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HiBy R6 III: player based on two ES9038Q2M DAC chips
HiBy has announced the R6 III player based on two ES9038Q2M DAC chips. The player is capable of operating in both A and AB modes. 2 OPA1652 chips…
Cayin N7: 1-bit digital Hi-Res audio player
With the N7, Cayin introduces a comprehensive HiRes audio player for mobile music. Discrete DAC, LPF and headphone amplifier circuits and a fully…
iBasso DX260: Hi-Res player built on flagship chips from Cirrus Logic
iBasso has launched the new portable digital player DX260 , the DAC unit of which is built on flagship chips from Cirrus Logic . The applied…
HiBy RS6: Digital player with R2R DAC
HiBy RS6 is a new player with an R2R DAC, an 8-core Snapdragon 660 processor running Android 9 OS. Characteristics: CPU Snapdragon…
HiBy R8 II: flagship Hi-Res player with Class A amplification
The HiBy company has begun accepting pre-orders for the top-end digital player R8 II , which features many interesting technical solutions. The player's chassis is made…
Shanling H2: Portable Bluetooth DAC/amplifier based on CS43198
Shanling has released a new portable DAC/amplifier and music player H2. This is the third product in Shanling's H series with a new optimized…
iBasso DX320 Edition X: Limited version of the player
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the DX320 and the 16th anniversary of the brand, iBasso is releasing a limited edition of just 500…
HiBy RS2: Digital player with Darwin architecture
Last year HiBy released the revolutionary RS6 digital audio player. This player laid the foundation for Darwin's premium R2R-based architecture for the brand's…
iBasso DX170: Player with the latest generation Dual DAC chipset
iBasso has released a new player DX170 . As the successor to the DX160, the DX170 features the latest generation Dual DAC chipset, FPGA Master…
Shanling M6 Ultra: 4DAC player
Last year, Shanling released the M6 Pro, an upgraded version of its basic digital portable player that significantly improved its performance. Now Shanling is once…
Shanling M7: High-res player on ES9038PRO
Shanling introduced its new player M7 . It features the same 5-inch Full-HD screen as the M8, but in a sleeker “Wave” design, measuring 129 x…
iBasso DX320: Player on two ROHM BD34301EKV chips
iBasso has launched the DX320 player . This is a player powered by two ROHM BD34301EKV DAC chips . The iBasso DX320 is a high-end digital music player with…
HIDIZS AP80 PRO-X: A truly portable player on two ES9219C
The Hidizs AP80 Pro-X is a compact and powerful digital music player that boasts both a neat design and quality components. Behind the 2.45-inch…
iBasso DX240: Hi-Res player on ES9038 Pro
iBasso is a highly successful HiFi audio brand specializing in portable devices such as in-ear headphones and music players. It's been 15 years…
Shanling M9: High-end digital music player
Shanling returns with the high-end M9 digital music player , taking advantage of the best technology to offer a unique user experience and a rich,…
Shanling M3X: Affordable high-end player
Shanling M3X is the latest portable player from the company. Built on the same platform as the previous three Android player models, this time…
HiBy R2: Compact player with huge ambitions
HiBy R2 is an entry-level digital HiFi audio player. Powered by the ideal audiophile operating system HiByOS on the Linux platform, R2 is the…
Shanling M8: The company’s top player
Following the tremendous success of the Shanling M6 and Shanling M6 Pro, Shanling has unveiled its new reference-level digital audio player, the…
Hiby WH2: TWS headphones with LDAC support and Bluetooth 5.22
Hiby presented their new TWS headphones WH2 . In fact, these are 2 new models, because they are released in two versions – with one speaker…
HiBy R3 II: New generation Hi-Res player
HiBy has released R3 II – its new generation Hi-Res player. With a new design, dual high-performance ES9219C DAC chipset, 3.2-inch touch screen, 4.4mm output, MQA support…
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 .…
Shanling CD-S100 (23): High-performance and versatile CD player
Shanling CD-S100 (23) is a high-quality, high-performance and versatile CD player. The system is based on a tri-core Junzheng X2000 processor with XBurst2 architecture,…
Shanling M30 – New digital turntable and headphone amplifier
The original M30 digital turntable and headphone amplifier was introduced by Shanling . Despite the fact that it is positioned as portable, the weight of the device is…