The review sample was kindly provided by Aune in exchange for my subjective and unbiased review. The selling price in Europe is €289 and you can buy it using this not affiliate aune-store. Aune X1s GT Aune is a pioneer brand with a huge range of desktop as well as portable audio gear. The latest X1s GT is a revamped version of their classic X1 series of desktop DAC/AMPs, the 8th generation of the same. PLL (Phase Locked Loop) Aune X1s GT features PLL, a precise Phase Locked Loop digital clock algorithm that transfers appropriate frequency...

The Meze Elite was kindly loaned to me for reviewing purposes but in the end I decided to buy it. This is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. The selling price is €4000 and you can buy it directly from Meze Audio. Introduction It was about three years ago when I tested and eventually bought the Empyrean, the previous flagship headphone of the Romanian Meze Audio, which with its sound performance changed once and for all the perception I had about headphones. And while someone would expect the Meze team to rest, reaping the laurels of...

The DX240 was kindly provided free of charge by iBasso. This is my honest and subjective evaluation without any bias. The selling price is €790.83 ex.TAX and you can buy it, using the following (non-affiliate) link. About the DX240 iBasso has a long history in producing some of the best sounding DAPs coupled with a very competitive pricing. Their flagship DX300 (now out of production) is a truly remarkable digital player with a performance that highly exceeds the asking price, making it the least expensive high-end player of the market. The full...

The review sample was kindly provided free of charge and I only covered import fees and tax. This is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. The retail price is $359.99 and you can buy it using the following (non-affiliate) link FiiO.eu. About the FiiO FA7S The FiiO FA7S is a new 3rd gen industrial design universal IEM housing six balanced armature drivers. It is part of the FA line with the top model being the FA9 (review). The "A" stands for a fully balanced armature set-up and the FA7S is a redesigned successor to the FA7. Features and...

TINHIFI contacted me in order to suggest a T3 Plus review. The sample was kindly provided free of charge and this is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. The regular selling price is $69 but you can always find a better deal. You can buy it directly from TINHIFI using the following, not affiliate link TINHIFI. Description and technical specifications The T3 Plus is a new addition to the TINHIFI T series of earphones. It uses a 10mm dynamic driver, with a double - cavity design and built in high performance magnets. The new material, Liquid...

The review sample was kindly provided free of charge in exchange for my honest and subjective opinion. I only covered import fees and tax. The retail price is €99 and you can buy it using this not affiliate link FiiO.eu. Introduction The FiiO KA3 is the company's first USB DAC/amp dongle to run without an internal battery like the BTR5. A little late to the party but better late than never. The KA3 is a co - branding between FiiO and the sister company Jade Audio. Design and build quality The KA3 is a DAC/amp dongle featuring a USB type C input...

The Jade Audio JD3 was provided free of charge in order to provide my subjective and unbiased evaluation of it. The retail price is only $20 and you can buy it using this not affiliate link FiiO.eu About Jade Audio Jade Audio is a subsidiary brand of FiiO that was established in order to focus on the budget line so the parent company could use all their human resources in developing the main catalogue of their products. The company is built around a team of core members who are subject experts with empirical knowledge in acoustics, focusing on the...

The review sample was kindly provided by Aoshida Audio free of charge and I only paid import tax and fees. This is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. The price is $219 and you can buy it directly from Aoshida Audio. Introduction To be honest I wasn't aware of the Dilvpoetry brand until Aoshida Audio contacted me to suggest a review. I don't have any more information except that it is another audio company from China that manufactures cost effective DACs/amplifiers (a total of seven products till now) and it is distributed exclusively by...

The Hidizs S3 PRO was kindly provided by HiFiGo free of charge and I only covered import fees and tax. This is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. The S3 PRO is available in black and silver at $69 but you can find it as low as $62. You can use this - non affiliate - link to check the current price and buy. HiFiGo Introduction and technical specifications The Hidizs S3 PRO is an ultra Portable Hi-Res, plug and play DAC/amp dongle that supports 8x unfolding of MQA audio, PCM up to 32Bit/384kHz and DSD128. The DAC chip used is the low power...

