Sony NW-Z2 Walkman Review
October 30, 2015 Comments Off on Sony NW-Z2 Walkman Review
” The Sony has been used with the standard playback app with a mixture of lossless and high res FLAC files and some DSD. Testing has mainly been carried out via Noble 6 in-ear earphones but the Oppo PM-3 has also been used as well as variety of less expensive earphones here on test. Additional testing has been carried out using Tidal and Spotify with content streamed from the cloud and downloaded onto the device. As a means of providing an interesting benchmark for the Sony in the absence of another high end DAP being available here for testing, my standard travel rig of a Google Nexus 5 and the Oppo HA-2 connected by OTG cable was used as a comparison”
Apple iPod Touch (6th gen) 128GB Review
October 22, 2015 Comments Off on Apple iPod Touch (6th gen) 128GB Review
The claimed battery life is, again, 40 hours of music playback, eight hours of videos. We clock up the hours over the course of four days and are still left with 15 per cent of juice remaining.
Pioneer’s new HD audio player Review
October 22, 2015 Comments Off on Pioneer’s new HD audio player Review
A Pioneer spokesperson described the new music player as “for those who feel smartphones aren’t offering satisfying sound quality”. And the XDP does seem likely to surpass the average top-of-the-range smartphone in this regard, thanks to support for numerous audio formats including lossless FLAC, MQA, ALAC and DSD audio up to 11.2MHz. The metal body also houses two circuit boards, which the company says will help “eliminate the effects of digital noise” by keeping the audio components on one and the regular processor on the other.
ASTELL & KERN AK380 HIGH-RES DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
October 4, 2015 Comments Off on ASTELL & KERN AK380 HIGH-RES DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
First and foremost, the AK380 consistently serves up a precise and firmly controlled sound characterised by transparency, openness, nuance, and an overarching sense of almost boundless attention to detail. Stated another way, the AK380 serves up clarity with a capital ‘C’ and an enchanting quality of musical lucidity that just won’t quit. In my experience, these qualities often caused even casual, first-time guest listeners to stop in their tracks and take notice of the pocket-sized player. I suspect this is because the AK380 tends to shatter preconceived notions of how a portable product will sound, instead delivering the sort of self-confident and self-assured sound that many would associate with premium-priced full-size components.
Sony NW-ZX100HN hands on
September 29, 2015 Comments Off on Sony NW-ZX100HN hands on
Looking at the side profile, the ZX100HN also appears slimmer and neater than the ZX2 – the mound which protrudes out of the back of the flagship model hasn’t transferred further down the food chain. Instead, the ZX100HN favours a more streamlined look with a subtle bump. The back panel, meanwhile, now seems to be covered in textured rubber instead of leather.
X5 GEN 2 BY FIIO
September 29, 2015 Comments Off on X5 GEN 2 BY FIIO
With that slight harshness done away with as well as the metallic edge to the attack, the X5 Gen 2 top end sounds far more engaging. It also sounds more detailed and articulate though not quite on the same level and extension as say the Cayin N6 or even the DX90 but it’s a lot closer than the older X5 Gen 1
Pioneer XDP-100R Digital Audio Player
September 26, 2015 Comments Off on Pioneer XDP-100R Digital Audio Player
Marshall’s London Phone: A Closer Look
September 20, 2015 Comments Off on Marshall’s London Phone: A Closer Look
Astell & Kern AK Jr review
September 17, 2015 Comments Off on Astell & Kern AK Jr review
There’s plenty of breathing space for each element of the tune, even as the Jr confidently knits them all together. It’s a brisk, forceful and poised sound, and it makes the case for high-res audio in unequivocal style.
ASTELL & KERN AK380
September 14, 2015 Comments Off on ASTELL & KERN AK380
Which is to say: the AK380 has the ability to perform, but you have to really coax it. It is held back by a poor balanced output the use of which I cannot with good conscience endorse outside of passing signal to outboard amps
Audiophilepure 
You must be logged in to post a comment.