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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...

SMSL VMV A2 Power Amplifier: 200Wx2 of Pure Power Now on Apos

For those about to rock, we suggest the SMSL VMV A2 Power Amplifier. With 200Wx2 of output power, it can easily drive desktop monitors, bookshelf speakers, and large floor speakers. Keep the volum...

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...

Moondrop Variations Tribrid: New IEM Frontier at Apos

The Moondrop Variations is an all-new tribrid IEM combining one dynamic driver, two balanced armature drivers, and two electrostatic drivers. The combined efforts of these various approaches makes ...

SMSL SD-9 Network Music Player on Apos Audio

If you’re the kind of listener whose library is spread out across multiple sources--hard disks, streaming services, SD cards, NASs, etc, etc--listen up. The SMSL SD-9 HiFi Network Music Player help...

D90SE vs D70s vs M400: TOPPING & SMSL DAC Comparison

The D90SE is here, and as soon as the confetti clears we can get on with the fun part: ruthless comparison. Time to throw it in the ring with the SMSL M400 and TOPPING D70s DAC to see how it stacks...

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...

The TOPPING D90SE DAC Is For Sale at Apos Audio

Ever since a fire shut down the manufacturing facility that supplied its D/A chip, the TOPPING D90 has sold out in stores across the web, leaving many to wonder if and when it would return. Global ...

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 ...

Meet the Apos SMSL-8s Ensemble 

The SMSL SH-8s and SU-8s are the radically simple new headphone amp and DAC from SMSL. Their feature sets are slim, their user interfaces simple. They shine most brightly where the light doesn’t: i...

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...