The Jasper was kindly provided from Aune free of charge. This is my honest and subjective evaluation of it. The selling price is €279.90 and you can order from the Aune EU retailer by using this - not affiliate - link. Aune - store Introduction Aune Audio - Wuhan Ao Lai Er Technology CoLtd is a China based brand, very well known among the audio community for some excellent audio products consisting mostly of DAC and headphone amplifiers. The Jasper is their first foray into the earphones world. Design features The Aune acoustics team spent...

The FH9 was kindly provided by FiiO free of charge, I only covered import fees and taxes. As always this is my subjective and unbiased review. The price is €699 and you can buy it from this - not affiliate - link FiiO.eu. Introduction FiiO's hybrid line of earphones is distinguished from the letters FH and the available models are named FH1s, FH3, FH5 (now OP), FH5s, FH7 and the brand new FH9, the latest flagship hybrid driver in-ear monitor. Design features FiiO has designed the FH9 with a seven-driver hybrid configuration on each side. The...

The sample was kindly provided by HiFiMan for my subjective and unbiased review. The selling price is $329, slightly more expensive than the original Deva and you can buy directly from HiFiMan store. Introduction The Deva Pro is a new updated version of the much acclaimed and multi awarded Deva (review) featuring the innovative HiFiMan Stealth magnets design and a newly designed Bluemini wireless R2R module. Description and technical specifications The Deva Pro is a classic planar magnetic headphone that can also become instantly wireless by...

The Grell TWS/1 was kindly provided by Drop + free of charge. The TWS/1 is launching through an exclusive pre-order release on Drop.com and it is selling for $199.99. You can purchase it from this not affiliate link Drop. Full specifications are available here. Introduction Axel Grell is a legend among the Headfi community, I doubt if there is a single headfier who doesn't know of him. The lead designer behind all the great Sennheiser headphones, from the HD580 precision to the venerable HD650 and the latest three flagships, the HD800 - 800S and...

The review sample was kindly provided by Linsoul free of charge and I only paid import fees and tax. The price is about $59.99 and you get it directly from Linsoul. (I don't get commission by clicking on the link) Introduction TinHiFi is the brand name of a big OEM/ODM manufacturer from China which was launched in 2017 to bring HiFi sound and quality in a more accessible price point. The T and P series of iems from TinHiFi are well known among the community but I have to confess that this is my first experience with a product from the brand...

Prelude In the past few years I have owned and reviewed all the high-end open back headphones from Sennheiser and namely the venerable HD650 and HD600, the youngster HD660S and of course the famous flagships HD800 and HD800S. In the end I kept the HD650 (because everyone should have one) and the HD660S which I think is the most tonally correct of the bunch. I sold the HD800/S because while I liked certain technical aspects of them, at the end I thought that their tuning from the upper mids to higher frequencies was lacking in correct tonality and...

The DC05 was kindly provided free of charge to be featured in a series of reviews. The price is €58.33 ex.TAX and you can buy from this not affiliate link - iBasso. Introduction It was less than a year ago when I reviewed the brand new (then) iBasso DC03 and DC04. Two small sized USB DAC/amps that I liked a lot as you can find out here. Unfortunately they were short lived due to the chip shortage that is plaguing the industry for almost two years now. The popular Cirrus Logic CS43131 is now out of stock because the company couldn't meet with the...

The Blon BL-MAX was kindly provided free of charge from HiFiGo for reviewing purposes. It is selling for €32,76 and you can buy it from this - not affiliate - link HiFiGo. Features The BLON BL-MAX is the latest dual dynamic driver iem from the house of BLON. The pair features a powerful combination of a 10mm carbon diaphragm dynamic driver and a 6mm lightweight micro dynamic driver with a precise electronic crossover to ensure a high-quality output with low distortion and high clarity. It has an impedance of 32Ω with a sensitivity of 115dB making...

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...