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,...
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...
The Tubemagic D2 DAC by Maverick Audio Marcus DAC September 3, 2013 4I actually owned the Maverick Audio D1 DAC/AMP for about 2 years I think. Its a starter setup but a...
7.5Reader's Score Trends Audio PA-10.1D Review Marcus Amplifiers August 20, 2013 5The Trends Audio PA-10.1D is a compact hybrid desktop tube and resistor-based headphone/preamplifier. It is priced from $225 Disclaimer: The...
The AD900X and the A700X by Audio Technica Donunus Dynamic Driver August 11, 2013 3Are they as significant in today’s market as they used to be? Do they sound good for the money? First...
AT-HA40USB by Audio Technica Marcus Portable Amps & DACs July 12, 2013 5The AT-HA40USB is a ‘newish’ tiny USB powered DAC/AMP from Audio Technica in the same vein (and more or less...
7.8Score iFi Audio iCAn iDAC iPhono & iUSB Review Headfonics Amplifiers June 23, 2013 1Disclaimer: The iFi Audio iCAn iDAC iPhono & iUSB were sent to us for the purposes of this review and...
The Lisa Labs 3 by Triad Audio Marcus Portable Amps & DACs May 27, 2013 1OK so I lied a bit, it’s technically the Lisa Labs 3 with the Lisa Lab Power PSU slapped underneath...
The International by ALO Audio Marcus Portable Amps & DACs April 28, 2013 6The International is the latest portable DAC and headphone amp by ALO Audio released a little earlier this year and...
The Soloist by Burson Audio Headfonics Amplifiers April 14, 2013 4I have to admit that the first things that struck me about the Burson Soloist were the finish and the...
The Rein Audio X-Phone Marcus Amplifiers March 22, 2013 2Rein Audio are relatively new to the audiophile market but have produced some well received products including the X-DAC which...
Audio Technica ESW11 LTD Headfonics Dynamic Driver January 20, 2013 15Audio Technica for 2012 have come out with a whole new range of can, the “X” series as I call...
8.5Reader's Score Just Audio uHA-120 & AHA-120 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs December 23, 2012 12In today’s review, we listen to the Just Audio uHA-120 and the AHA-120 which are two advanced analog portable headphone...
8Score ALO Audio The Pan Am Review Marcus Amplifiers October 26, 2012 5The ALO Audio Pan Am is a 3-component stackable tube amp, DAC and dedicated line conditioning power unit system. It...
ALO Audio RX MK3 Balanced Headphone Amplifier – Portable Perfection? Marcus $501-1000 June 12, 2012 19Fresh off the Continental and National Amp review along comes another highly anticipated ALO Audio amp in the shape of...
8.3Score ALO Audio National & The Continental V2 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs April 21, 2012 14The ALO Audio National & The Continental are a solid-state and vacuum tube-based portable amplifier respectively. They are priced at...
Burson Audio HA-160DS – The “Baby’ HA-160D? Marcus Amplifiers March 1, 2012 4Having been listening to the HD-160 amp for a while now and enjoying its impactful SQ, our sponsor and SE...
Audio Technica W3000 Anniversary Edition Marcus Headphones February 14, 2012 13There was a time, maybe about a decade ago, a limited edition headphone from ATH was quite a regular if...
7.6Score Bravo Audio The V1 & 2 Review Donunus Amplifiers January 21, 2012 9I am always on the lookout for good sounding budget-friendly amps and the Bravo Amps have been on my sites...
Hisoundaudio PAA-1 Pro – Warm enough for thorough satisfaction Headfonics IEM & Earphones December 23, 2011 10If you’re one of the people who have recently opened up a newly-purchased piece of portable electronic equipment, like, say,...