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iFi Audio – An Affordable Transportable Revolution

June 23, 2013

iFi Audio is a very interesting new manufacturer of affordable transportable audio gear created by Abbingdon Music Research Audio. iFi (and Avatar Acoustics; thank you so much for allowing me to borrow these fo...

Burson HA160D – The final say in headphone amps?

Kyle

November 14, 2011

Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Solid State

Amplifiers are kind of grey area in the headphone world. They’re obviously necessary, since headphones need sufficient power to truly sing, but at what price point does the phrase “diminishing returns” kick in ...

The FiiO E6 – Your way, three times over

Zaafiel

October 2, 2011

Portable Amps, Up To $100

The FiiO E5 was released in 2008 and seriously changed the game in the portable amplifier scene. Fast-forward three years, and the company from Guangzhou, China has finally updated the palm-sized amp. And it's ...

Go Vibe Vulcan+ Headphone Amplifier – EQ Heaven!

Marcus

June 2, 2011

$401-500, Portable Amps

If you go to any regular audio buff meet and you talk headphone amps chances are you are going to hear regular names being dropped such as FiiO, RSA, Ibasso, Mini3 to name but a few. In certain hallowed circles...

Fiio E9/E7 – Audiophile on a budget?

Marcus

May 22, 2011

DAC's, Gear Reviews, Solid State

The E7 and E9 have been out for a while now, the E7 last year and the E9 at the turn of this year and whilst we have had one chat or another about them as individual units with individual qualities I had strugg...

Fiio’s new lineup for 2011/12

Marcus

May 17, 2011

Amplifiers, DAC's, Solid State

Fiio for this year have begun to think outside the box and by the look of their new product range coming out this summer and beyond I would hazard a guess that their R&D is being seriously beefed up. After t...

Ken Jam Philippines 2010

mikado

April 3, 2011

Features, News Releases

What initially was supposed to be a just a coffee shop shootout of the Hifiman HM602 and the Teclast T51 turned out to be the biggest meet of 2010! With Philippines most renowned headfier and can col...

Schiit Asgard Amp

Marcus

April 3, 2011

Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Solid State

Oh, Schiit My word processor's auto correct will highlight that one! And no, I did not misspell . It’s the name of a company that sells headphone amplifiers. According to their website, Schiit was started...

Millett Hybrid MiniMAX Headphone Amplifier

Zaafiel

April 3, 2011

Amplifiers, Features, Tubes

A refinement of Pete Millett's original design, the MiniMAX is designed by Colin Toole (cetoole). Complete kit from Beezar, care of Tom Blanchard (tomb). This is a hybrid headphone amplifier that marries va...

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