Woo WA11 headphone amp
March 4, 2019 Comments Off on Woo WA11 headphone amp
“Upfront there’s a machined metal volume control and two headphone jacks, a standard 6.3mm jack and a 4.4mm Pentaconn jack (for headphones fitted with balanced cables with Pentaconn connectors; only one headphone can be plugged in at a time). The amplifier circuitry is fully balanced from input to output.
Too bad Woo didn’t also squeeze in a 3.5mm headphone jack, but space is limited. The amp’s side panel has a high/low gain switch for compatibility with easy- and hard-to-drive headphones.”
Best Headphone Amps & DACs To Buy In 2019
January 17, 2019 Comments Off on Best Headphone Amps & DACs To Buy In 2019
Best headphones, portable and desktop digital gear and amps of 2018
January 14, 2019 Comments Off on Best headphones, portable and desktop digital gear and amps of 2018
iFi Audio xDSD DAC $399 Review
January 10, 2019 Comments Off on iFi Audio xDSD DAC $399 Review
” see two quite different “types” of audiophile as the primary customers for the xDSD. First, younger, more mobile-oriented audiophiles with smartphones and portable computers could find the xDSD to be the perfect “step-up” audio device to improve sound from all sources. Long-time audiophiles (the ones with the 25-year-old DACs that they still love for Red Book) could add an xDSD to their system as an auxiliary digital device that would give them access to all the newest high-resolution files, streams, and digital codecs for a pittance of the price they paid for their “main-squeeze” DAC. Both types of audiophile will be pleased and impressed by the xDSD’s flexibility, utility, performance level, and overall value. I know I was.”
iFi Audio xDSD Bluetooth DAC and Headphone Amp Review
December 5, 2018 Comments Off on iFi Audio xDSD Bluetooth DAC and Headphone Amp Review
“Now that you know all that, where does that leave us with the xDSD? Well, it is quite pleasing to listen to and the sound quality it puts out has a certain warmness to it that I can see a lot of people really liking. When I subjectively compare the xDSD to the sound of my OPPO HA-2SE, the OPPO comes across as cleaner and more neutral to my ears. This may have more to do with the tuning of the analog output stage more than the actual DAC chipset itself. When I used the xDSD as a stand-alone DAC, with the separate line-out jack attached to my reference system, the same sound signature translated through to my speakers. I find this sound characteristic less objectionable over headphones but it’s not something I personally care to hear in my main system. It’s just a matter of taste.”
ORIOLUS B300S REVIEW
November 18, 2018 Comments Off on ORIOLUS B300S REVIEW
“For a portable tube amp, the B300s has some pretty good numbers for its amplification stage. One of my own perceived weaknesses of the Sony digital amplifiers is the lack of power compared to the analog amp stages from the likes of iBasso.For example, the Sony 1Z is only capable of 250mW + 205mW into a 16Ω load on its balanced output with a much lower 60mW + 60mW single-ended.. The Zx300 has slightly less at 50mW + 50MW into 16Ω unbalanced and 200mW + 200mW into the same load.”
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Chord Poly streamer/network bridge for Mojo
November 11, 2018 Comments Off on Chord Poly streamer/network bridge for Mojo
New Flagship Headphones, IEMs, Amps, DACs, And More At CanJam @ RMAF 2018
October 3, 2018 Comments Off on New Flagship Headphones, IEMs, Amps, DACs, And More At CanJam @ RMAF 2018
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