Zorloo is a new player in the audiophile community based off China which offers a promising set of products pioneered by their ZuperDAC offering which is now superseded by the ZuperDAC-S, designed as an everyday ultra-portable DAC solution. There weren’t any details about what the “S” stands for and my guess would be “Super” as in ZuperDAC-Super, accurate enough, right? The ZuperDAC-S retails for $79.00 which you can get from their official Zorloo site. Thanks to Andy from Zorloo for sending in a review unit in exchange for an honest review...

John Ruskin once said “Quality is never an accident, it is always the result of intelligent effort” and we could all say that we have questioned Knowledge Zenith’s commitment to providing quality audio products knowing that they launch at us a slew of products that keeps us from looking at the big picture and evaluating our purchases. What we have now to realview is one of their many recent releases and make no mistake, more is surely coming as I’m told yet for now, we can focus on the KZ BA10 which sports a spec sheet of 5 Balanced Armature drivers...

We have another 1st right here on Audio Realviews, this time from BGVP. I still wonder what does BGVP stands for since there is absolutely no mention of it everywhere, maybe in another language, I’ll never know. What we have to realview specifically is their recent hybrid offering, the BGVP DMG, thanks to DDAudio/Linsould for sending a sample unit in exchange for an honest review. Currently priced at $139 which you can grab a pair at either Amazon or AliExpress. The BGVP DMG is offered in 2 different variations (with and without Mic controls) with 3...

Hot off my rendezvous with the Meze Audio 11 Neo, the exquisite house of Meze in Romania has managed to delight me with another guest and although I am yet to be a full-on convert for the cult following surrounding how Meze has managed to be a company associated with meticulous standards both in form and function. I am yet put again tempted by them to try and prove such standards do exist with their interpretation of what a headphone should look and sound in the form of the Meze 99 Neo. Provided directly by Meze Audio in exchange for an honest...

I happened to stumble upon another audiophile product which was slowly creeping in HeadFi. Little is to be known about Hill Audio except that they are based in Malaysia and supports multiple audiophile products. What we have now however is their very own product, the Hill Audio S8. It is being offered in only 1 color, glossy black. There is however 2 package offerings, a Super Saver pack ($55) and an Audio Pro pack ($65) which is a promotional price until the end of 2018. Let me just brief you that the accessory set offered with the S8 are...

Being in this audio hobby is oftentimes a roller-coaster ride. One day you find aiming for a specific set of gear only to find another release being propped out of the blue. Knowledge Zenith however has a different way of doing the roller-coaster ride. 1 day they release a 10 driver IEM and then follow it up immediately with a little brother. What we have now to realview is their recent hybrid IEM, the KZ ZSA. Thanks to Linsoul/DDAudio for providing the review unit in exchange for an honest review. The KZ ZSA is currently priced at $19 and you can...

Brainwavz Audio is at it again with their signature Earpad products but this time around they have another trick up their sleeve in the form of their new “Micro Suede” material. I’ve had my fair share of using suede from Puma’s suede sneakers and DC’s skate’s shoes as well and they were some of the most comfortable sneakers I had, in and out, but isn’t the most durable as well. This would however be my 1st encounter of suede being used on an earpad surface. What we have now to realview is the new Brainwavz Oval Micro Suede with Memory Foam earpads...

There are literally thousands of $20 IEMs out there that is not made to target the audiophile market but the masses who are happy with just being able to hear their tunes or watch their daily dose of media shows straight out of their mobile phones and laptops. Enter the Brainwavz Zeta IEMs and competition gets interesting, we are talking about IEMs you’d usually find on your MAC centers here and the entry level audiophile IEMs as well. The Brainwavz Zeta uses a single dynamic 10mm driver with specifications of a 10 Ohm impedance, 20 Hz - 20 kHz...

I certainly didn’t come from the space race timeline nor have I witnessed significant space exploration milestones in my lifetime until now. When I first heard of the Astrotec brand, it got me thinking that maybe they are making equipment using space tech because you know, Astro plus Tec or maybe not but one thing is for sure, their products are "celestial-bodies" inspired especially their earlier iterations with the shimmering and rounded edges. What we have now to realview is the Astrotec NG30, their entry level dynamic in-ear earphone. Thanks to...

It wasn’t long when I reviewed the Tin Audio T2 and only after approximately 2 months later, Tin Audio has decided to release a refreshed version of it in the form of the Tin Audio T2 Pro which we will tinker and see if it warrants the Pro in its name. The T2 had positive feedback from its users especially due to its balanced sound along with its exceptional build quality capping it off on a price that doesn’t break the bank. Some have even dared mod the vents it had on the faceplate, guess the price wasn’t a thing to worry on the T2 for them. The...

