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Periodic Audio has been on my radar for a few years now, but I haven’t had a chance to spend much time with the product outside of some brief encounters at audio shows. Their booth
iFi Audio just released the full info on their new budget desktop DAC/Headphone Amp, and the feature list is impressive. The ZEN DAC will sell for $129 in the U.S., and unlike the similarly-priced portable
If you read through headphone forums and Facebook groups, you will find the $39 BLON BL-03 IEM is a hot commodity. It’s a budget earphone that sells for a little less than $40, and people
The Final Audio Design E2000 High-Resolution Headphone in Black is now only $33.97 on Amazon, which is $11 off or almost 25% off the list price of $45. This earphone is a favorite of many audiophiles,
The ZSX 5BA+1DD 6 Driver Hybrid in-Ear HiFi Earphone is the newest and many say the best KZ IEM ever made. If you want to get audiophile sound on a budget, then this earphone will seduce
Almost two years after the launch of their well-received Zorloo Zuperdac-S, Zorloo has announced a new, MQA high-resolution audio-enabled USB DAC. It’s called Ztella, and it’s the smallest MQA DAC released thus far, not much bigger
So there’s this thing amongst headphone enthusiasts (of which I’m a full card-carrying member) called “YAKZ.” It stands for “Yet Another KZ,” and it’s a signal of growing fatigue regarding KZ’s relentless release of new
Sweden and Hong Kong-based RevoNext has been putting out well-made budget IEMs for some time now. Their latest design, the $48 NEX202, continues the trend with a stable metal housing, sturdy tangle-resistant cord, and a
Many moons ago, when I first learned about dedicated headphone amplifiers, there was one company that every headphone enthusiast talked about. That company was HeadAmp, a venture dedicated to building and selling clean sounding amps
Today, Audio-Technica announced two new models of Truly Wireless Earphones, both scheduled for release later this fall. The ATH-CKS5TW ($149) and ATH-CK3TW ($99) both offer Auto-On/Off, Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX, Qualcomm Clear Voice technology, and IPX2 water
After several days of product teases via their Social Media accounts, Shanling Audio unveiled several new products yesterday, including their very first android based digital audio player, the M6. Along with the M6, they also
Beyerdynamic is planning to make a splash at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest with some impressive new headphones. The longtime manufacturer of premium audio products will showcase two high-end Bluetooth headphones with their well-respected Tesla driver technology. One
1MORE is a company that does just one thing…That’s making great-sounding earphones. Their Stylish True Wireless in-Ear Headphones have the latest Bluetooth 5.0 chip, 6.5 Hours of Battery Life, a 15-Minute Quick Charge for 3 Hours
The RevoNext QT2S Triple Driver In-Ear Monitor is a refresh of the RevoNext QT2, an earphone well known in Audiophile circles for its low price, excellent build quality, and most important of all, great sound quality. Both
I just did a review of these and I had to share this awesome deal…right now on Amazon, you can get these earphones with 5 drivers per side (10 total) for $20 off the regular