Is anyone here using a Marantz M-CR511 as a headphone amp? I am considering one as my "all-in" solution, amp for headphones (Oppo PM-3, Philips SBC HP 1000 and various IEMs) small speakers (yet to be bought) and streaming from Android and Windows machines as well as using it with an iBasso DX50.

    Specs. Hybrid, 10mm dynamic driver and two balanced armature drivers Frequency range: 9 Hz – 31 KHz Impedance: 11 Ohm Sensitivity: 104 dB/mW Price: $350      Build quality and accessories. Let me start by saying the A83 looks stunning in the flesh. The build quality is very good...

HiSound Studio-V           Specs: Class A amp Dimensions: 80x50x21mm Weight: 148gram Screen: monochrome, 3 lines of text Battery life: 100h music Capacity: 8GB Colour: black Price: $450-500   Included accessories: USB Cable Wall charger Earphones Quick...

HiSound Crystal           Specs. Dynamic driver Frequency range: Impedance: Sensitivity: RRP: $130   Unfortunately the specs are unknown. These are also a non-retail version, so there may be slight differences to the full retail version.   Build quality and...

I'm planning on picking up a Galaxy S, for occasional music, but mainly video playback. How many hours can it play on a charge, I haven't found any info on that.

Where can I get a right angled jack, like the ones on Westone, or even better like the one on Shure SE535?

Hippo 10   Specs. Single dynamic driver, 10mm Frequency range: 20Hz – 23KHz Impedance: 16Ohm Sensitivity:110dB/mW RRP: $70   Build quality and accessories. Build quality is good. The housing is made of high quality plastic and the cable is 130cm, with a 90 degree jack. The...

  Shure SE535     Specs. Three balanced armature drivers (dual woofers, single tweeter) with a passive crossover Frequency range: 18Hz – 19KHz Impedance: 36Ohm Sensitivity: 119dB/mW Colour: Bronze or Clear RRP:  £469.99     Build quality and accessories. The build...

  GoVibe Single   Portable headphone amplifier.     Specs. Dimensions: 53x20x20mm Weight: 13g (without battery) AAA size external battery Price: $129   Hardware and accessories. The Govibe Single is made of plastic and is very light. It comes with a 3,5mm cable to...

Where can these be found/bought?

Here's a bit of a challenge, find an extremely easy to use player for a 85 year old, nearly blind senior. Must have good sound, and most importantly it must be very loud. No video or other fancy stuff, preferably non-touchscreen, very big and easy to read screen/font, drag&drop filetransfer...

  Hippo Gumstick     The Hippo Gumstick is a reworked Hisoundaudio Rocoo / Cube C30, same housing is used but the internals differ.   Specs: Class A amp Dimensions: approx 75x27x10 mm Weight: 45 gram Screen: 1 inch OLED b/w, 2-3 lines of text Price: $99   Features...

  Hippo Shroom EB     Specs. Single dynamic driver, 6mm Frequency range: 10Hz – 20KHz Impedance: 16Ohm Sensitivity: 95dB/mW RRP: $57 Also available as Shroom (original) and Shroom-i, with built in mic, for iPhone and BlackBerry   The Shroom EB is identical with the original...

  Jays a-Jays   The new a-Jays comes in three different flavours, One, Two and Three, with different accessories and finishes, as well as slightly different sound characteristics. There will also be a Iphone headset, the a-Jays Four Iphone, which is a mic/headset version of the a-Jays...

Just got a heads up on the new a-Jays headset.   Swedish Jays has reinforced its new range of a-JAYS headphones with a-JAYS Four iPhone. This custom headset has been designed specifically for the iPhone 4 and comes equipped with a simple control with three buttons with a secure grip on one...

  SoundMAGIC EH10   Specs. Dynamic driver earbud style Frequency range: 15 Hz – 22 KHz Resistance: 16 Ohm Sensitivity: 112 dB/mW Price: $38 Colours: Black, Pink, White   Build quality and accessories. The 120cm/47in cable is soft even if it is more to the plasticky side, and it...

Here is my view on the Sennheiser IE series. Sennheiser IE6 Specs. Single dynamic driver Frequency range: 10 Hz – 18 KHz Impedance: 16 Ohm Sensitivity: 115 dB/mW Price: 1200 DKK Colours: Silver/black Build quality and accessories. Build quality is excellent. The housing is made...

Hisoundaudio ROCOO-A This review is made with beta firmware, I will update the review accordingly when new firmwares are released. Specs: Class A amp Dimensions: approx 75x27x10 mm Weight: 45 gram Memory: 4 GB Screen: 1 inch OLED b/w, two lines of text Price: $99 Features...

Vivanco Aircoustic Black Walnut ABW for simplicity Specs. Single dynamic driver Frequency range: 18 Hz – 23 KHz Sensitivity: 98 dB/mW Price: £50 Build quality and accessories. Build quality is very good, although I would recommend not to expose them to too much stress due to the...

Chuwi P7 Touch L First of all, a big thank you to ownta.com for letting me review the Chuwi P7 Touch L. Specs: CPU: SLP chip and WOLFSON audio chip Dimensions: 112x74x12 mm Weight: 130 gram Screen: touchscreen, 4.3 inch 480x272 Price: $114 Features: Audio codec: MP3, WMA, WAV...

Hippo VB Specs. Single dynamic driver, 10mm, with variable bass plates Frequency range: 18Hz – 22KHz Impedance: 32Ohm Sensitivity: 105dB/mW RRP: $79 Build quality and accessories. Build quality is very good. The housing is made of metal and the cable is 140cm/55in, with a 90...

On sound quality alone, un-EQ'd, is the Sony as good as the Clip? I'm thinking about getting the Sony for ultra portable setup, instead of my old Clip.

Fiio E5 Portable headphone amplifier. Specs. Output power: 150mW 16Ohm loaded 16mW 300Ohm loaded Signal to noise: >95dB Frequency response: 10Hz – 100KHz Dimensions: 44x38x12mm Weight: 30g Price: $19.50 Hardware and accessories. The Fiio E5 is made of metal and plastic...

Brainwavz Beta Specs. Single dynamic driver 11mm, with bass filter system Frequency range: 8Hz – 28KHz Impedance: 24Ohm Sensitivity: 110dB/mW Price: $29.50 Colours: Silver/black Build quality and accessories. Build quality is very good. The housing is made of metal/high quality...

Apart from Itouch, Zune HD, Archos models, Mintpad and Cowon Q5, are there others available? ETA, forgot the Sony X