EAR Fidelity Review The Shanling UA1 USB-DAC is one of those devices that is easily overlooked and should definitely be more in the spotlight. This small portable USB-DAC with Sabre ES9218P DAC chip is priced attractively and a great companion to your phone or tablet to...
HiFiMAN HE-400SE - The new entry level benchmark The new HiFiMAN HE-400SE headphone is a planar magnetic headphone that employs single-ended drivers, with increased efficiency to 91dB. This brand-new headphone has an advanced conductive layer that covers the diaphragm reducing distortion to incredibly low levels. The...
Audiobyte There are a lot of DAC's in the Hi-Fi market already, some of them well-known, others operate in the background. Audiobyte is a subsidiary from Rockna and both belong to the latter category. However Rockna has done much work and many designs for well-known companies...
Introduction Shanling M6 (21) In October 2020 a disastrous fire broke out at AKM’s factory in Japan, with a significant impact on availability of AKM DAC chips. This unfortunately led to discontinuation of certain models, shortage of DAC chips on the whole market and extreme price...
Violectric V380 The Violectric DHA V380 is a  state-of-the-art D/A converter, balanced headphone amplifier and a pre-amp. The DAC has a 32-bit resampler / reclocker and two 32-bit D/A converters per channel and sits in the range just below the V590. The DHA V380 has a...
HiFiMAN HE-R10P This new reference closed-back planar headphone design got his inspiration from the legendary Sony MDR-R10, which was produced from 1989 till eind of the 90’s. The HiFiMAN HE-R10P has a sensitivity of 100 dB and an impedance of 30 Ohm, so it is quite...
Dan Clark Audio Ether 2 System ETHER 2 system is the flagship planar-magnetic open-backed headphone from Dan Clark Audio. One of the lightest flagship headphones in the market, built entirely of titanium, aluminum, and carbon fiber, weighing in at only 290grams. This System has three different...
Shanling MTW300 Bluetooth In-Ear Monitors Shanling MTW300 Bluetooth in-ear earphones features the ergonomic and comfortable design of the MTW100, in a version with enhanced performance. Shanling updated the integrated Bluetooth chip for the MTW300 to a Qualcomm QCC3040, supporting the Bluetooth 5.2 standard and the high-quality...
Meze RAI Solo Recently HiFi+ reviewed the Meze Audio RAI Solo IEM's, after Alan Sircom raved about the RAI Penta's mid july 2020. The review of the RAI Penta can be read on the HiFi+ website. Now Simon Lucas is writing about the RAI Solo's. The...
Dan Clark Aeon 2 The Aeon Range from Dan Clark Audio was released in 2017. Back then the small in-house developed planar driver, teardrop earcup that mimicked the shape of the ear, closed-back and open model surprised the industry. (Checkout this cool product timeline) In 2019...
Shanling UA1 There are many portable DAC solutions available. Dune Blue offers various possibilities from Shanling and Earmen. This is one of the more affordable options that are available at €49 euro incl. VAT. The UA1 is very compact, weighing in at 8.3 grams, and embeds a...
Introducing the Meze 12 Classics V2 The wait is over! Meze Audio is kicking off 2021 with Meze 12 Classics V2, a beautifully crafted earbud to suit your lifestyle. With this IEM, Meze Audio brings out the familiarity of its predecessor, draped in new beautiful earthy...