Hidizs S9 PRO Balanced And Single-Ended Mini HiFi DAC & Amp Review – Power Hour
The $109 Hidizs S9 Pro is a very powerful, linear, and good sounding portable headphone DAC & amp that features single-ended and balanced circuits.
Read moreThe $109 Hidizs S9 Pro is a very powerful, linear, and good sounding portable headphone DAC & amp that features single-ended and balanced circuits.
Read moreThe Helm DB12 is a powerful portable, battery-operated inline headphone amplifier that serves the sole purpose of adding 12 dB of linear gain to your audio signal…
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreA 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?
Read moreThe 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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Read moreThe $85 Shanling UA2 is a $200 dongle with a thinner midrange. Probably hard to beat in its class.
Read moreThe Moondrop x Crinacle Blessing2:Dusk is a tonally balanced (with tasteful bass bump), technically focused hybrid that does just about everything right.
Read moreThe Audirect Beam 2SE is fairly competitive in terms of sound, and the MQA rendering feature might sway potential buyers. However, I can’t call it outstanding in terms of sonic performance.
Read moreThe Moondrop x crinacle Blessing2:Dusk is a well-tuned, well-resolving earphone that is probably leading in its class.
Read moreThe Moondrop Aria is a “substantial sidegrade up” from the “slower” Starfield at a lower price.
Read moreThe Smabat X1 is dual dynamic-driver earphone with tuning switches.
Read moreThe Moondrop Illumination is a warm-bright single-dynamic-driver earphone that will please the purist but it can be aggressive sounding for many at higher volumes.
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