TIN T5 Review – Faux Pas
TIN T5 is in my opinion a faux pas in the otherwise mostly positive T-series.
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Earphones
NiceHCK M5 Review – Ordinary Life
The NiceHCK M5 are technically good but both sonically and optically somewhat unimaginative earphones with 3 different tuning options that fail to stick out of the sea of competitors in any way.
DAC/AMP
Questyle M15 Review – Stellar By Starlight
The very versatile Questyle M15 dongle is as good as it gets in its category…
Headphones
Koss KPH7 Review – Kinder Surprise
It is…a headphone.
DAPs
Hidizs AP80 Pro-X Review – Back In the ESS R
The Hidizs AP80 Pro X is a versatile and competent <$200 dap...
Bluetooth
Gravastar Sirius Pro TWS Review – Wonderfully Industrial
With all the above in mind, looking at their asked price Gravastar Sirius Pro TWS are a wonderful piece of industrial design…
BLON MINI Review – Holy Macaroni!!!
The BLON MINI is a V shaped budget set with above average technicalities, but has some slight issues in timbre and tonality.
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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 Penta 5-Driver Hybrid IEM Review – Master Of One
The Meze Rai Penta is not the $1000+ end-all and be-all of things. It lacks a distinct wow-factor, and that perhaps is the biggest flaw of these IEMs. Very few things are perfect, however, so it’s alright.
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Tanchjim Darling – A Rightful Upgrade
Tanchjim Darling’s are Oxygen’s direct upgrade and rightfully take their seat as Tanchjim’s new flagship model.
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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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iFi Audio Neo iDSD Review – Breaking The Mould
The iFi Audio Neo iDSD is a far better DAC than an amp, basically that’s my takeaway after using it for over a month.
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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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Intime Sora 2 – Clean Energetic Musicality
Intime Acoustic is a brand owned by Ozeid Co., Ltd., a quite young (2016-founded) Takasaki City (JPN) based company.
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Moondrop Aria 2 Review (2) – The Big “Little” Upgrade
The Moondrop Aria is a proper upgrade over the Moondrop Starfield and has turned out to be one of the best IEMs under $100.
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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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