Aune Jasper-T Top notch Introduction Aune, or Wuhan Ao Lai Er Technology Co., Ltd., as is the official name of the Company, is a brand dedicated to developedesktop and portable audio products, such as DACs, digital transports, music players, headphone amplifiers, etc. It is not as young of a...

Review: iBasso DC04PRO Exquisite performer Introduction iBasso is a company that does not need any introduction. It is one of the Chinese leaders in the audio trade specializing in IEMs, DACs, amplifiers, DAPs, and accessories. In the past few years, it has presented some very nice DACs...

Review: Final A5000 Best in its class Introduction Final needs no introduction, and I am really accustomed to be pleasantly surprised with any new product. Why? Simply because any Final product has two main characteristics: Top quality and great sound; in particular, a sound that is...

Review: Final ZE8000 In a class of its own Introduction Final is a well-known headphones and In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) manufacturer not because it is big, but because it has products of very high quality. Quality that extends from the way an IEM is made to the way it sounds. It is also a very...

Review: Final ZE3000 Audiophile quality TWS Introduction Final is a company that needs no introduction. It has a really long history in the audio industry, and in recent years it is specializing in the design and manufacture of IEMs and headphones. In IEMs, Final has given us such successful...

Review Questyle M12 More than a top performer Introduction I think that Questyle is one of these companies that has caused a sensation in the Hi-Fi world and for a good reason. The company was founded on December 12, 2012, and a year and a half later applied for a global PCT patent on...

Review Final Sonorous III Exquisite performer Introduction Final is a company that needs no introduction. It has a long history in the audio industry, and in the past several years it specializes in the design and manufacture of IEMs and headphones. I have reviewed some Final IEMs, ranging...

Review TempoTec Sonata E44 True winner Introduction The past few years we have a “big bang” in new In-Ear Monitors (IEMs), the vast majority of which are of good and quite a few of excellent quality; there are obviously different sound signatures for different tastes, but the quality of most...

Review: IKKO OH2 Safe choice Introduction Νot very long ago, I reviewed IKKO OH1 and OH10, and rather recently OH1s. I have to say that I was very pleased with all of them, particularly, with the latter. They all have a balanced sound, with tight and well-controlled bass, extended, but not...

Review CCZ Coffee Bean Basshead Introduction CCZ is a bit of a conspicuous company. The link www.cczhifi.com does not seem to lead anywhere, and in general it is rather difficult to find information on CCZ products. Nonetheless, I was invited to review a relatively new CCZ IEM, Coffee Bean...

Review iBasso IT01X Perfectly In Tune Introduction iBasso is a company that does not need any introduction. It is one of the Chinese leaders in the audio trade specializing in DAPs, amplifiers, IEMs and accessories. In the past few years, it has presented some very nice IEM sets, among them...

Review: HZSOUND Heart Mirror High class Introduction I honestly do not know much about HZSOUND. It is a bit of an obscure company having a website in Chinese and English, although in the English version many things are in Chinese, and they have some products that it is hard to find, even in...

Review: BLON Mini Affordable pleasure Introduction I have heard a lot about BLON IEMs, in particular, BL-03, BL-05 and its upgrade BL-05s; each of these three models has its own fans. I really cannot tell you which one I would like myself, as I never had the chance to try anyone of the three...

Review IKKO OH1s Sound gem Introduction It was not long ago that I reviewed IKKO OH1 and OH10, and I was impressed by both of them. They have a balanced and pleasantly warm sound, with tight and well-controlled bass, extended, but not harsh, highs, and mids that are not forward and not...

Review EarMen Sparrow and Eagle Top tiers Introduction Maybe the name EarMen does not ring a bell to everyone. Although, it is a relatively young company, it had a lot of activity since it was founded just a few years ago. Of course, this is no by accident; EarMen has an older sibling, Auris...

Review ddHiFi TC35B Top quality, great sound! Introduction Guangzhou DD Electronics Technology Co., Ltd., aka ddHiFi, is a young company, established in 2017, specializing in the design and making of audiophile products, in particular, DACs, cables, earphones and accessories. The founder of...

Review iBasso IT00 Big surprise! Introduction iBasso was founded in 2006, and in a mere 15 years became one of the most respected designer and manufacturer of digital audio players (DAPs), headphone amplifiers and digital to analog converters (DACs). In 2011, it successfully bypassed the...

Review: IKKO OH1 and OH10 Simply superb Introduction IKKO Audio is a very young company, established just a few years ago, and it has already left its footprint in the audio industry; it makes mainly IEMs and headphone DACs and Amplifiers. I think it is accurate to say that in just a few...

Review: Final A4000 and A3000 Simply amazing! Introduction When, in April 2020, I published my review on Final A8000, in the reviews section of head-fi.org (https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/final-a8000.24043/reviews), I gave it 5 stars and wrote Pros: Top clarity and depth in an extremely...

Review of three DACs: CEntrance DACport HD, NuPrime Hi-mDAC, Earstudio HUD100 MK2 Small size - Big sound Introduction It is usually said that if one has a good pair of IEMs, and he wants to optimize the performance of his source, by just making a single investment, other than changing the...

Review: Final in-ear monitors A8000 Almost perfect! Final is a young company; its history in IEM and headphone design spans a little over ten years, however, the Company’s progress during this, rather short, period has been truly amazing. It is not an exaggeration to say that where others did...

Review: Final Audio E2000C/E3000C Small price – Big performance Introduction I am following Final Audio Design a few years now. In its current form, it is a relatively young company; Final’s first headphone and earphone products appeared just about 10 years ago, and what impressed me is that...

Review: SoundMAGIC E11C in-ear-phones In 2011, SoundMAGIC presented E10, which really impressed me with its articulate presentation for a set costing just $40.00. Fairly recently, SoundMAGIC upgraded E10 to E11. The first thing that crossed my mind was how much improvement a set as good as E10...

Review: Ortofon e-Q8 earphones On the road to perfection   Introduction   When, a little over a year ago, I reviewed Ortofon’s e-Q7 and e-Q5 earphone models, I mentioned that Ortofon is a high-tech company, having a history of over 95 years, and making products of very high quality, in...

Review: HIFIMAN RE400 Waterline A new reference     Introduction   Whoever is interested in earphones knows that basic earphone designs are usually single driver designs, and that this single driver is one of the two main kinds: Dynamic or balance armature. The merits and the weaknesses of...