Intro TRN as a company is a fairly new player in the earphone market but has already made a total of 4 entry-level offerings in the form of the V10, V20, V60 and the V80 which we have now for the realview. Launching a variety of earphones that targets almost the same market is gaining traction now among entry-level earphone makers and telling them apart is getting rather slim. The TRN V80 sports Dual Composite Neodymium Dynamic (10mm woofer and 6mm twitter) and Dual Composite BA hybrid drivers, 24 Ohm Impedance, 108dB Sensitivity, 7-40000Hz...

Intro There are a number of intriguing facts about Vietnam that is still unverified due to my personal lack of direct communication with a Vietnamese from decisively emerging victorious from the Vietnam War against a totally large nation despite the war being North against South originally and to having heard that Vietnamese students loving to question their professors when a topic is unsatisfactorily tackled and finally is the familiarity of the “Nguyen” name within their circles, I would bet that most would automatically think of Vietnam upon...

Intro Form and function go hand in hand in each and every manufactured product. The art that goes into crafting aesthetically pleasing silhouettes has always been a welcome view so when I 1st saw the Meze 99 Classics, it is clear which direction this certain headphone is aiming for and only to find out that it was from a company with emphasis on providing products with elegance and finesse. What we have to realview now however isn’t the 99 Classics but Meze own approach for an entry level audiophile product in the form of the Meze 11 Neo IEM which...

Intro They say the higher number of drivers in an IEM doesn’t translate to stellar sound quality but instead how it was implemented. The tendency of determining the performance of an IEM by solely relying on the number of drivers used in an IEM is a topic that will get audiophiles want to chime in, and speaking of audiophiles, it is safe to say that most are no stranger to Knowledge Zenith, popularly known as KZ. Their aggressive marketing strategy and their spam of numerous product launches for prices that are cheap in comparison to other...

Intro You may have not known this, but I’m an avid fan of all things Sony. Ever since I have 1st tried using any of their products, it has drawn my attention and adoration, from the industrial form factor to the stealth black hue they use on almost all of their products. I then found myself gaming on their platform, watching using their televisions, connecting with their mobile phones and even shooting photographs on their system so when I made the jump into the audiophile world it is only natural for any audiophile to have heard of the already...

Intro There’s a notion in us when hearing the word Tin, being a metal itself has the “sturdy” linked to it but not the type that will stand some beating. Then there’s the Tin which we all know is associated with cheap and low-end. For a company to use Tin in its company name shows their gamble or they might have a reason for choosing otherwise which we might know soon. What we have now to realview is the Tin Audio T2, the successor to their former audiophile offering, the T1. It can be purchased at Amazon and AliExpress for $49.99. I would like to...

Intro A few months ago, a new budget tier IEM entered the market and made quite a wave in the SEA region. It went by the name of Geek Wold with their debut IEM product, the GK3. The GK3 uses 3 dynamic drivers which is a feat in itself, so far the only triple dynamic IEM I can think of is the new Unique Melody 3DD-Ti which is priced almost 60 times the GK3, let that sink in. The GK3 also has a 20Hz-20KHz FR and 8ohms impedance which is indeed designed for portable device usage. The Geek Wold GK3 can be purchased for $19.99 at Penon Audio which I...

Intro Launched 5 years ago, the open back AD900x headphone is smacked right in between Audio Technica’s High Fidelity series spearheaded by the new ADX5000. With all the contenders in the mid-level open-backed headphones market from the Brooklyn built Grado’s, German built Sennheiser’s to the New York based Hifiman’s. Is the Audio Technica AD900x headphone still even relevant in 2018? Let’s find out. Packaging and Build Quality The packaging was a simple white box with “AIR” printed on the front and opening the front flap reveals the...

Intro “Experience Music like never before”, Hidizs’s marketing slogan should be considered in relevance to their current flagship DAP (Digital Audio Player), the Hidizs AP200. With the influx of audio players being a common sight nowadays, that’s a bold statement to uphold. Let’s dive in deep and see if this mid-tier player provides an experience like never before. The Hidizs AP200 that we would be realviewing was purchased independently so no affiliation and influence from Hidizs whatsoever would impact this realview. Hidizs was founded in 2009...

Intro I was on a month-long vacation back home when a very familiar parcel arrived in my workplace, the Kinera Seed Yin or Kinera Seed black as most would call it which retails for $49 and is a hybrid single Dynamic with a Balanced Armature driver configuration. It was sent directly by the Kinera group for me to be reviewed. Note that this is my first attempt at reviewing an audiophile grade item so feel free to close the page already but it wouldn’t hurt if by chance you would see through this realview until the end, see what I did there with the...