8.9Reader's Score Chord Electronics Alto Review Marcus Amplifiers April 25, 2025 2Today, Marcus reviews the Chord Electronics Alto, a new Pro Audio series integrated headphone and speaker amplifier with ULTIMA technology....
8.6Reader's Score Shanling EC Mini Review Marcus CD Players March 16, 2024 14Today, Marcus reviews the Shanling EC Mini, which is a feature-packed compact CD player, wireless-capable DAC, and headphone amplifier. It...
8.7Reader'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...
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...
9.1Reader's Score dCS Lina Headphone Amplifier Review Marcus Amplifiers August 27, 2022 4In today’s feature, we review the dCS Lina Headphone amplifier which is a new high-end modular balanced solid-state headphone amplifier....
8.8Reader's Score Abyss Headphones Diana TC Review Marcus Headphones July 2, 2022 0This is a review of the Abyss Headphones Diana TC, which is a more compact design using the company’s flagship...
8.7Reader's Score Chord Electronics Anni Review Marcus Amplifiers June 27, 2022 0This is a review of the Chord Electronics Anni, which is a compact desktop-compatible analog integrated headphone and speaker amplifier....
9.1Reader's Score ZMF Headphones Atrium Review Marcus Headphones June 17, 2022 0Our review today is on the new ZMF Headphones Atrium, which is a cherry wood-finished flagship headphone using a bio-cellulose...
8Reader's Score HIFIMAN HE-R9 Review Marcus Headphones June 10, 2022 2This review covers the HIFIMAN HE-R9 which is a new full-sized closed-back headphone featuring a Topology dynamic driver diaphragm. It...
9Reader's Score Ferrum OOR Headphone Amplifier Review Marcus Amplifiers December 23, 2021 0This review covers the Ferrum OOR which is a powerful solid-state headphone amplifier capable of 8W of output power into...
8.6Reader's Score Little Dot DAC VII Review Marcus DAC June 25, 2021 0The Little Dot DAC VII is an ES9038PRO implemented desktop flagship DAC offering up to DSD512 and 32BIT/768kHz decoding. It...
9.3Reader's Score Chord Electronics Hugo TT2 review Marcus Amplifiers March 28, 2021 1The Chord Electronics Hugo TT2 is a high-end DAC, preamp, and headphone amplifier capable of DSD512 and PCM 32BIT/768kHz decoding....
9.2Reader's Score Final D8000 Pro Review Marcus Headphones February 3, 2021 3The Final D8000 Pro is a high-end 50mm driver planar magnetic headphone featuring their proprietary AFDS technology and tuned for...
8.8Reader's Score Cayin C9 Review Marcus Portable Amps & DACs January 20, 2021 6The Cayin C9 is a transportable dual Korg NuTube balanced portable amplifier featuring dual operational mode and timbral controls. It...
8.8Reader's Score Ultrasone Edition 15 Veritas Review Marcus Headphones November 20, 2020 1The Ultrasone Edition 15 Veritas is a closed-back dynamic driver flagship headphone using the company’s patented S-LogicEX® technology. It is...
9.2Reader's Score Violectric DHA V590 Review Marcus Amplifiers November 1, 2020 7The Violectric DHA V590 is a new flagship integrated preamp, headphone amplifier, and DAC with a 32BIT resampler and up...
8.5Reader's Score NuPrime Alita Review Marcus Amplifiers October 14, 2020 10The NuPrime Alita is a slimline high-end integrated solid-state headphone amplifier, pre-amp and AK4493EQ implemented DAC. It is priced at...
8.6Reader's Score Burson Composer 3X Performance Review Marcus Sources October 7, 2020 6The Burson Composer 3X Performance is a balanced capable pure DAC featuring an ES9038Q2M chipset and Bluetooth 5.0 streaming capability....
9.2Reader's Score dCS Bartok Review Marcus Amplifiers August 30, 2020 12The dCS Bartok is a British high-end integrated streaming capable DAC and headphone amplifier featuring their renowned dCS Ring DAC™...
8.6Reader's Score Abyss Headphones Diana V2 Review Marcus Headphones August 23, 2020 0The Abyss Headphones Diana V2 is a second-generation Diana-type, (non-Phi), open-back high-end planar magnetic headphone. It is priced at $2995....
