Tag: headphone amps
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#NewMusicFriday July 2nd: 10 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, I pick a bunch of the best-sounding new albums so you can get your audiophile music fix!… As usual, it’s a very eclectic mix (Albums are arranged with more traditional audiophile genres like Jazz and Blues at the top, and the non-traditional audiophile stuff towards…
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Andover Audio SpinSub Review: The BEST Powered Subwoofer For Your Spinbase!
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The Low Down Andover Audio’s $299 SpinSub is a brilliant addition to their equally brilliant Spin System, comprised of their SpinBase Turntable Speaker System, SpinDeck Turntable, and SpinStand Record Stand. In my review, I’ve already sung the praises of that stylish and compact Spin System, but the Dual 6.5-inch woofer SpinSub takes it to the…
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#NewMusicFriday 25th Of June: 17 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
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Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, I pick a bunch of the best-sounding new albums so you can get your audiophile music fix!… As usual, it’s a very eclectic mix (Albums are arranged with more traditional audiophile genres like Jazz and Blues at the top, and the non-traditional audiophile stuff towards…
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Kinera Unveils Imperial Skuld, Their Latest Handpainted IEM Masterpiece!
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Kinera has been on a roll. Over the last couple of years, the company has put out a constant stream of beautifully handpainted earphones, and each one has an interesting theme based on Norse mythology. Their latest creation is called the Kinera Imperial Skuld. It’s named after Skuld, one of the mythological “Sisters of Fate,”…
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Amazon Prime Day 2021 Is Here!-The Best Home Audio and Headphone Deals (Updated)
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Amazon Prime Day (or Prime Days? June 21 & 22) is here! This annual sale for Amazon Prime members (get a free trial membership here) usually has a lot of junk for sale, but there are some gems too. Finding them is the hard part! If you’re looking for hi-fi and audio deals, speakers, headphones, or electronics…
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Lightning DACs and Camera Adapters: How To Get The Best Sound From Apple Music Lossless
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Last week Apple rolled out thousands of Lossless Audio and Hi-Res Lossless audio tracks on their Apple Music platform, bringing with them the promise of Audiophile-Quality playback. Here’s how Apple explains it: Apple has developed its own lossless audio compression technology called Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). In addition to AAC, the entire Apple Music…
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It’s All About That Bass! Andover Audio’s New $299 SpinSub Subwoofer Rounds Out Their Award-Winning Compact Hi-fi System!
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Andover Audio has unveiled a new $299 subwoofer called SpinSub. It’s equipped with Dual 6.5-inch Woofers in a compact vented enclosure, and the drivers are mated to a 100W (Peak) Class D Amplifier. This sub is designed to connect to their award-winning SpinBase turntable speaker and provide some additional low-end extension. It’s available for pre-order…
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IFi Audio Zen DAC V2 Review: A Remarkable Dac Amp Combo Gets Even Better!
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in Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Reviews, Streaming, Videos, WirelessWhen I reviewed iFi Audio’s original Zen DAC back in 2019, I couldn’t believe the massive value provided by the $130 desktop DAC Headphone Amp combo. It was compatible with all digital audio formats, including high-resolution formats like MQA and Native DSD, plus it had decent power, especially via the balanced output. Most importantly, it…
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Grado Upgrades Their Legendary Prestige Headphones To Fourth Generation “X” Series
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When you think of Grado Headphones, you’re most likely thinking about their cornerstone Prestige line that begins with the venerated SR60 model and ends with their highly-rated SR325 metal headphone. It’s a series that’s been updated a few times since it first came about in the 1950s, and now Grado has released their Fourth Generation,…
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Periodic Audio Rhodium DAC Amp Review: Best Budget Dac Amp Combo?
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Summary Yes, the Dongle DAC/Amp market is super crowded right now, but that hasn’t stopped Periodic Audio from dropping their own branded dongle DAC at a reasonable price of $49. It’s called the Periodic Audio Rhodium DAC, and it has 32bit/384kHz high-res PCM decoding, along with 30 mW of power to boost their earphones. Periodic…
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iFi Audio Unveils New And Improved ZEN DAC V2 DAC Amp, Available In May
Today, via their official Twitter account, iFi Audio unveiled a new version of its super-popular ZEN DAC USB DAC/ Headphone Amp, called the ZEN DAC V2. The new model improves upon the original with a more powerful 16 Core XMOS digital processing chip, transforming the new ZEN DAC Dac Amp into an MQA Decoder instead…
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SIVGA Phoenix Headphone Review: One Of The Best Budget (Under $500) Audiophile Headphones!
