closed portable headphone...
The Dido D901 by Perfect Sound Headfonics Dynamic Driver June 8, 2014 16A large portion of the headphone market under $100 is made up of very bassy headphones, but the number of...
8.5Reader's Score Hifiman HM-901 Review Marcus DAP April 20, 2014 6The Hifiman HM-901 is a flagship digital media player with a unique interchangeable amplification stage. It is priced at $1499....
8.2Score Questyle CMA800R Review Marcus Amplifiers April 14, 2014 2The Questyle CMA800R is a single-ended current mode solid-state desktop amplifier with monoblock compatibility. It is priced at $1,499. Disclaimer:...
The NS800 v2 Monitors by Nocs Marcus IEM & Earphones April 8, 2014 1I tried the NOCS brand before with the NS700 cans and although they looked suspiciously like the Platten range from...
8.1Score Elekit TU-HP01 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs March 13, 2014 4The Elekit TU-HP01 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank Elekit for this...
7Score Astell & Kern AK10 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs March 6, 2014 16The Astell & Kern AK10 is a compact portable USB-DAC and OTG amplifier using a WM8740 Wolfson DAC chip capable...
8.4Score Burson Audio Conductor SL Review Michael Amplifiers March 2, 2014 11The Burson Audio Conductor SL is a high-end solid-state desktop headphone amp & DAC featuring 2 DAC cards, an ES9018,...
7Reader's Score Audeze LCD-3 Review Michael Headphones February 22, 2014 17This is a review of the Audeze LCD-3, which is a set of open-back planar magnetic headphones using the company’s...
8.3Reader's Score AKG K812 Review Michael Headphones February 16, 2014 48Today, we have an in-depth review of the AKG K812, which is the company’s new flagship open-back dynamic driver headphone...
7.7Score FiiO X5 Review Marcus DAP February 3, 2014 30The FiiO X5 is the second digital media player launched by the company and a class higher than the original...
7.8Reader's Score Aiaiai TMA-1 X Review Marcus Headphones January 26, 2014 2The Aiaiai TMA-1 X is an affordable closed-back 40mm dynamic driver headphone built for the studio professional and DJ. It...
7.6Score Miniwatt N4 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs January 22, 2014 1The Miniwatt N4 is a portable amplifier and integrated DAC capable of 32BIT/192k decoding and 100mW into a 32Ω load....
9Score Our Top Gear from 2013 Marcus Annual Awards December 23, 2013 12013 has been an interesting year for us at Headfonics in terms of product reviews. When I look back on...
The Kingsound Electrostatic Headphone System Marcus Electrostatic December 15, 2013 10I resisted actually from detailing the guts of this new Kingsound electrostatic headphone system in the title of this review...
The AK120 by Astell & Kern Michael DAP December 11, 2013 7I feel like there is an epidemic looming over the heads of most Hi-Fi audio music player designers. Most just...
The E18 Kunlun by FiiO Marcus Portable Amps & DACs December 2, 2013 57Android is getting popular no two ways about it. In fact there are more Android phones being sold in the...
7.8Score Kingrex U-Craft (Y) USB Cable Review Marcus Cables October 27, 2013 5The Kingrex U-Craft (Y) USB Cable is a high-end dual-headed audiophile USB cable with a single line for data and...
7.2Score ALO Audio The Island Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs October 20, 2013 21ALO Audio recently released their new balanced USB-powered DAC/AMP called the Island priced at $299 and frankly folks this is...
