Amplifier

9.2Our Score

The Hugo 2 By Chord Electronics

September 24, 2017

Has it been 3 years already since the launch of the original Hugo DAC/Amp? Time flies I guess in this hobby yet the Hugo is still hugely relevant and massively respected by many an audiophile as one of the high...

7.1Our Score

The i1 By FiiO

Donunus

July 28, 2017

DAC's, Search By Price, Sources, Up To $100

After having owned and loved many other FiiO products before due to their outstanding sonic value per dollar, it looks like they are at it again with the i1. What we have here is FiiO's first Apple MFi certifi...

9Our Score

The EMAC 535SE Amplifier by The Audio Guild

Michael

January 11, 2017

$1000+, Amplifiers, Solid State

The EMAC 535SE is the most recent offering from The Audio Guild, a California-based company run by Steve Eddy and Liam Strain, who are two of the nicest guys I've ever spoken to. They were dead set on fashionin...

THE ADI-2 Pro By RME

Klaus

December 12, 2016

$1000+, Amplifiers, DAC's, Solid State, Sources

When I first heard about the ADI-2 Pro some months ago, I was indeed very interested. I read some more news on professional audio sites but some of the jargon I did not understand. I'm sorry, I have to admit, I...

8.7Our Score

The Soloist SL MK2 By Burson Audio

Michael

November 2, 2016

$401-500, Amplifiers, Solid State

Kind of hard to say no to Burson, isn't it? At this point, it seems like Burson is a never-fail company that can churn out wins in their sleep. There have been far too many stellar product releases in the ampli...

7.8Our Score

The K5 By FiiO

Marcus

September 21, 2016

$101-200, Amplifiers, Solid State

This one slipped down the publishing schedule, my bad, but it is rather good timing considering we just published the DK1 Multifunction dock a few weeks back which offers a slither of what the K5 can do with th...

9.2Our Score

The Mojo By Chord Electronics

Marcus

April 3, 2016

$501-1000, Gear Reviews, Portable Amps

The vast majority of people who buy music today buy it via streaming, or individual purchases, and then drag and drop the files onto their phone, DAP, or carry it on their laptop. There are now a ton of competi...

8.5Our Score

The P5 “Falcon” by Ibasso

Marcus

January 31, 2016

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Portable Amps

It has been the trend of late to roll out eye catching statements with portable amps from big companies who are preferring to roll DAC's and amps into combo units and pitch them as your smartphone or iGadget co...

8.4Our Score

The Sustain84 By Cypher Labs

Marcus

January 11, 2016

$1000+, Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Tubes

I can never quite tell if Cypher Labs practices soft launches or things just creep up on me with their product line but towards the end of 2015 David and his team got all tubey and launched the portable tube am...

7.7Our Score

The K1 by FiiO

Smit Patel

January 6, 2016

DAC's, Gear Reviews, Sources, Up To $100

FiiO have been doing a commendable job in updating their DAC & amp line-up to suit a wide variety of user tastes and preferences across all price ranges. Their recent offering, the FiiO K1, is an example of...