A3000 – Another final Quality Lesson
By design (!) final A3000 is supposed to be the opposite of an all rounder, and superbly fine-tuned for its intended application – which, in my experience, is a 100% achieved target.
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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…
Dunu Zen Review – Zenith
The Dunu Zen is one of the, if not the best single-DD options available under the $1000 mark.
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Status Audio BT One Review – Chi-Fi For The Buy-American Crowd
That an American company can deliver a product of this quality at this price is something of an anomaly. The Status Audio BT One is by any measure a roaring bargain and garner a thumbs-up.
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Moondrop Aria Review (1) – The Super Stars We Are
The Moondrop Aria is a “substantial sidegrade up” from the “slower” Starfield at a lower price.
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The Man Who Loved Music – Remembering Thomas Wilson Alias The HungryPanda
I had the great honour to meet him at the famous “Hope and Anchor Pub” in Islington, North London, in March 2019.
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iFi Nano iUSB3.0 Review – Clean The Stream Up
Timing is vital, expecially with computer USB…
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ifi Audio iPower & iPower X Review – Noise Annoys
Snake oil or not? The $49 iPower and the $99 iPower X are low-noise switching power supplies that supposedly filter out electromagnetic and radio-frequency noise which deteriorate sound quality.
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Nozzle Screen Filter Impact on Frequency Response
This article describes the effects of nozzle mesh screens in earphones and what happens when they are removed.
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SMABAT X1 Review II – Bat Out Of Hell
The Smabat X1 is dual dynamic-driver earphone with tuning switches.
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Oriveti OH500 Review – Nice With You If You Are Nice With Them
Oriveti OH500 will sound wonderfully well when paired to sources really adequate to manage their specs. Otherwise be prepared to a quite disappointing experience.
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Apogee Groove Review – Changing The Budget Game For Good (since 2015)
A stunningly performing DAC and headphone amplifier. An entry-level step into the professional audio tier.
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KBEAR KS1 Review – UnBEARably Safe
The KBEAR KS1 is a well done bassy V shaped set, featuring good timbre and tonality. It features a warm and analoguish non fatiguing tuning.
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Naenka LITE Pro TWS Earphones Review – AirPods for the Budget-Impaired
At the end of the day, I’d rate these as a very good example of the TWS genre…
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