Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers / DAC/Amplifier / Selected THE BEST AMP FOR FOCAL UTOPIA? The Focal Utopia is one of the best headphones in the world. Naturally, it deserves a good source and a… December 6, 2023 23 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers / Selected VIOLECTRIC – PRODUCT GUIDE AND HISTORY This is not a review but a guide to the Violectric legacy products and their current lineup. I have so… October 15, 2023 27 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers VIOLECTRIC V200 – A 2023 REVIEW AND ITS LEGACY THE GAME CHANGER Violectric V200 is a long-standing reference amp for many, including myself. It is now discontinued. Its successor… October 13, 2023 46 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers / DAC/Amplifier DAC/AMP GROUP TEST: SPL PHONITOR xe, BURSON CONDUCTOR 3, MYTEK BROOKLYN BRIDGE / DAC+ AND RME ADI-2 DAC COMPARED This is a group test of the headphone performance as a standalone DAC/amp of the SPL Phonitor xe with the… August 20, 2023 24 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers WOO AUDIO WA2 VS WOO AUDIO WA22 (G1) REVIEW: THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – REPUBLISHED Note: THIS IS A REPUBLISHED REVIEW This review was originally posted at head-fi.org all the way back in 2012. It… April 24, 2023 20 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers / Selected THE BEST AMP FOR SENNHEISER HD800 or HD800S?A BIG AMPLIFIER COMPARISON REVIEW UPDATE: This review was originally posted in 2017 but has been regularly updated with new amplifiers when tested. Since the… June 24, 2020 64 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers SENNHEISER HDVD 800 / HDVA 600 REVIEW Sennheiser offers two headphone amplifiers: The HDVD 800 and the HDVD 600. They look almost identical and that is no… March 17, 2017 18 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers STAX SRM-007tII vs STAX SRM-727II Which Top Driver to Max Your Stax? Stax is a Japanese maker of electrostatic headphones and amplifiers. Stax prefers to call… August 9, 2015 7 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers INTEGRATED HEADPHONE JOYLeben CS300XS vs Cary SLI-80 Signature Only a few amplifiers are truly great with speakers and headphones alike. Cary SLI-80-series and the Leben CS300-series are. In… April 14, 2015 6 Min Read
Amplifier comparisons SCHIIT MJOLNIR vs AURALIC TAURUS How does the US-made balanced budget statement amplifier hold up to the more expensive offering from Hong-Kong? Using three great… October 3, 2014 6 Min Read