Category: Portable Audio
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Hi-Fi Deals: Get This Highly Recommended Digital Audio Player/DAC for $148! (That’s over $40 off)
Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Portable Audio, Streaming, WirelessThis week Fry’s Electronics is offering the FiiO X3 Mark III Portable High-Resolution Lossless Music Player – Black for only $148 this week with a Fry’s Promocode. That’s over $40 off the lowest price we could find for a new unit, which is $189 at Amazon. The well-reviewed X3 Mark III is a budget DAP full of…
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KZ ZST & ZSR IEMS…Real Good Sound, Real Cheap!
Update: The ZST and ZSR are still great earphones for the money, but the new ZSN is even better…better tonal balance, and more refined sound…check out my comments on my other post, Best Affordable/Budget Audiophile Headphones (2019)! As an unabashed audio junkie, I’m always in online audiophile groups chatting about the next big audio thing. As…
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iFi Nano iDSD Black Label In The House!
DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Portable Audio, Reviews, UncategorizedThis headphone amp/USB DAC has all the technology, but how does it sound? Review coming soon! P. CashI’m an audio writer who started as a young audio salesman/consumer electronics professional back in the late 90s. That’s where I discovered the magic of 2-Channel sound. My thirst for great sound has led me on a delightful…
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Zorloo ZuperDAC-S Review
The ZuperDAC-S, currently available for pre-order on the Zorloo website for $69, is a follow-up to Zorloo’s original ZuperDAC, which was a portable DAC/AMP with a USB Stick form factor similar to AudioQuest’s Dragonfly Black. The follow-up ZuperDAC-S instead has a female micro-USB port on one end, so you can plug in different USB cables…
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Get This Feature-Packed Hi-Res Digital Audio Player For Only $99.99!
Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Music, Portable Audio, Streaming, WirelessFor a limited time Hidizs via Amazon is selling its feature-laden AP60 II Music Player for $129 with a $30 coupon bringing the price down to $99.99! This is $20 off the lowest price found elsewhere! The AP60II is the new, upgraded version of Hidizs’ compact, feature-packed AP60 Hi-Res digital audio player, which received many…
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Music Monday: Great Music for Headphones Part 2
Last week I shared some albums I thought sounded really good while listening with some nice headphones. Today i’m sharing another playlist with some new and old songs i’m really digging during my headphone testing sessions….again feel free to comment with some albums and songs that you think sound good over headphones! P. CashI’m an…
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1MORE Triple Driver Over-Ear Headphone Titanium (H1707) Review
If you read my post, Best Sounding Headphones Under $100 (2018), then you know i’m a big fan of 1MORE’s Triple Driver In-Ear Headphone ($99). At that time, I said it had the best sound of any earphone under $100, and I have yet to hear anything better. I instantly fell in love with its…
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Optoma NuForce and Massdrop Release New 3 Driver IEM for $99
The price of multi-driver IEMs continue to fall into budget territory, as Optoma NuForce and Massdrop collaborate on a new earphone with 3 balanced armature drivers for $99. Dubbed the EDC 3, it is an upgraded version of their Massdrop X NuForce EDC IEM, which is equipped with a single dynamic driver. What follows is…
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Hi-Fi Deals: Get These Celebrated Budget Audiophile Cans for Only $50! (That’s $20 off)
Long considered by Headphone enthusiasts as one of the best headphones under $100, Newegg is selling the Philips SHP9500S Over-Ear Headphone for only $49.99 from now until the end of tomorrow! That is $20 off the next lowest price over at Amazon. I mentioned it last month as the best-over ear open headphone under $100, so $50…
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First Impressions: Zorloo ZuperDAC-S In The House!
Budget, DACs, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Portable Audio, VideosToday I’m checking out the Zorloo ZuperDAC-S, a new portable DAC/AMP currently up for offer on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo. I intend to put up a full review very soon, but today I just want to give my first impressions of the product. The ZuperDAC-S is a follow-up to Zorloo’s original ZuperDAC which was a…
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Hi-Fi Deals: Meze Audio Is Giving Away Free In-Ear Headphones When You Buy One Of Their Over-Ear Models
For a limited Time, Meze Audio is giving away a free pair of their in-ear headphones when you purchase one of their over-ear headphones! If you purchase a pair of the Meze 99 Classics ($309) headphones, you will get a pair of Meze 12 Classics in-ears ($79) for free, and if you buy the Meze 99 Neo…
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Hi-Fi Deals: Get The HIFIMAN HE400i Special Edition Over Ear Planar Magnetic Headphones for $179! (That’s $70 Off)
Here’s a chance to get some Audiophile-grade cans at a really great price! Right now BuyDig is offering the HiFiMan HE400i Planar Magnetic Headphones in Dark Blue Chrome for $249, and Coupon code “LISTENUP” cuts that to $179 with free shipping! That’s $70 off BuyDig’s price, and $40 off the lowest price we found over at Amazon! Headfonia.com called…
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AKG Now Accepting Pre-Orders on its $1000 5-Driver Earphone, Ships Mar. 4th
AKG‘s new “Reference-Class” Earphone, the N5005, is now available for pre-orders on the AKG website for $999.95, with free 2nd-Day shipping. Announced at CES 2018, the N5005, features a complement of 4 Balanced-Armature and 1 Hybrid drivers, along with exchangeable Sound Filters, and three different types of cables, including a Bluetooth adapter cable for wireless…
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Onkyo’s New PD-S10 DAP offers MQA, DSD and Tidal Compatibility at $499
Onkyo’s latest entry in the competitive luxury DAP market , the PD-S10, offers quite a bit for a sub $500 music player, including dual ESS Sabre DACs, MQA and Native DSD playback along with support for Tidal. It also has one piece aluminum construction, balanced headphone out, and 16 GB of internal storage expandable to…
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