Which came first: the chicken or the egg? An old riddle that’s sparked many arguments throughout the ages. A tricky one indeed as you need a chicken to lay an egg, but back to the original question, with amniotic eggs showing up roughly 340 million or so years ago, and the first chickens evolving at …

My Video Review: After crowning FiiO’s M17 as the king of (trans)portable DAPs, capable of driving the most demanding loads out there, it was only a matter of time when such technology will make way into affordable stuff. When their K9 PRO ESS arrived at our HQ, we again crowned it as the king of …

My Video Review: A little over ten years ago, FiiO entered the entry level desktop DAC/Amp market. I clearly remember finishing a FiiO E09K review that left a bitter taste in my mouth, urging them developing higher performance combos, maybe even statement units that would compete with established …

My Video Review: I like the most about xDuoo is that they are not copying anyone, just look at all their portfolio. They are still releasing plenty of tube-based amplifiers, hybrids for the most part so that harder to drive headphones would perform well. They are very much into transistor-based …

My Video Review: I still remember the craze Audioquest started several years ago with the introduction of their Dragonfly line-up. The idea was very simple: transforming your OTG capable smartphone into an audiophile quality source that could drive higher-quality headphones, without a need of a …

My Video Review: A lot of time passed since I listened an all tube amplifier at my place. I still have good memories of my former WooAudio WA6 Special Edition that I was upgrading monthly with better vacuum tubes and better capacitors, just to squeeze the best out of it. That one was the only …

My video review: Disclaimer: xDuoo XD-05 Plus was sent to us as a review unit in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank team Xtenik Audio for this opportunity! The headphone jack of modern smartphones looks like a beautiful forgotten dream and since no one wants to use outdated smartphones just …

My video review: One of the most advanced, if not The most advanced portable DAC and headphone amp that could be connected wired or wireless to a smartphone was FiiO Q5 released about one year ago – a marvelous piece of equipment that worked with PCs/Laptops and with Android or iOS devices alike, …

My video review: Disclaimer: FiiO K5 PRO was sent to us free of charge in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank team FiiO for this opportunity. I am an old-school guy and I like the simplest DAC/Amp units, especially desktop ones that can be wall-powered. Sadly, for the past years FiiO forget …