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Truly Legit: Home Theater Hobbyist Reviews SMSL SA400

What’s going on, everybody? This is Cody, the Home Theater Hobbyist. A few months ago, I had the opportunity to review a nice little two-channel amplifier called the SMSL DA9. I liked it a lot beca...

"Smooth like Butter": Ryan Soo Reviews the Apos Caspian

Pros – Solid construction, Appealing design, Class-leading bass slam and tightness, Non-fatiguing and natural voicing, Very easy to drive Cons – Recessed vocals, Treble extension leaves to be desir...

Is the Moondrop Aria Snow the King of <$100 IEMs?

Lachlan of Passion for Sound pitted the best <$100 ChiFi IEMs against each other in a roundup review on his YouTube channel. He compared the BLON Fat Girl, KZ ESX, Tangzhu Shimin Li, KB Ear Ink,...

"A Powerhouse!": Josh Valour Reviews the HIFIMAN EF400 Amp

This is the HIFIMAN EF400. This is a very interesting amplifier because not only does HIFIMAN not really come out with very many amplifiers, but when they do it kind of marks an interesting point. ...

TOPPING A90D Reviews Compendium

Compendium updated: October 4th, 2022. Hundreds of audio products are released every year, but few receive the sort of the reception that the TOPPING A90D has. Reviewers have called it the "best,"...

<$1000 All-in-Ones Battle: TOPPING, SMSL, FiiO, HIFIMAN

Let the battle begin! Lachlan of Passion for Sound pitted the best <$1,000 all-in-one units against each other in a roundup review on his YouTube channel. He compared the TOPPING DX5, xDuoo M500...

“The best amp on earth” is $600: Zeos Reviews the TOPPING A90D

Intro Usually when I start getting ready for a review, I pull out a couple of headphones and I listen for an hour or two–not five hours. Before we get into that, let’s have a real quick history le...

TOPPING DX7 Pro+ Reviews Compendium

Reviews are coming in for TOPPING's all-new DX7 PRO+ DAC/Amp, and we're collecting them all in one convenient place. Check back in the coming weeks for more opinions from reviewers you trust.

Benchmark Setter: GadgetryTech Reviews TOPPING A30 Pro Amp

Hey, everyone, it’s Joe from GadgetryTech, and today I’m going to talk about the TOPPING A30 Pro headphone amp. This is a $350 headphone amp, so it’s up there. It’s not considered an entry-level h...

"Just exemplary": Home Studio Basics Reviews the Apos Caspian

I’ll tell you right off the bat: both the build and comfort here are nearly impeccable. The comfort, especially, is remarkable. I mean, I’ve worn these for three and a half hour sessions without ta...

"A Must-Get Device": FiiO BTA30 Pro by Ryan Ho

Hello, guys. It’s Ryan Ho back with another video. Today we’re going to talk about why the FiiO BTA30 Pro is a really good value and a very versatile device. The first cool thing about this device ...

“It’s Perfect”: Zeos Reviews the TOPPING DX5 DAC/Amp

It’s perfect. This would literally have to blow up my headphones to make me not like it. It has accomplished everything I wanted except for one thing. It doesn’t do full output while also letting y...