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Sony PHA 3 balanced portable DAC/amp – Video

January 19, 2015 Comments Off on Sony PHA 3 balanced portable DAC/amp – Video

HIFIMAN HM-650 DAP Review

January 16, 2015 Comments Off on HIFIMAN HM-650 DAP Review

“Hifiman admittedly isn’t the best at UI. The HM-700’s UI is borderline infuriating at first, for example. The HM-650 is a significant set up at organizing artists and albums correctly, but it was not without the occasional crash–all these DAPs’ UIs frankly make me yearn for another iPod. The HM-650’s UI is navigable, with options to list music by artist, album, and genre, and it rarely lags, so there really is not much room to complain. Though I certainly wouldn’t complain if there were ever a Rockbox port like there is for the previous generation of Hifiman DAPs.”

Chord Hugo TT

January 15, 2015 Comments Off on Chord Hugo TT

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Hugo TT gains a new larger chassis, remote control, an alphanumeric LED display with input sample rate data, and improved sonic performance thanks to supercapacitors. The Hugo TT is ready to take advantage of today’s advanced studio master quality (DXD) – music files allowing music lovers to experience music in true high definition, along with the best possible reproduction of CD-quality music.

ASTELL&KERN AK240 Review

January 15, 2015 Comments Off on ASTELL&KERN AK240 Review

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“When used as a player via its single-ended headphone output the AK240 could be paired with a wide variety of headphones. Noise and low-level amplifier hiss weren’t a problem even with the most sensitive in-ears in my possession, the Westone ES-5s. On the other end of the efficiency spectrum, the AK240 had sufficient gain to drive a pair of Beyerdynamic DT-990 600-ohm headphones past satisfying levels into the spectrum of sound I call “really darn loud.” Easy-to-drive headphones such as the Oppo PM-1 sounded dynamically alive and were so well matched to the AK240’s output that I would question whether anyone really needs to use an accessory headphone amplifier with the AK240, at least with the vast majority of headphones”

Sony’s flagship NWZ-ZX2 hands on CES

January 12, 2015 Comments Off on Sony’s flagship NWZ-ZX2 hands on CES

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“Sony’s ClearAudio+ claims to optomise the balance of sound and it’s at this point we had a play toggling it on and off. It seemed to boost frequencies across the board, but over a short listening period, we preferred the balance when it wasn’t working in the background.”

Sony NWZ-ZX1 Walkman review – high-res music player – Video

January 10, 2015 Comments Off on Sony NWZ-ZX1 Walkman review – high-res music player – Video

Aurender FLOW portable DAC/headphone $1,295

January 8, 2015 Comments Off on Aurender FLOW portable DAC/headphone $1,295

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” The on board Sabre ESS9018K2M DAC is a 32-bit/384kHz unit with DSD64/128 capability; it will also handle lower resolution formats. For connectivity, there are USB 3.0 and optical inputs, and a quarter-inch/6.35mm headphone jack.

CES – Chord Electronics launch Hugo TT

January 8, 2015 Comments Off on CES – Chord Electronics launch Hugo TT

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” The idea for the Hugo TT arrived when Franks realised that so impressed were people with the original Hugo’s sound quality that they were using it in main rigs as opposed to on the road as originally intended. Me? I think it’s one of the finest sub-$3k DACs I’ve heard to date. The Hugo’s sound quality more than qualifies its US$2500 sticker price but that it also rolls headphone listening and portability into the deal makes it an unassailable bargain”

CES – Questyle Audio QP1/Pro DAPs

January 8, 2015 Comments Off on CES – Questyle Audio QP1/Pro DAPs

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“t time of writing this is just a tease – the QP1 is still in prototype phase. However, the alleged benefits of current mode delivery in the portable space promises three key benefits: speed; 0.00035% THD and a super-wide frequency response of 650kHz.”