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Lime Ears IEMs Now Available on Apos Audio

Why aren’t IEMs taken as seriously as full-sized headphones? Perhaps it’s the association to iPod earbuds, those ultra-leaky, dirt magnets of the early 2000s. They, after all, were many peoples’ in...

Audio Science Review Reviews the HiFiMAN Sundara

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Hifiman Sundara planar magnetic open back headphone. It was kindly sent to me by one of their retailers, Apos Audio and costs US $349.

“Pocket Rocket!” Sandu Vitalie’s Review of the TOPPING A50s

How Topping is even operating in times like these, it’s a big mystery to me. I know several audio manufacturers from Europe that are not accepting orders anymore, just because their factories are b...

Matrix Mini-i Pro 3: Redefines Zeos' Expectations

“This has redefined what I expect out of equipment,” Zeos says of the Matrix Mini-i Pro 3 DAC/Amp Streamer. “I don’t want to deal with anybody but Matrix Audio now.”  The Matrix Mini-i Pro 3 is a D...

Apos Audio Moondrop Aria IEM Giveaway (2 Winners)

We are giving away one Moondrop Aria IEM each to two winners. The Moondrop Aria is a Liquid Crystal Polymer IEM with a metal-injected chassis, brass inner cavity, and a crowd-pleasing Harman Curve...

Matrix Mini-i Pro 3: "Future Proof" - Sandu Vitalie

I have a pretty long history of reviewing Matrix Audio gear. My first ever review was for their beautiful New Mini-i that I’ve done in the July of 2014. I felt in love with its form factor, with it...

Matrix Mini-i 3/Pro 3 Reviews Compendium

If your sights are set on an all-in-one DAC/amp/streamer, look no further than the Matrix Mini-i 3/Pro 3. With Bluetooth 5.0, a full-color display, and MQA (Pro version only), it’s virtually future...

Matrix Mini-i vs Mini-i Pro 3 Comparison Chart

There aren't many products that exhibit one-and-done-ness as well as the Matrix Mini-i 3. It's a DAC, an amp, a Roon Ready streamer, a Bluetooth receiver, and an MQA decoder all in one. But what ar...

Josh Valour: Audeze LCD-2 Classic (LCD-2C) Absolutely Beautiful

Josh Valour gushed about the Audeze LCD-2C on his YouTube channel, giving them a 10/10. Watch the video below or scroll on for our lightly edited transcript.

TOPPING Has Sold Through Their Supply of D90 DACs

Last November, we learned that a fire devastated the AKM manufacturing facility in Japan, shutting it down and grinding production to a halt. Thankfully, none of AKM’s employees were hurt. AKM is w...

Moondrop Aria Now Available on Apos Audio

Since 2015, Moondrop has developed an IEM lineup that encompasses every budget. The Blessing 2 and Starfield are rock stars at their respective price points, having commanded the attention of taste...

SMSL DA9 Amplifier Now Available on Apos Audio

On first blush, the SMSL DA9 looks pretty much like the rest of the SMSL lineup: bright-screened, modestly-sized, wagging its little dog tail of a Bluetooth antenna. Unpretentious as a Labrador.