Hi friends! After quite a long period, we return to the story of the most interesting new products in portable audio, and we have the most wonderful reason for this. Today our guests are our old friends: experimentators-modernists, virtuosos of the earphon engineering - FIR AUDIO brand. Their recent flagship Xenon 6 IEM/CIEM made a lot of noise among audiophiles and professional musicians, captivating everyone both with its extraordinary approach to technical implementation, the amount of patented know-how, and the amazing sound of the model. The...

Hi friends! It seems to me that miniaturized DAC/headphone amplifiers are the fastest growing industry in portable audio. We will listen and appreciate another confirmation of this today, especially since the beloved brand from the Celestial Empire, iBasso Audio, is back in action. We have to admit that audio dongles have become so popular for a number of good reasons: extremely compact size and weight allows you to take such a device anywhere and anytime, easy connection to any mobile gadget and PC, lack of its own battery (so there is no battery...

Hi friends! We haven’t seen you since spring, but we returned after a forced vacation with two cool new products at once. A little over a year ago, we met the flagship DX300 DAP from iBasso Audio, and now its successor with the DX320 index was born, which is just as beautiful in appearance, but two completely new “hearts” are beating in its chest: a pair of digital-analog chips from Japanese brand ROHM. Yes, while some companies discontinue their products due to global shortages of audio components, iBasso is finding ways to keep improving their...

Hi friends! In spite of everything, we continue to sow the reasonable, kind and eternal, namely, to talk about the beautiful sound. And in this we will be helped today by another creation from a brand beloved by many from the Celestial Empire, iBasso Audio. Towards the very end of last year, we got acquainted with the wonderful DX240 DAP, released for the 15th anniversary of the company. And now iBasso has prepared a new gift for its fans, presenting an updated version of its, perhaps, the most popular replacement amplifier AMP8, designed for the...

Hi friends! In these troubled days, when the reality around us has become so fragile and defenseless, we offer, at least for the time of reading this article, to be transported to the world of perfect sound, where you can find peace and joy. Today we have an appointment with the American company FIR Audio, whose creativity (that's right!) always arouses my admiration. Following the highly popular "M" series and VxV IEM, the brand has introduced its new premium line of in-ear monitors FRONTIER SERIES, which includes three models: NE4 (Neon 4), KR5...

Hi friends! In these difficult times, we will continue to talk about what we are interested in and what we love. We think it's right. Today we have a heading "Modestly, but with taste", which is loved by many. Lately we have seen a lot of musical "audio dongle" from the most respected brands: Lotoo, iBasso, and xDuoo has already dropped in with his miniature firstborn - Link. However, the current guest xDuoo Link2 BAL stands out among all these worthy gentlemen in that it has two outputs on board, one of which is balanced, as well as the ability...

"You go to my head With a smile that makes my temperature rise Like a summer with a thousand Julys You intoxicate my soul with your eyes.." Billie Holiday Hi friends! In fact, I really want to limit this review to the epigraph that you just read. These heartfelt lines from Billie Holiday's "You Go To My Head" basically have everything I would like to say about the incredible HEDDphone ONE headphones that stole my peace and sleep and now will never go out of my head. The only thing, for the utmost accuracy, I would replace a couple of letters in...

Bonjour mes amis! How long have I wanted to speak French for a long time and now I found an excuse. I am pleased to report that I have received a terrific guest from France, who, like a true Gascon, is hot, cool in temper and impeccable in manners. Yes, it finally happened: the EarSonics brand, which I respect, presented a new IEM ONYX model! Moreover, ONYX is a unique product even for such masters as EarSonics. The company set itself an extremely ambitious goal - to create a very high-end IEM at an unprecedented price, and brilliantly coped with...

Hi friends! It just so happened that my last reviews on audio-ph were devoted to devices that, due to their cost, did not fall into the “budget and interesting” category, beloved by many. But this time we have prepared just such a gadget for you. Almost immediately after the anniversary edition of the iBasso DX240 DAP, another device from this wonderful brand, the DC05, arrived at our office, which became a significant update to the line of "audio dongle", compact DAC/ amplifiers. We have already talked about DC01, DC02 and last year's hit - DC03...

Hi friends! The New Year holidays have flown by, but I want to share with you my review, I posted on my site in April 2021. Moreover, my admiration for using this audio device has only grown stronger. I will have to shorten my review a little when translating from Russian into English, but I hope that I will be able to convey all the main information and my emotions to you in this form. So, see the scarlet glow flooding the sky, listen to the menacing thunder - the iFi iDSD Diablo appears on the scene! Text: Alexey Kashirskey (aka Hans...

