It looks like a face! | O < o > O | The usb-c arena is getting crowded, but if you have the money to spend, and you want a dedicated portable usb-c unit that can drive moderately inefficient phones, hud100 will please those looking for a neutral-to-lean sound signature(Ety-head here). It delivers a clean and articulate tone in a small, somewhat over-engineered package covering pretty much all protocols and frequencies, ranging up to PCM 32bit/384kHz and DSD128. It also supports MQA(MQA debate aside for the scope of this review). Built around a...

Jabra Elite Active 75t Full disclosure, these were sent to me Jabra for testing a couple months ago, and I've been putting them through their paces since the ANC update. They have been around for a while now and probably don't need much of an introduction as the last generation of Jabra's flagship buds. I wanted to do more of a revisit following FW2.0 and touch on some details in the process. Let's start with the strengths. My overall note here is that it plainly works, I never have to fiddle with it and it is always there when I need it, with the...

Well designed, built and presented TWS at a reasonable price point ($55), the Air has excellent microphones, a decent interface including wearing sensors, a good battery life with both quick and wireless charging, and IPX7 waterproofing backing its all-rounding sound signature. They would make good gifts. Unlike most budget TWS, Earfun puts out products that are well presented and intuitive with well written instruction manuals in multiple languages. They also have (at least from my contact with them) good customer service in the US. Starting from...

Jeet Air Plus These are not well known but I ran into them and asked JEET to see if they would be interested in sending me a sample and so they did. There aren't many Qualcomm 30** Single BA USB-C options out there so I was excited to receive these. I think they punch quite above their weight in sound and build quality, given that they are only $55 and come with Qualcomm 30** chip with AptX / AAC and seamless mono support. The interface is a bit quirky but I'll get to that in a bit. They are one of the rare sub $100 earbuds that have an...

T180 Pro Intro Notes I was offered these at a discount for the review. Per usual, I offer an honest note on my experience with them as it's not worth 'trading' my time for $25. *I removed the dampers after a quick AB, they do not need them by any stretch of imagination TLDR; Well built, mid centered well rounders that have a polite presentation with rounded of highs and present but not overbearing bass. I only wish they had a touch more sparkle, but at this price, they would do well for those who don't need a crystalline high end. Build Well...

disclaimer: The i4 was sent by KB Ear / Kinboofi for this review. Sum: Well built all metal Hybrid with good resolution and a solid sub slam left a bit lean in the middle by heavy handed tuning when using included tips. Deeper insertion tips with narrower nozzles (Final Es are highly recommended) and Comply/foam tips work well to reduce resonance, making up for a relatively well controlled L signature. The punchy bass paired with the Knowles armature render a realistic soundspace that does well with movies and games as well as music. Setup...

*Disclaimer, I was sent this one for a review. I promised an honest one as I don't have any affiliation with the company and don't host a channel or a website that would make this review profitable. 4* assuming the driver variation is a one-off Testing with Audioquest Dragonfly v1.2 that tends to present detail forward. Spotify at max quality, auto-gain turned off. Used frequency sweep to match seals/resonances, checked for phase and whatnot using playlist below. Some test tracks...