The sample was kindly provided directly from CMA audio free of charge. The review was first posted in www.hxosplus.gr website and now I am providing an English translation for Headfi. The price is €199 and you can buy it directly from Violectric. Violectric CHRONOS Coming from Germany, the Violectric brand founded by the legendary Fried Riem, is mostly known for producing high end headphone amplifiers and DACs that are favored amongst the community for the top notch sound and the excellent build quality albeit the high selling prices. Unusually...

The P23BT was kindly provided by SoundMAGIC free of charge and I only covered import fees and tax. This is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links inside the text are not affiliated and I don't get commission by clicking on them. The MSR price is $54.99 and you can buy it from Amazon. Introduction and technical specifications The P23BT stereo Bluetooth headset is the latest addition to the growing SoundMAGIC catalogue. It is powered by the latest Qualcomm QCC3034 chipset which doubles as a Bluetooth receiver and a DAC/amp to drive the...

The sample of this review was provided by FiiO free of charge and I covered import fees and tax. This is my subjective and honest evaluation of it. Links inside are not affiliated and I don't get commission from them. The price is €71.66 ex.vat and you can it from FiiO.eu. Introduction Long time hobbyists will surely remember the E10, a budget DAC/amp from FiiO that was released back in 2011 and with thousands of sales is rightly considered as one of the best and most successful products of the company. For history 's sake, it was my first FiiO...

The DO200 was kindly provided by Aoshida Audio free of charge and I covered import fees and tax. They never asked for a favorable review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links below are not affiliated and I don't get commission by clicking on them. The price is $489 an you can purchase it from Aoshida Audio Introduction SMSL SMSL is by now, a well known and established brand from China focusing mostly on headphone amplifiers, DACs and Class D stereo amplifiers. The company is committed to producing value for money...

The review sample was kindly provided by Audio46 free of charge after I was selected to participate in the Strauss and Wagner EM205 review tour. The sample was shipped July 25th and due to the hilarious Greek postal service it arrived on October 10th. Yes this is correct and I am not joking at all so after all this huge delays here I am presenting you my review. The retail price is $39.96 and you can purchase it from Audio46. Brief description of the product The EM205 is an earphone with a standard 3.5mm connection, a microphone and volume remote...

The FiiO FD7 was kindly provided free of charge and I only covered import taxes and fees. FiiO never asked for a favorable review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation. The links are not affiliated and I don't get commission by clicking on them. The FD7 selling price is €599.99 and you can buy it from FiiO.eu Introduction There is an on going frenzy about single Dynamic Driver iems, it seems to be the vogue now and FiiO is already into the game. They have inaugurated their FD line with the FD5 (review), followed by the entry level FD3/FD3...

The Dunu Falcon Pro was kindly provided for the purpose of this review while it remains under Dunu's sole property. Dunu never asked for a favorable review and as always this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links to be found below are not affiliated and I don't get commission by clicking on them. The Falcon Pro is available from all authorized dealers and the price is $219,99. Product highlights 10mm ECLIPSE dynamic driver Following the trend of the single dynamic driver resurrection, Dunu designed the Falcon Pro, a dynamic...

The IE900 was kindly loaned to me by Sennheiser Greece for domestic reviewing purposes and the sample unit has been returned back. This is a translated version of my review made specially for Headfi. I am going to skip the usual introduction and technical information that can be found in detail over here Build quality and appearance The IE900 is the first product to be released after Sennheiser consumer division was acquired by Sonova. It is 100% handmade in Germany with top craftsmanship and excellent finish quality. Aluminum is the only...

The HO200 was kindly provided by Aoshida Audio free of charge. They never asked for a favorable review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links below are not affiliated and I don't get commission by clicking on them. The HO200 price is $399 and it is available by the Aoshida Audio store. Introduction SMSL SMSL is by now, a well known and established brand from China focusing mostly on headphone amplifiers, DACs and Class D stereo amplifiers. The company is committed to producing value for money products with a rich set of...

The iFi ZEN Stream was kindly loaned to me for the purpose of this review and as always I am providing my honest and subjective evaluation. All links provided are not affiliated and I don't earn anything by clicking on them. Introduction The ZEN Stream is the latest addition to the popular iFi ZEN range that consists of various well acclaimed, value for money, desktop audio devices. The ZEN Stream is a mid-priced network streamer that integrates all the available methods of streaming over Ethernet or WiFi without relying on the noisy PC. The price...

