SMSL DO400 DAC And Headphone Amplifier Review (1) – Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
With its new $499 DO400, SMSL officially has released more DACS and amps than Trump has felony indictments. In the
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Author: Loomis T. Johnson (Chicago, USA)
Moondrop Lan Review (2) – The Lion And The Cobra, Pt. II
Durwood (review here) captures the essence of this entry-level offering from house favorite Moondrop—balanced, bass shy (though you can coax
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SMSL AO200MKII Power Amplifier 160W*2 Review – Tiny Dancer In My Hand
Unexpectedly, I prefer the C100 to the livelier SU-6.
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TinHiFi C5 Space Review (2) – Backwards Towards The Future
For only the second time since the pandemic I saw a movie, Oppenheimer, in an actual theater (on my first
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SMSL A300 Power Amplifier Review – Rum, Sodomy And The Lash
Unexpectedly, I prefer the C100 to the livelier SU-6.
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TOZO Golden X1 Review – Quiet Is The New Loud
I haven’t previously heard TOZO’s products, but they purport to move millions of units and certainly know how to market
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Shanling M1s Portable Hifi Player Review – She Blinded Me With Science
Unexpectedly, I prefer the C100 to the livelier SU-6.
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Moondrop Alice Review (2) – Swing And Amiss
At least in the IEM space, Moondrop has consistently stood out from the legion of gratuitous Chifi manufacturers, with much-loved
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Oladance Wearable Stereo Open Ear Earbuds Review – Parklife
Oladance Wearable Stereo: there’s a big swath of listeners (myself included) that for reasons of health, hearing or comfort need
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Jabra Elite 45H Review – A Modest Proposal
I’d liken Denmark-based Jabra to Volvo—solid build and sleek designs, with perhaps less horsepower and technological finesse than the mainstream Japanese brands.
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Sennheiser Momentum 1 and Sony MDR-1A – Blast From The Past
In an alternative universe I could have spent twenty bucks and used these as my sole headphones…
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CCA Lyra Review (2) – Profiles in Polyurethane
$20 cheapo from the wildly inconsistent KZ factory looks and feels like a pricier piece…
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Kinera Idun Golden (Idun 2.0) Review 2 – Snarky (But Brief) Second Opinion
They are certainly lovely to look at, and do well with the technicalities, in the sense of having quick transients, good imaging and coherence and a very detailed, highly resolving treble.
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