Greetings friends and welcome to my review of Rhapsodio’s family of cables! After being wowed and falling in love with the Supreme V3, (even ordering it in CIEM) I now turn my attention - and hopefully yours - to Sammy’s line of very, very impressive cables. For those of you not in the know, Rhapsodio is a boutique IEM and cable maker from Singapore, headed by the very likable Sammy. Now based in Taiwan, Sammy took the cable world by storm some years ago being (supposedly) the first to wrap cables in the now very popular soft nylon sheathing. Years...

Greetings dear Head-fiers, and welcome to my review of the iFi GoPods! What a cool invention these are, find a need, fill a need; indeed. For anyone that has ever dreamed of bringing their IEMs out and about, about the house or room, in an airport or train, or just chilling on the couch watching a movie in epic surround sound, these are the way one would do so. With a lot of world’s firsts, like a Qualcomm chipset with DAC and amp, lossless codecs and even an IPX4 rating, they are tech packed. (Just don’t get your summit IEMs wet to test that last...

Greetings my dear audiophiles, and welcome to my full review of the Rhapsodio Supreme V3! I’m quite excited to get into this one, simply because this is one amazing and extremely unique piece of gear. No-one seems to know about it, there is so little information and/or reviews for Rhapsodio gear. Crickets online. But while the western world seems to have a very limited knowledge of Rhapsodio gear (hereby referred to as simply RSD for brevity), they are surely considered one of the very best in Asia, and one of the top Head-fi designers in the world...

Greetings dear audio crazies and music lovers everywhere, and welcome to my review of the Unique Melody Amber Pearl IEM! This one certainly garnered some serious attention and created a truckload of hype when it was announced. One reason was that it was only available paired with the Cayin N30LE DAP, a $13,000 combo. Yes, you read that right, 13k, ridiculous. But after CanJam SoCal 2023 everyone was talking about the same thing; the Amber Pearl (AP) IEM was best in show. “They” said it was the best UM has ever done, a knocked-it-out-of-the-park...

Greetings dear fellow Head-fiers, Gear Junkies and Sonic Aficionados, I bid you welcome to my full review of the brand new pure silver cable from Brise Audio, the Shirogane! I have always loved the Brise house sound, their no holes-barred approach to sonics and amazingly detailed yet natural/neutral sounding cables is legend. Truly, Brise needs no introduction in the forums, the little custom cable maker from Japan is considered one of the best in the world, and I can second that notion with full confidence. So when I heard they were making a pure...

Welcome dear HeadFi-ers to my review of the Lavricables Grand Silver IEM Upgrade Cable, in the beautiful newly released Baltic Grey! This review will probably be a bit different from the cables I have reviewed in the past, simply because the Grand is in a totally different price bracket compared to the kilobuck TOTL flagships I usually review. This will also be the 1st pure silver cable I have reviewed, and while I have some experience with Silver cables, it’s not to the extent I have with pure copper, or copper variants. That’s not say it’s of...

Greetings dear Head-fiers and welcome to my review of the fabled PWAudio Orpheus. There is a huge amount of hype around this cable for two reasons; one is the incredible sonic performance, the other is the price. I can attest that yes, it is in fact one of the most incredible cables I have ever heard, perhaps even the most so if you are a copper signature fan. But that’s painting the Orphy into a corner, it is far more than just a copper cable. Its ability to present insane amounts of detail and resolution while also remaining ridiculously musical...

Greetings dear audiophiles, and welcome to my review of the Brise Tsuranagi portable amplifier. I am extremely excited to share my impressions and experiences with you all - this amazing little box is stellar. Big things do indeed come in small packages! Sneak peek, a teaser before we get to the end you ask? I’m in love, this amp is incredible. Boom, full stop, GOAT beyond words. But more on that later. For those of you not in the know, Brise is a Japanese company who have been around for quite some time, but have become much more popular in the west...

Greetings dear Head-fiers, and welcome to my review of - in my personal opinion - the most underrated and lesser known TOTL cable in the world: The PW 1950s Shielding. This is one badass cable, often overlooked, and I am excited to share my experiences and impressions with you all. I will also be rather meticulously comparing it to the other big dogs of the day - the Orpheus, Brise Ultimate 8W, First Times Shielding and Ode To Laura, an exciting ride through absolute SQ heaven. It will be a bit long, lots of detail to cover, so be prepared for that...

Hello dear friends, I am pleased to share with you my review of the Viking Ragnar from Noble Audio. This is one hotly anticipated IEM, having been on the scene only for a short while, and I was really excited to hear it for myself. The original Viking is legend but sadly no longer made, so thankfully Noble decided to revive the line with an updated, and happily for the rest of us, much cheaper version for the masses. Gone is the full Damascus steel body, instead the Ragnar features an aluminum body with a Damascus faceplate, keeping in the same vibe...

Greetings fellow Head-fiers, and welcome to my review of the Eletech Ode To Laura. I was lucky enough to be part of the demo process in the building stages of this cable, and I’d like to give a quick shout-out to @Eric Chong , who is quite possibly the nicest guy in the business. It was a great honor for me to be asked to be a part of this experiment, and it was super cool for an experienced cable maker such a he to imply such a back to roots approach on a new product - kudos there. Eric also happens to make beautiful work, lust worthy cables that...

Greetings dear Head-fiers, I present to you my review of the fabled PW Audio First Times Shielding. I was very interested to hear this beast, as I have the Orpheus, and previously owned the original First Times as well. I was mostly looking for something that could keep the Orpheus’s analog goodness, with a little more high end air and sparkle, and less mid focus - something in between the Orphy and the brighter flavored Centurion. I previously reviewed the Centurion, and while I did really enjoy its micro detailed energetic presentation, ultimately...

Greetings dear Head-fiers, it is my great pleasure and honor today to be reviewing the Aroma A100TB portable amp and accompanying PSU 100 Pro. Aroma might be fairly new on the scene in the west, but they have been around for quite some time, hailing from Hong Kong. They are predominantly an IEM company, if you’re not already aware, their Jewel has quickly become a crowd favorite in the TOTL category. I am personally smitten with the Jewel, so much so that I had it made into a custom, and I like the company a lot. There is something really magical...