Sandu Vitalie

Sandu Vitalie

Bio

Founder and lead editor of www.soundnews.net. At a younger age I discovered that my stock Walkman headphones and my home boom-box sucked big time. Since then I wander the world in a quest to find the world’s best transducers in a headphone or speaker form. When low at inspiration I drink potions mixed with strong spirits and I raise that volume up, I headbang at rocks gigs and I’m a pretty good wedding crasher. I’m sorry I don’t have a favorite band, I like almost everything out there…except for Diana Krall.

Articles By Sandu Vitalie


Hi everyone, and welcome back. Today, we’ll be discussing the adorable Shanling M1S, a device that has said goodbye to the Android operating system and opted for a more straightforward M-touch interface. Despite its compact size, don’t be fooled into thinking that M1S lacks in …
My Video Review: When a product spec sheet reads like a common HiFi review around the interwebs, you know you are dealing with something out of the ordinary. Since yours truly is far from an ordinary chap, I’ll probably quadruple the amount of information and if a Belgian ale sits on my table and …
My Video Review: After trying some of the best dynamic, planar-magnetic, and electrostatic headphones, you would think that new cans seen on the horizon wouldn’t impress a headphone junkie like me. The truth is, new technology always moves forward and since we already have top-tier headphones on …
My Video Review: Dang it, SMSL! Would you ever stop for a moment and let us catch our breaths? You went ALL-IN with the second-generation VMV line-up outdoing yourself and outwitting your competition with D1SE and D2 that were accurate yet natural-sounding converters. You go out for a drink and …
Greetings everyone! With the introduction of digital-to-analog converters combined with headphone amplifiers, audio manufacturers started calling them All-in-One devices. As time passed, additional features have been added like preamp outputs and Bluetooth capabilities, further increasing their …
Hi everyone, I’ll dedicate this week to headphone listening and the first in line is a portable fellow that rocks the newest Android OS, its headphone amplifier works in either Class-A or Class-AB operation, it has enough power even for desktop dynamic and planar magnetic headphones. HiBy R6 Gen III …
My Video Review: Today I won’t give you a formal review, but a story about what later became my end-game headphone amplifier, that’s flawed and perfect at the same time. If you are a returning visitor, then you know that headphone listening is equal as listening to loudspeakers to me. I love both …
My Video Review: Ah…the sound of my youth. How vivid, beautiful, fresh, and seducing you are. I’m not about the beer-tapping sound and partying at ear-bleeding levels, I’m about the Sennheiser house sound being polished for so many years now. My journey as a headphone enthusiast started with a set …
My Video Review: Upon completing my evaluation of the Gustard R26 R-2R ladder DAC and determining it to be one of the most exceptional sounding DACs I have encountered, I decided to purchase a silver unit to complement a silver Chord Electronics stack in my living room and the white Trafomatic …
A few years ago, Hifiman released the Edition X planar headphones as a more sensitive version of their high-end HE1000, costing a pretty penny back them. However, as time passed, they began releasing more affordable options, such as the Ananda and Sundara. Despite more budget-friendly options, there …
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