Grado GS1000i headphones
Grado GS100i headphones by Tim Smith $995 www.gradolabs.com Review sample courtesy of High End Audio Exchange Components used in this review: Headphones: Grado GS1000i; HiFiMan HE-400; Beyerdynamic...
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Musical Paradise MP-DI DAC Review by Tim Smith $480 plus $25 shipping in North America www.musicalparadise.ca WALL OF SOUND GOLD STAR AWARD for unrivalled quality at its price point. The Musical...
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View ArticleReview: The Magic of Serene Audio’s Talisman Speakers
Review by Jon Eben Field Serene Audio is an audio company based in Vancouver, Canada that has a group of very smart, talented, and creative people working to create fantastic audio products. You may...
View ArticleReview: iFi Zen Blue, A Budget Bluetooth Streaming DAC
Review by Noam Bronstein Continuing my Bluetooth / aptX journey begun a few weeks ago, here is the first of a series of mini-reviews of audio gear that tries to make the most of these technologies....
View ArticleDALI, Tangent, And The Return Of The Mini System
From Denmark With Love – A Mini System for 2021 ‘In the House’ Review by David Neice List Prices (MSRP) Dali Spektor 1 speakers $399 CAD Tangent Ampster BT II $349 CAD Tangent CD II $349 CAD Tangent...
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Focal Stellia Headphones: Luxury Closed Back Headphones That Do Everything Right Review by Jamie Gillies I grew up a headphone listener. The music of my youth was played through boomboxes, small...
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Review: FiiO K11 R2R DAC/Headphone Amp Steve Graham wonders if a $230 resistor ladder DAC can improve a $400 streamer Audio Friends I’m storing some audio gear for a friend while he is on an extended...
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