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    Review by 'Stephen L' on item 'JH Audio JH16 Pro Custom In-Ear Monitors'

    Paid about US$1200, including custom fit, and am overseas.   A very highly detailed and balanced IEM. I have an iPod only filled with audiophile grade music. Put in anything else, and you hear warts and all of lesser recordings. I use this with my portable set up, which is played through the...
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    Mac OS X Music Players - alternatives to iTunes

    Been using Puremusic for some months now. Quite nice but does not support VST plugins. Any recommended wrapper to get around this limitation?
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    Forthcoming Musical Fidelity M 1 Pure Class A Headphone Amp

    I owned this for a while and sold it simply because it could not fit under the 27" Mac monitor. The casing is top notch from Taiwan, and I expected the unit to be heavier but it is actually quite light. I guess it needed the dimensions to fit right in with the rest of the other offerings like...
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    REVIEW : Jaben's GoVibe Porta Tube Amp - Review Thread (ex demo)

    The amp does not really need any warm up. I turn it on and cannot notice and difference in SQ, even after listening to it for more than 2 hours.
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    GoVibe Porta Tube

    I was looking for a portable solution for my iPod, and looked at both the Cypher Labs Algorhythm Solo and the Fostex HP-P1. Granted the Fostex comes as an all-in-one solution with the DAC and an amp, I still did not like the sound at all. Both filter settings sounded very artificial. I was...
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    Impressions on the Musical Fidelity M1 HPA

    I use the HPA's preamp to connect to active speakers, source fed by an M2Tech Young DAC. Extremely quiet and neutral but not in a sterile way. I've since switched to the Schiit Lyr due to space constraints (for my computer) and prefer the M1 sound.
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