Audiophilepure

There is a reason I had chosen the HIFIMAN GOLDENWAVE SERENADE DAC/Headphone Amplifier as my solid-state reference DAC/Amplifier; it simply outperforms everything in its class and price range, it is only a quirk of fate that landed me with a DAC/Amplifier that costs over 20 times as much. As I said before, it will still get plenty of use reviewing mid-priced headphones that would be ill served by using a “price is no object” front end. Dynamic, musical, focused, and completely tonally balanced with the best chip-based DAC I have heard, the GOLDENWAVE SERENADE is probably the best value in a front end on the market, and as sneak preview, it is a strong contender for a Product of the Year Award, which I’ll be announcing later in the month.