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Best for Electronic Music? Meze Empyrean Review

Marcello Rostagni reviewed the Meze Empyrean on his YouTube channel, and what he heard warmed his electronica-loving heart.  “The Meze Empyrean are one of the best, if not the best, headphones for ...

Zeos' Review: "Legacy Continues" - SMSL SH-8s & SU-8s

We sent Zeos the SMSL SH-8s desktop amp and SU-8s DAC for review.  “That,” he said, tapping the SH-8s amplifier, “is great. For what it does. For how much it costs.”  Check out the full video below...

10 Audiophile Favorites: xDuoo MT-602 Tube Amp Features

You can head to YouTube or Google for pro reviews of amps, but what do normal, everyday audiophiles think about the xDuoo MT-602? We've rounded up some top comments from Headfi, Reddit, and our ver...

The $80 IEM With $500 Sound: DMS Reviews the Moondrop Aria

Can you get a $500 IEM sound for $79? Just ask YouTube reviewer DMS, who put the budget Moondrop Aria through its paces on his YouTube Channel.

HiFiMan Revised the Sundara. Here's What You Need to Know.

HiFiMAN recently made "silent revisions" to the Sundara headphone, causing many HiFiMAN lovers to wonder what changes to expect going forward with this fan favorite. Over on his YouTube channel, J...

Moondrop Aria vs. Starfield: Budget IEM Rivalry

Over on his YouTube channel, No Theme Reviews compared the Moondrop Aria to the Starfield and concluded that there's no reason to choose the more expensive Starfield over the Aria. Watch the full r...

Josh Valour Crafts Perfect Audio Rig for Badseed Tech's Brian

Over on his YouTube channel, Josh Valour made Brian of Badseed Tech a complete audiophile rig. Watch the video below or scroll on for an edited transcription.

Power Overwhelming! - Sandu Vitalie on the SMSL SA400

The golden trinity of the East might be competing for the best D/A converters and headphone amplifiers at less than one grand, but when it comes to integrated and power amplifiers, SMSL Audio is th...

The Value King: SoundNews' Review of the FiiO FH5s

I have long relationship with FiiO, way before this website came into existence. You see, portable audio took a big portion of my life. My journey started with portable cassette players in the 90-t...

TOPPING D90LE vs D90SE vs D90 Comparison Chart

HiFi audio is an industry known for constant innovation, and the same is true of TOPPING, one of the most popular manufacturers of DACs and amps. They've iterated their flagship D90 DAC three times...

TOPPING D50s: $250 DAC Outperforms $5,500 McIntosh - Mark On HiFi

All right, let’s talk about how the D50s sounds. Now, I’m gonna cut straight to the chase. I spent four days listening to this DAC basically non-stop and comparing it to the McIntosh MA5300. I was ...

The New SMSL SU-8s Uncomplicates the DAC Game

The SU-8s is the refreshingly straightforward new DAC from SMSL. Who’s it for? The research-weary. The comparison-chart-chafed. The do-I-look-like-I-know-what-a-PCM-filter-is. It’s a DAC that remem...