Video Review of the FiiO FH5 Introduction FiiO was interested in having me check out their new flagship IEMs, the FH5. Brooko has also reviewed these, and you can read his take on them here as well. I was definitely curious, as while FiiO has worked hard to make a […]
As the first in a series of reviews of headphone amplifiers and related components I’ll doing video reviews of over the coming months, the Soundaware P1 sits firmly in the middle between less expensive, but still very good amps such as the Schiit Audio Lyr 3 and Audio-gd NFB-1AMP and […]
INTRODUCTION Despite my love for portable gear, its my desktop set-up which still captures most of my time. I use it for watching movies while my wife catches up on her TV. I use it for gaming. And I use it for music. I have my end-game headphones already (HD800S), […]
For some time I have been interested in iFi’s products, though never made it around to reviewing them. After some discussion with the company, they offered to send me a Pro iCan for review, as I was keen to find out how well it handled all the high-end headphones I […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSBD1S9dXzE When I first joined Head-Fi in search of new headphones, it was rare to find a combined DAC/amp. The ones I recall, made by HeadRoom (which has recently been bought out by Headphones.com) was a magnificent balanced amp with a tiny, very basic DAC card inside. When a local […]
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Thanks very much to Kishore and Bharat Patel for taking the time to go to the Audeze factory and interviewing Sankar, as well as the great photos. — Amos Hi folks. It’s good to be back. Being an avid Headfi-er, we sometimes get inundated by the constant introduction of new […]
FiiO's Q5 is their flagship portable DAC amp. Yet it's only $350. I decided to see how it stacked up against its more expensive competitors.
INTRODUCTION FiiO have been very busy in the portable audio world of late, and it seems like only a short time ago they debuted their F9 series, and then followed up with a more consumer tuned (warm and smooth) FH1. With each release FiiO have progressively learned from previous versions, […]
INTRODUCTION My iFi iDSD has made up the centrepiece of my desktop set-up for the last 3 years. Since then I’ve tried numerous DACs and amps – but still the iDSD remains. More recently its coupled with an iUSB (for clean power input), a Gemini cable (to separate signal from […]
INTRODUCTION The Advanced Sound Group was a new company to me, so I really didn’t know what to expect when Peter Yoon contacted me. He told me they had a new IEM in the pipeline, and I always like to hear new products from new companies, so I jumped at […]
INTRODUCTION FiiO has over time evolved with an interesting line-up in Digital AudioPlayers (DAPs). They started with the original X3 (affordable), then over time developed the X1 series (budget/entry point), X5 (high-end) and X7 (flagship). Most are on their 2nd or 3rd generations now. Along the way, we were introduced […]