HELM DB12 AAAMP Portable Headphone Amplifier Review – The Sky’s Your Limit
The Helm DB12 is a powerful portable, battery-operated inline headphone amplifier that serves the sole purpose of adding 12 dB of linear gain to your audio signal…
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Music For The Masses
Author: Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)
Teufel Massive Headphone Review Quickie – The Devil Speaks German
Burger fare rather than a lobster roll. Nothing wrong with that.
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JK’s Introduction To SpinFit Eartips
SpinFit eartips are no miracle cure in all cases, but they are possibly the first ones to choose for “tip rolling”. They should therefore be in everybody’s audio toolbox. Here an overview of the different models.
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Meze RAI Solo Review – Touch Of Class
The Meze RAi Solo is a classy, well designed, well built, nimble single-dynamic driver earphone that offers great imaging with a focus on midrange reproduction.
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(JK’s) IEM/Headphone/DAC/Amp Test Tracks Explained! UPDATED With Spotify Playlist 2021-05-28
This article characterizes the test music I use for analytical listening. Try this music yourself. NOW WITH SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.
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Cage Match: JVC HA-FDX1 vs. Sennheiser IE 400 PRO
A fierce fight between two top single dynamic-drivers models: the JVC HA-FDX1, defender the title from Japan and the challenger Sennheiser IE 400 PRO from Germany. Will there be a clear winner?
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Photographed: SeeAudio Yume
Some technical photography showing the physical features of the SeeAudio Yume.
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BQEYZ Summer Review (1) – Nice ‘N’ Easy Does It
The BQEYZ Summer is a marginally warm, nimble, mid-centric earphone with well-dosed dynamics across the frequency spectrum that results in an easily digestible, appealing sonic signature with a good sense of ease.
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A Simplified Personal Guide To Small Portable Headphone DAC/Amps ($100-300) v0.9
This writeup is foremost a small encyclopedia for my own comparison purposes and will always be work in progress. Feel free to bookmark it.
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Shanling UA2 Portable USB DAC/Amp Review – Crazy For You
The $85 Shanling UA2 is a $200 dongle with a thinner midrange. Probably hard to beat in its class.
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Moondrop x Crinacle Blessing2:Dusk Review (1) – Big Heart Of Glass
The Moondrop x crinacle Blessing2:Dusk is a well-tuned, well-resolving earphone that is probably leading in its class.
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AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt USB DAC + Preamp + Headphone Amp Review (1) – It’s Natural
The DragonFly Cobalt is a “piece-of-mind” product. It has its price but you cannot go wrong as it offers the best compromise between sound quality, amplification, and power consumption.
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ddHiFi Carrying Case C-2020 – Smells Like Teen Spirit
My wife says about the C-2020 case: attractive; good quality, great stitching, good leather, nice compartments, practical…
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