The Player: Astell & Kern AK100
Disclaimer: iRiver supplied the demo unit for this review. AnalogHead (a headphone store in which I’m one of the owners) is now a distributor…
Portable Source
Audiophile DAP 2.0: Ibasso’s DX100
Disclaimer: The DX100 unit for this review was generously loaned by Indonesia’s Ibasso importer, Don’t Blame Your Ears. The era of high end…
Altmann Micro Machines Tera-Player Review
Here we are, with a spartan digital audio player that costs 840 Euros. Let’s take a look at the features: No screen display, only…
The Fostex HP-P1
Hot from the oven is the new Fostex HP-P1: portable digital transport, DAC, and amplifier all in one box. I have received the device…
Revolutionary: The Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo (CLAS)
After months of waiting, I’m very happy to finally get my hand on the revolutionary Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo (CLAS) device. Everyone knows that…
HM-601 and HM-602: Hi-Fi DAPs For All Budgets
Now that Hifiman has released a $259 version of the audiophile DAP HM-602, everybody is asking the question”do they sound the same”? At $259,…
Colorfly C4: The New High End Player
When the Hifiman HM-801 player was released, I think everyone was quite skeptical on how “hi-fi” can a portable player from a relatively small…
HM-601 Video Review
“Welcome to another episode of Deckhand Davy” I think Davy’s Video reviews tackles some angles that we don’t get with text-based reviews. After all,…
Hifi DAP Comparison: HM-801, HM-602, QA350, Boomslang
The excitement surrounding the HM-602 was pretty high, and not long after that I began to plan a comparison article of the HM-602 to…
Hifiman HM-602: Hi-Fi DAP Perfected
Excitement! Earlier today I saw some japanese tweets about the HM-602. I couldn’t have guessed that later the same day I would be listening…
QLS QA350 Player
The QLS QA350 Player is really something. It’s ridiculously cheap, it’s ridiculously big, yet it’s ridiculously good sounding. I really couldn’t believe my eyes…
Fiio E7 Portable DAC
After several low budget amplifiers (E1, E3, E5), Fiio now enters the market with a more serious E7 Portable DAC/Amp. It’s hard to find…
HM-801, T51, RWA Imod, Ipod Classic, and X1060!
Here it is, our first digital audio player (DAP) comparison. As portable set ups are getting more and more transparent sounding, it’s about time…
A Quick Comparison: Audio-GD Compass vs HeadAmp Pico
Just for kicks, we decide to briefly compare the venerable portable DAC/Amp Pico against the newer but also equally impressive desktop all-in-one solution Audio-GD Compass.