The DROP+ JVC HA-FWX1 was kindly provided free of charge by Drop+, never asking for a favorable review. This is my honest and subjective evaluation of the product. All links are not affiliated and I don't earn anything by clicking on them. Introduction JVC has been a world leader in audio and visual technology for nearly a century. Founded in Yokohama, Japan in 1927, the company originally manufactured phonographs, but its dedication to research, development, and employing the world’s top talent quickly led to additional avenues. Among JVC’s many...

The FD3 review sample was kindly provided free of charge and I have only covered import fees and taxes. FiiO never asked for a favorable review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it All links provided are not affiliated and I don't get any commission by clicking on them Introduction The FD3 (€99.99) is a new single dynamic driver earphone positioned in the second row of the FiiO single Dynamic driver family after the entry level FD1 (€64.99) followed by the mid tier FD5 (€299.99) and the flagship FD7 (€599.99). There is also a pro...

This review is dedicated to the suffering people of Ukraine with the wish for the war to end as soon as possible. The Flux Lab Acoustics FA-12 and FCN-10 were kindly loaned for the purpose of this review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation. All links provided are not affiliated and I don't earn anything by clicking on them. You can buy directly from their website Introduction Flux Lab Acoustics is a Ukrainian company dedicated to the design and manufacturing of high-end audio products. Fully designed and manufactured in Ukraine. Flux...

The IT01X was kindly provided free of charge by iBasso. They have never asked for a favorable review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links provided are not affiliated and I don't earn anything by clicking on them. Introduction The IT01X is a new budget friendly, single dynamic driver earphone by iBasso, positioned between the IT00 and the IT01S. The price in EU is about €120 and you can buy it from here Technical specifications Unlike many other IEMs with an iron internal cavity, the IT01X uses brass for the inner...

The BA1 was provided by Shanling free of charge. They never asked for a favorable review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links provided are not affiliated in any way and I don't earn anything by clicking on them. (I am a very bad photographer and this was a pain in the ass to photograph so please spare me.) Introduction The Shanling BA1 is a Bluetooth 5.0 desktop receiver with a digital optical output, a full scale (2V) analogue stereo RCA output and a headphone amplifier. The retail price in the EU is about €160. Full...

The TWS30 sample was kindly provided by SoundMAGIC free of charge. They never asked for a favorable review and this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links provided are not affiliated in any way and I don't earn any kind of compensation by clicking in them. Introduction The TWS30 is a true wireless earphone supporting Bluetooth 5.0 with the aptX codec and an IPX6 waterproof rating, suitable for running sports and other activities. They are available in black and white color and they come with three pairs of silicon tips and a USB...

The TC35B was provided by ddHiFi free of charge but they never asked for a favorable review. As always this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. All links provided in this article are not affiliated in any way. The selling price is $42 or €43 and you can buy it from here. A lighting to 3.5mm version is also available. Introduction Although ddHiFi is a relatively new brand needs no introduction since it is well known among the headphone enthusiasts. It was established in 2017 by Mr. Demond Ding, a former engineer and lead designer for FiiO...

The AMP12 was kindly provided by iBasso free of charge but they never asked for a favorable review. As always this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. It is selling for €229 and you can get from here All links provided in this article are not affiliated in any way. Introduction The iBasso DX300 is a flagship 6.5" player featuring Quad CS43198 DAC chips, a powerful Snapdragon 660 processor, Dual battery power supply and interchangeable AMP cards. Full specifications are available here and you can read the full review here What is an amp...

The Corsa was provided by Earsonics in order to be reviewed for Headfi and hxosplus website. They never asked for a favorable review and as always this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. Introduction The French brand Earsonics is pretty well known among Headfi enthusiasts around the world but let us copy - paste some useful information from their website. Earsonics was founded in 2005 by Franck Lopez, a musician and sound engineer, who, unhappy with the quality of in-ear monitors available at the time, decided to create his own. In...

Introduction The Cayin Fantasy iem was loaned to me in the course of the European brunch of the Headfi tour. I was the first one to receive it and I kept it for fifteen days while I was instructed to burn it for 100 hours which I did prior to critical listening. I would like to thank Cayin and Mr. Andy Kong for giving me the opportunity. The selling price is $799. Technical specifications The Fantasy features a 10.3mm dual cavity with two-way magnetic driver structure with 9.5mm beryllium-plated diaphragm. The additional rear cavity controls the...