Blon BL-05s Review (1) – New Gold Dream
The Blon BL-05s earphone is a well tuned single-dynamic-driver budget earphone that excels in its coherent and organic sound. It is a true upgrade for the vastly popular BL-03.
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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…
Nevergiveup In The Belief And Oppoty To LetMusicBurn – The Evolution Of BLON BL-05s
[Estimated reading time: Approximately 2 minutes] The story behind BLON BL-05s is quite an interesting one but earphone development is an
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TRN STM Review (2) – Transformers, Different Tunings In Disguise
The TRN STM is a budget CHIFI brightish U-shaped hybrid that offers 3 tuning nozzles to finetune the sound signature. It has good price to performance ratio and good technicalities for the price. A nitpick would be the common artificial BA timbre for acoustic instruments and thinner note weight. Don’t be expecting a tour de force for the price, (and keep your expectations in check), but I think its very decent value for 20ish bucks.
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Ion Street Rocker AM/FM Radio Cassette Recorder/Digital Converter Review – Cool As Fuck
Pros — Appealing looks and haptic; versatile functionality; beefy amp. Cons — Sound from analog sources better (“rich”) than from
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NiceHCK NX7 MK3 Update From NX7 Pro – What’s New Technically Incl. Measurements
Just some quick notes on the latest iteration of the NiceHCK NX7 earphone. My full review to follow…Loomis’ is up
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Anew X-One Review – Filet Mignon?
he Anew X-One offer a classic V-shape done well with a robust sound and excellent headroom, staging, resolution, and transparency that provide for a holographic listening experience.
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iBasso CF01 Bluetooth Adapter Review – Jim Carrey Has Become The Cable(less) Guy
Even Jim Carrey will become a cable(less) guy with this nifty BT wireless adapter.
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Dunu Luna Full Review (1) – More Than Good Enough?
When I first listened to the Luna, I didn’t quite find it jaw-dropping enough. It quickly grew on me, however, and now is one of my most favorite IEMs out there.
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CCA CA16 Review (2) And Second Opinion – More Is Less
These seem to have been tuned for maximum inoffensiveness, but simply sound off; like Bose speakers, they’re mostly midrange, without visceral highs and lows.
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Photographed – Shozy Rouge
Technical photography of the Shozy Rouge earphone.
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CVJ CS8 Review – Breath Of Fresh Air
The CVJ CS8 is a budget hybrid with good technical performance at its asking price of sub $30 USD. Its tonality lies on the analytical side and it brings a breath of fresh air in sporting a neutralish bright tuning in the vast sea of V shaped/harmanish budget CHIFI.
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Believing in Beryllium – A Sound Belief
A note on Beryllium drivers in earphones.
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BQEYZ SPRING 2 Review (2) – Flying Too Close To The Sun On Wings On Wax And Feathers
The Spring 2 is nonetheless a step up from the Spring 1 and a worthwhile platform to evolve from.
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