"High, high What a feeling to fly Over mountains and forests and seas And to go anywhere that I please.." ABBA - Eagle Hi friends! I am glad to inform you that today we are scheduled to meet with the new masterpiece of portable audio from the British brand iFi Audio! In 2021, which we just had, iFi brought the world a range of absolutely amazing audio devices, updating already highly popular models with the release of HIP-DAC 2, micro iDSD Signature and the grandiose flagship of the iDSD line - Diablo, a line of PRO devices and ZEN-series, and...

Hi friends! A festive mood is in the air, and not only the rapidly approaching New Year is to blame for this. After long adventures, our editorial office finally received a special gift that we have been waiting for! Today we will get acquainted with a wonderful new product from everyone's beloved iBasso Audio. This year, to celebrate its 15th anniversary, the company released without exaggeration the iconic DAP DX240, which, in fact, became a logical continuation of the popular DX220 model. This compact device has managed to incorporate all the...

Hi friends! Autumn reigns supreme in the city, and the trees turn yellow every day. Well, we have our own "ginger" in our editorial office - an updated version of the USB-DAC / AMP Hip-DAC with the index "2" from the British brand iFi audio. It must be said that his predecessor gained wide fame among music lovers around the world and won a lot of awards in the most prestigious audio publications for his outstanding abilities. And so, when I took our current ginger hero out of the box and put it next to the green predecessor, they formed a single...

Hi Friends! Summer is coming to an end, and we have ripened a harvest of audio freshening for our joy. Today we will get acquainted with another interesting device from the beloved brand from the Middle Kingdom - iBasso Audio. I think you remember how we rejoiced in the spring of the amazing Hi-Fi DAP iBasso DX300, which impressed with its stuffing (Snapdragon 660 processor, 6 GB LPDDR4 RAM, gorgeous screen, four flagship DAC chips from Cirrus Logic - CS43198 and FPGA-Master matrix) and opportunities. Not so long ago, iBasso released an AMP12...

Hi friends! It's no secret that in the audiophile sphere, not all, even respected, brands are able to make decent headphones / iem for little money, and these models, as we know, are always in demand. To our common happiness, the ranks of such IEMs were joined by the development from iBasso. Previously, this company from the Middle Kingdom has already worked in the "accessible sector". We remember well the IEM models - IT01, IT01S and the relatively recent "agent with two zeros" IT00. Well, their new IEMs with the IT01X index have every chance of...

O heaven, let me be beautiful, To the earth that comes down from above, And radiant and impassive, And all-encompassing as thou art. D. Merezhkovsky Hi Friends! It is so difficult for me to translate these poetic lines, we lose rhyme, but I hope that I was able to convey the meaning of the verse to you. I do not know how the poet of the Silver Age Merezhkovsky could describe our today's guest so accurately, but the fact remains - the lines that open our review ideally characterize both the appearance and musical style of the new...

Hi friends! Discovering new names is an exciting activity, especially when you get to know it yourself and acquaint others with something really interesting, one might say - amazing. Today I will tell you about the awesome CERBERUS hybrid flagship from SoftEars! Not so long ago, we reviewed two models IEM of this brand from the Middle Kingdom from the Reference Sound line, namely the ten-driver RS10 and five-driver RSV, which, in my opinion, are simply beautiful. CERBERUS, on the other hand, is built on seven emitters / drivers, including...

Vision Ears VE7: a poetic masterpiece Hi friends! I propose to hold our meeting today under the motto "Measure seven times, listen once." Such a humorous treatment of the well-known proverb "Measure seven times, cut once", of course, is not accidental - our guest is an awesome novelty from Vision Ears, VE7 IEM. Yes, we all were waiting for the release of the next annual IEM model with the EVE index (Exclusive Vision Ears), but the German company decided to make a "knight's move" and presented its completely new development. The VE7 model, as you...

iBasso DX300: Floating over the abyss Hi friends! I'll start with an important question: are you ready to dive into the bottomless ocean? Scary, I agree. And if not alone, but with a reliable partner? It is with such a partner in deep-sea voyages in the sound abyss that I want to introduce you. Today we have a brand new creation from iBasso, the DAP designed to take the flagship pedestal of 2021 - the DX300! Last summer we told you in detail about the uncompromising-sounding "Mad Max" DX220 MAX, but that device, let's say, is only conditionally...

Hi friends! As promised, after a short break, we return to the story about extremely interesting in-ear monitors from the Softears brand. Earlier we have already fruitfully discussed the "big brother", a 10-driver, rather expensive and flagship IEM model - RS10. Now the time has come to prove himself to his younger relative: a more accessible fellow with a beautiful mesmerizing voice, graceful RSV. "V" is not a letter, but the Roman "five", indicating the number of drivers on board each of the IEMs. However, the reduction in the number of drivers...