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The Most Impressive Budget DAC I’ve Heard: FiiO Warmer R2R
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Burson Conductor Voyager Review — Full Analysis of Burson’s New Flagship DAC/Amp
Last year, I dove headfirst into the world of the Burson Audio Conductor GT4, and it didn’t take long before…
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Hegel H30A and P30A – A match made in Heaven
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Sennheiser HDB 630 Review & Comparison – All Hype or Still Great?
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Accessories
Exit Light, Enter Night! – PSVANE Summit 6SN7 & 300B Review and Comparison
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High-End Audio
Apertura Enigma MKII Review : Precision and Musical Insight
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Interview with Jim White, designer, engineer, and head of Aesthetix
The People If someone asks me what to make of this hobby and passion after these years of learning and…
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Magico S3 Mk III Review – The Vanishing Point of Sound
There is an old story told in whispers among those who listen more than they speak, a tale not found…
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LampizatOr Poseidon — A God with a Human Soul
— One — Disclaimer. How does one write about true Gods? Is it by kneeling, acknowledging, and witnessing their supremacy…
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ROCKNA Wavedream Reference Signature DAC – A Digital Audio REVELATION
How would you describe digital-to-analog perfection? A perfect sine wave appearing on a screen? A near zero distortion, having the…
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Headphones
Sennheiser HDB 630 Review & Comparison – All Hype or Still Great?
Today, I’m going to take a look at the most hyped wireless headphones on the market, released just a couple…
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Old Sound, New Tricks: Meze 99 Classics V2 Review & Comparison
It’s hard to believe it, but 10 years have passed since I tried the first Meze headphones, the 99 Classics.…
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HiFiMAN Susvara Unveiled — The Sound of Truth, Finally Revealed
I’ve been neck-deep in headphones for as long as I can remember, cataloging every headphone set from affordable to expensive,…
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Bowers & Wilkins PX8 S2 Review & Comparison: Still the BEST?
Bowers & Wilkins is back with a brand-new flagship: the PX8 S2 wireless noise-canceling headphones. Folks, the latest model has…
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HiFiMan HE1000 Unveiled Review – How Fricking High, HiFiMan?
How do you decide what is the absolute best high-end headphones you can get without reaching ridiculous prices like $4,000,…
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High-End Audio
Apertura Enigma MKII Review : Precision and Musical Insight
Introduction If there is one thing that experience has taught us, it is that true flagships rarely need to shout.…
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Reviews
CANVAS HiFi – Spectacular BACCH 3D Sound and Premium Danish Design
Danish Design I have the pleasure of meeting again a new and exciting Danish design. It happens a lot lately,…
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Passive Speakers
Monitor Audio Platinum 200 3G – Sparkling Magic in Your Life
Introduction We could have opened with the usual audiophile cliché about a speaker that strolls in and instantly resets the…
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Magico S3 Mk III Review – The Vanishing Point of Sound
There is an old story told in whispers among those who listen more than they speak, a tale not found…
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Speakers
Ø Audio FRIGG 02 Loudspeaker Review – The Sound of the North
If you search for Odin, Thor, or Mjolnir on this website, prepare to find more results than counting pints of…
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Reviews
Hegel H30A and P30A – A match made in Heaven
There are components you review, and there are components you live with for a while and then measure everything else…
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Amplifiers
When Warmth Meets Soul – Feliks Audio Echo Vibe Review
The weather outside is Brrrrr, but the sound inside is so cozy, warm, and delightful, and since we have no place to…
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Gold Note HP-10 DELUXE Review – A Headphone Amplifier like NONE OTHER
Browsing through the glorious chaos of the HIGH END Show in 2024, out of the blue, I’m getting a message…
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Aesthetix Mimas – Emotion and Control in Perfect Harmony
Mimas is the seventh largest natural satellite of Saturn, and it served as the inspiration for the name of the…
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Amplifiers
Topping A900 – A Flagship Amp without the Flagship Price
As promised, today I will check out Topping’s newest flagship headphone amplifier & preamplifier, the A900, which goes for $1199…
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The Most Impressive Budget DAC I’ve Heard: FiiO Warmer R2R
When we imagine an R2R ladder DAC with four independent ladder networks, a fully balanced vacuum tube output stage, and…
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Sources
Burson Conductor Voyager Review — Full Analysis of Burson’s New Flagship DAC/Amp
Last year, I dove headfirst into the world of the Burson Audio Conductor GT4, and it didn’t take long before…
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Sources
The Hottest HiFi Deal of the Moment – FiiO K13 R2R Review
When I began my Hi-Fi journey more than 20 years ago, I disliked the idea of using outdated technology in…
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HiBy R6 PRO II 2025 – My NEW Favorite DAP under $1000
In 2023, HiBy released what I believed to be the most unique-looking DAP I had ever laid my eyes on.…
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The Ultimate Eversolo Showdown
There are moments in this hobby when curiosity turns into obsession. For us, it was one morning overlooking a beautiful…
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Accessories
Exit Light, Enter Night! – PSVANE Summit 6SN7 & 300B Review and Comparison
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Accessories
KEF XIO Soundbar – a bold move into premium home theatre convenience
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KECES S4 Review – More than a Preamp!
Hi everyone! Today, I’ll write about the biggest unknowns of the Hi-Fi world: Preamps! But first, we should learn a…
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LAiV Harmony µDDC Review – Unlock Your DAC’s Potential
As promised, today we will review a digital-to-digital converter, or DDC for short. It’s called the Laiv µDDC, and it…
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Can Bits Do Beats? – Matrix Audio SS-1 & SS-1 PRO Ethernet Switches Review
In 1954, a Texas Instruments engineer invented the first silicon transistor, and two years later, the first solid-state amplifiers made…
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