Audirect Team 1 ES9281AC Portable USB DAC/AMP – Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
Nicely machined and very pretty to behold, the nominally $329 ($279 intro) Team 1 is not without its design quirks.
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All our reviews of “digital analog converters” (dac) and “amplifiers” (amp).
Audirect Atom 3 3.5mm Portable DAC Headphone Amp Review – Tiny Dancer In My Cranium
Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of DAC/dongles—those that aspire to present the source faithfully and those that impart their
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Colorfly CDA-M1P DAC Review (2) – Bringing The Bass
The Colorfly CDA-M1P is well-built and well-featured, with a very powerful balanced out, but a bit too large and heavy
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Fosi Audio V3 Amplifier Review (2) – Second Opinion
I like the simplicity of this tiny Class D integrated, which sports only a single volume control, an RCA in
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Fosi Audio ZA3 Stereo/Mono Amp Review – Making New Friends
In this ArticleINTRODUCTIONFEATURE COMMENTARYSOUND COMPARISONSMODDING AND HOT-RODDINGFINAL REMARKSFOSI AUDIO ZA3 SPECIFICATIONS INTRODUCTION Courting green audio aficionados and perhaps some seasoned
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Hidizs S9 Pro Plus Martha Balanced & Single-ended Dac/Amp Review – Metal Machine Music, Vol 2
Hidizs sent me the S9 Pro Plus at the same time as its SD2 (review here), which like Hidizs’s prior
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iFi Neo iDSD2 Review (1) – A Proper Upgrade
Pros — Sleek design– Has all the connectivity options one can ask for– Exceptional performance over LDAC– Engaging sound with
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Colorfly CDA-M1P DAC Review (1) – Whoa This is Heavy Doc
In this ArticleINTROFEATURESSOUNDFINAL REMARKSPACKAGE CONTENTSSPECIFICATIONS Colorfly CDA-M1P INTRO The Colorfly CDA-M1P is a force to be reckoned with in terms
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Hidizs SD2 Hifi Type-C to 3.5mm Dongle DAC Review – Of Gods, Generals And Agave
It’s not like I needed more bad habits, but in anticipation of democracy ending this year, I’ve recently gotten into
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AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt Review (2) – Knowledge Is Power
For those few who might have not heard about it yet, Cobalt is the top-specced variation on AudioQuest’s DragonFly lineup
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Colorfly CDA-M2 Review – With Flying Colors
The Colorfly CDA-M2 is a powerful dongle with excellent imaging and an organic sound that drives current-hungry low-impedance iems well
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Fosi Audio P3 Hybrid Tube Preamp Review – Let Your Soul Glow
In this ArticleINTROTHE EVALUATIONWHAT’S LEFT?SPECIFICATIONS INTRO Fosi Audio has been pumping out desktop audio gear like mad and the new
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SMSL DO400 DAC/Headphone Amp Review (2) – Digital Wizardry Got Mojo Working
In this ArticleINTROIT’S WHAT’S INSIDE THAT COUNTSCOMPLAINTS AND CRITICISMSSOUNDFINISHSPECIFICATIONS SMSL DO400 INTRO How do I follow my fellow friend dishing
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