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Schiit Modi 3+ Reviews Compendium

Schiit’s entry-level DAC/amp line is a popular choice for budding audiophiles looking to make the leap into “serious” gear. Lovingly called the “Sc...

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xDuoo XD-05 Bal vs xDuoo XD-05 Plus Comparison Chart

xDuoo has upped the ante once again with the XD-05 BAL, the latest addition to the XD-05 DAC/amp line-up. The BAL is priced $140 above the PLUS mod...

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FiiO FH5 IEM Reviews Compendium

The FiiO FH5, with their four drivers and three sound tubes, are an engineering phenom that undermine the legitimacy of IEMs that are double the pr...

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Audeze Mobius Reviews Compendium

Gamers who want to buy a $400 headphone exclusively for gaming are probably in the minority. Chances are that most gamers want a headphone that wor...

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iFi Hip-DAC Portable DAC/Amp Reviews Compendium

After a long winter of indoors listening, there's nothing like taking your rig on the road, to a park, or on a walk around the neighborhood. With i...

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iFi Zen DAC Reviews Compendium

"This DAC can do MQA, 32-bit decoding, and balanced audio for under $300" isn't a sentence we thought we'd be saying any time soon. But that's the ...

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AudioQuest Dragonfly Red USB DAC/Headphone Amp Reviews Compendium

The Dragonfly Red is a portable DAC/amp that's conveniently packaged in a USB drive. Boasting impressive sound quality and a super-convenient form ...

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Focal Clear Reviews Compendium

~$1,000 is a crowded price point for headphones. Halfway up Hi-Fi Mountain, the headphones here are generally clear upgrades over their cheaper cou...

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Schiit SYS Volume Control Reviews Compendium

The Schiit Sys is a handy, inexpensive gadget for anyone looking to run a DAC to powered monitors without having to sacrifice an accessible volume ...

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SMSL SU-9 Balanced MQA DAC Reviews Compendium

With the release of the highly anticipated SMSL SU-9 Balanced MQA DAC and all the buzz it is generating amongst the audio community, we at Apos tho...

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Drop x Alex Cavalli Liquid Carbon X Amp Reviews Compendium

The Drop x Cavalli Liquid Carbon X is a solid-state balanced headphone amp that's designed to provide an objective "wire with gain" sound. We’ve co...

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Shanling M2X Reviews Compendium

A good DAP is hard to find, especially in the entry-level price range. It's not hard to see why. A DAP wears every hat of the audio system--DAC, am...