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Summary The $255 SIVGA Phoenix is an affordable open-back, over-ear dynamic driver headphone with a beautiful design and crisp, rich sound. The polished zebra wood cups, protein leather, chrome accents, and black lacquer metal frame combine for a luxurious-looking package. They’re lightweight and comfortable so that you can wear them for long listening sessions, but…
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Best Buys: The Best Portable USB DAC Amps Under $500!
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Reviews, Software, Streaming, Uncategorized, VideosDAC’s or Digital to Analog converters have become an easy and inexpensive way to improve the sound coming from your laptop or smartphone. The easiest to use and most affordable is the portable DAC, which usually incorporates a headphone amp, hence the name DAC Amp. They also obtain the digital audio signal via a USB…
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Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M Review: This Affordable Dac Amp Is Breathtaking!
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Preamps, Reviews, Software, Speakers, Streaming, Uncategorized, Videos, WirelessSummary Cambridge Audio’s DacMagic DACs have long provided solid functionality and impressive performance for the money. Their latest DacMagic product, the DacMagic 200M, is their most admirable effort yet. The 200M supports the highest bit rates ever decoded in a DacMagic DAC (32-bit/768kHz), handles DSD and MQA, plus has built-in aptX Bluetooth (previous models needed…
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OneOdio Pro-50 Studio Review: Affordable Headphones With Massive Bass And Hi-Res Audio!
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There’s something fun about discovering a good-sounding pair of cheap headphones. It’s really satisfying to pick up a pair of $30 headphones and get much of the musical satisfaction you get from a $300 pair of cans. That’s probably why the Koss KPH30iK are so popular. For $29.99, you get a nice engaging headphone with…
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World Premiere! THX Onyx Review: Their First DAC/Headphone Amp Combo Is Marvelous!
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in Budget, DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Reviews, SoftwareOverview The portable DAC/Amp market is a crowded one. I’ve reviewed a bunch of them, and I have a couple on deck waiting for evaluation. To make noise in this product category, you have to come up with something special. Enter THX and their new THX Onyx, a $199 DAC/Amp that happens to be their…
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Cambridge Audio Gives Their Music Streamers A Boost With Tidal Connect
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in DACs, Downloads, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, News, Software, Streaming, Videos, WirelessToday, UK-based hi-fi company, Cambridge Audio, announced the addition of TIDAL Connect technology to their music streaming devices (see our review of the CXN V2 Streamer). TIDAL Connect allows direct control of TIDAL music service playback using the TIDAL iOS and Android app. This allows direct access to TIDAL’s many music discovery features as well…
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#NewMusicFriday March 19th: New Record Releases You Need To Hear
Every #NewMusicFriday, I pick a bunch of the best-sounding new albums so you can get your audiophile music fix!… As usual, it’s a very eclectic mix (Albums are arranged with more traditional audiophile genres like Jazz and Blues at the top, and the non-traditional audiophile stuff towards the bottom). Enjoy! (TIDAL streams below) Check this music out…
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SVS 3000 Micro Is Here. The Smallest SVS Subwoofer Is Ready To Pack A Big Punch!
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SVS’s latest subwoofer speaker is here to make big bass from a small cabinet! SVS is known for making huge subwoofers. And people love them. However, this time they’re doing something a little different. That would be the SVS 3000 Micro subwoofer, an extraordinarily compact subwoofer that utilizes dual opposing 8-inch drivers in a tiny…
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The Best Speaker, Headphone And Electronics Sales We’ve Found This Week: Fiio, Elac, Klipsch, Audiolab, Dali, Technics
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Check Out Our List for the Best Buys in Audio & Hi-Fi! Looking for the best values in Audio and Hi-Fi? Then look no further. We’ve rounded up the best audio and hi-fi from around the internet! There are great buys on excellent speakers, amps, and turntables, along with some amazing specials on headphones! Don’t…