Our 2024 Top Gear Awards Marcus Annual Awards December 28, 2024 0Our Top Gear Awards for 2024 have arrived and represent the audio gear that we reviewed and gave the highest...
8.7Reader's Score ZMF Headphones HOMAGE Review Marcus Amplifiers October 19, 2024 0Today, Marcus reviews the ZMF Headphones HOMAGE, a boutique desktop headphone amplifier with up to 2.2W of balanced output power....
8.8Reader's Score ZMF Headphones BOKEH Review Marcus Headphones October 12, 2024 2Today, Marcus reviews the ZMF Headphones BOKEH, a new set of easy-to-drive closed-back headphones with a proprietary 50mm LCP dynamic...
8.6Reader's Score HIFIMAN Mini Shangri-La Review Marcus Headphones September 14, 2024 2In this feature, Marcus reviews the HIFIMAN Mini Shangri-La, which is a new electrostatic headphone and pro-bias amplifier system priced...
8.5Reader's Score Gustard H26 Review Marcus Amplifiers July 20, 2024 4Today, Marcus reviews the Gustard H26, which is a fully balanced discrete Class A preamp and headphone amplifier with up...
8.8Reader's Score ONIX Mystic XP1 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs May 27, 2024 2Today, Marcus reviews the ONIX Mystic XP1, which is a new high-end compact all-in-one battery and DC-powered integrated DAC and...
9Reader's Score ZMF Headphones Caldera Closed Review Marcus Headphones May 10, 2024 0Today, Marcus reviews the ZMF Headphones Caldera Closed, which is a recently launched set of flagship closed-back 80m planar magnetic...
9Reader's Score ABYSS DIANA MR Review Marcus Headphones February 21, 2024 2Today, we review the ABYSS DIANA MR, which is a 5th-generation high-end set of planar magnetic headphones for both portable and...
9.1Reader's Score HiBy R8 II Review Marcus DAP January 20, 2024 14We review the HiBy R8 II, which is a new Android 12-equipped digital audio player with a unique in-house-designed discrete...
Our 2023 Top Gear Awards Marcus Annual Awards December 23, 2023 0Our Top Gear Awards For 2023 is upon us again and represents the audio gear that we reviewed and gave...
9.1Reader's Score Focal Utopia 2022 Review Marcus Headphones June 24, 2023 5Today, we review the Focal Utopia 2022, which are flagship 2nd generation open-back headphones with pure beryllium ‘M’-shaped dome drivers....
9.1Reader's Score Gustard A26 DAC Review Aldous DAC June 7, 2023 6We review the Gustard A26, which is a high-end DSD512 and PCM 768kHz-capable balanced desktop DAC with LAN streaming capability....
8.5Reader's Score Ladder Schumann DAC Review Marcus DAC May 19, 2023 8We review the Ladder Schumann DAC, which is a balanced-engineered desktop R-2R digital decoder with native DSD decoding capability. It...
9Reader's Score ZMF Headphones Atrium Closed Review Marcus Headphones May 8, 2023 1We review the ZMF Headphones Atrium Closed, which is a closed-back circumaural dynamic driver headphone with a bio-cellulose diaphragm. It...
CanJam Singapore 2023 Show Report Marcus CanJam Reports March 31, 2023 0CanJam Singapore 2023 was perhaps a more significant event given the pandemic situation from the previous few years. The 2022...
9Reader's Score EarMen Staccato Review Aldous Streaming December 24, 2022 0In this feature, we review the EarMen Staccato which is an ultra-low jitter modular LAN, Bluetooth, and internet desktop streamer....
Our Top Gear Awards For 2022 Marcus Annual Awards December 21, 2022 0Our Top Gear Awards For 2022 is upon us again and represents the gear that we reviewed and gave the...
9.2Reader's Score ZMF Headphones Caldera Review Marcus Headphones November 28, 2022 0In this feature, we review the ZMF Headphones Caldera which is a new proprietary 80mm planar magnetic driver flagship open-back...
8.7Reader's Score EarMen CH-Amp Amplifier Review Aldous Amplifiers November 16, 2022 0In this feature, we review the EarMen CH-Amp which is a high-end composite topology headphone amplifier paired with a dedicated...
8.8Reader's Score EarMen Angel Review Aldous Portable Amps & DACs November 2, 2022 2Today, we review the EarMen Angel which is a new portable balanced headphone amplifier with an integrated MQA-capable ES9038Q2M DAC....
