Audeze CRBN: Electrostatic carbon headphones
Audeze released the CRBN (Carbon) model . These are electrostatic headphones with a unique film made of carbon tubes, but more on that below. To use these…
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Marcus Carlsen is an avid audiophile with a deep passion for hi-fi systems, high-end headphones, and premium speakers. Marcus constantly explores the latest audio technologies and equipment, from precision-engineered speakers to the finest headphones.
Timsok TS-1024: Unique magnetic planar headphones
The team behind Timsok has been producing some of the world's most recognizable brands in professional audio for over a decade. European and American audio…
BLON BL-30: Affordable full-size headphones
The BLON company has released an interesting one in terms of price, aesthetics and, we hope, sound. The headphones are finished with a…
Grado Hemp: Limited Edition headphones
“You may or may not like hemp, but you will definitely like the Grado Hemp Headphone Limited Editions, ” say Grado labs. The Brooklyn-based…
Solitaire P: Magnetic planar headphones
The Solitaire P magnetic planar headphones combine minimalist style, high-quality materials and class-leading research and development, according to the German company. The headphones were…
GUSTARD H16: Balanced amplifier for headphones
The Gustard H16 is a high-performance headphone amplifier and preamplifier that features thoughtful, streamlined manufacturing. Featuring independent symmetrical and asymmetrical circuits capable of…
Musician Pegasus: A superb and very powerful DAC
Musician Pegasus bills itself as a superb and very powerful DAC that takes advantage of its neat R2R architecture. Integrating the best of modern…
SMSL D300: Affordable and very powerful DAC
The SMSL D300 is an affordable and very powerful DAC based on a high-end conversion chip from ROHM . The latter provides superior parameters for sound…
xDuoo MU-601: High Performance USB DAC
xDuoo has released the MU-601 , a small USB DAC that is both affordable and efficient. Despite its relative simplicity, it uses high-quality components such as…
SMSL VMV D2: Premium HiFi desktop MQA DAC
Meet the new SMSL VMV D2 , a premium HiFi desktop MQA DAC, equipped with a first-class, scarce, after a fire in the manufacturing…
SMSL VMV D3: High-performance R2R DAC
SMSL VMV presents a true work of art in its D3 , containing a concentrate of technology in a perfectly thought-out architecture. The brand offers the…
iBasso DC-Elite: DAC and headphone amplifier based flagship components
The new digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier iBasso DC-Elite is built on the basis of solutions used in the company's flagship player – iBasso DX320MAX .…
Linsoul x HBB Jupiter: Next-generation tri-brid headphones
Linsoul has partnered with HBB to release Jupiter in – ear headphones . They use a 10mm dynamic driver, 6 armature drivers and 4 electrostatic drivers. The Linsoul x…
Shanling BA1: Bluetooth 5.0 receiver with support for aptX HD, LDAC and LHDC
Shanling ‘s BA1 is a desktop Bluetooth 5.0 receiver. It is equipped with CSR8675 Bluetooth receiver chip, ESS ES9218P digital-to-analog conversion chip, and is particularly simple…
Pro-Ject Phono Box E BT5: Phono stage with Bluetooth
The Austrian company Pro-Ject has expanded its family of “boxes” with the Phono Box E BT5 model . This is a completely budget preamp/phono stage for MM…
XDUOO XQ-50s: Bluetooth device that converts analog to digital
XDUOO XQ-50s is a stationary device that receives a signal via Bluetooth and converts it into an analog or digital signal. Thanks…
SMSL HO200: A good balanced headphone amplifier
SMSL has released another stationary headphone pre/ amplifier HO200 . Compact and elegant headphone amplifier and preamplifier with an output stage capable of delivering up to…
TOPPING DX3 Pro+: DAC, preamp and headphone amplifier
TOPPING has released the DX3 Pro+ model , this multifunctional device can be used as a Bluetooth 5.0 receiver, supporting the LDAC codec. The DX3 Pro+ can…
iFi Audio Zen Air CAN: Powerful and affordable desktop headphone amplifier
iFi Audio introduces the Zen Air CAN , a powerful and affordable desktop headphone amplifier that lets you enjoy a quality headphone listening experience without…
iFi Audio Zen Air Phono: MM/MC phono stage
With the Zen Air Phono , iFi Audio offers an affordable yet powerful phono stage. It will allow you to connect a player to the input and…
GUSTARD DAC-R26: A unique digital-to-analog converter
Gustard introduces the DAC-R26 , a completely unique digital-to-analog converter. It uses R2R architecture using very high quality discrete components that are perfectly optimized to deliver…
XDUOO DA-100: Bluetooth amplifier based on ES9018K2M
XDUOO DA-100 is a Bluetooth and digital power amplifier with headphone output and speaker output. Bluetooth module uses Qualcomm CSR8675 chip, supports LDAC, aptX_HD…
Burson Audio Conductor 3X GT: DAC and headphone amplifier
The Burson Audio Conductor 3X GT , a combination DAC and headphone amplifier, takes another step forward in Burson's unique audio quality with…
miniDSP Flex: Audio processor based on ADSP21489
miniDSP Flex is a 3rd generation 2-in/4-out audio processor. It retains the powerful floating-point processor used previously and redesigns the I/O architecture to provide…