Hidizs AP80 PRO-X review: back to tiny

Around ten years ago, smartphone manufacturer seemed to have one tenet: small is beautiful. They appeared to be competing to … More

Shanling UP4 2022 review: updated & better

Two and a half years after launching the Shanling UP4, the company is back with an update. Sold exclusively by … More

Small, portable DACs with an integrated headphone amplifier are more and more common, with an ever-increasing variety of inputs and … More

Is bigger always better? The answer is no, but in the case of the Shanling UA3 it certainly is as … More

My other big passion other than audio or, more correctly maybe, my main big passion is technology. I’ve been passionate … More

Shanling has a growing line-up of Bluetooth products which includes both earphones and amplifiers. One of the latest trends in … More

Bluetooth is becoming more and more a viable option even for audiophiles, thanks to the advent of high-quality codecs such … More

IKKO recently unveiled their new product, called the IKKO Zerda ITM01: a small portable DAC meant to be used with … More

Even the most purist among audiophiles admit that Bluetooth is quite convenient. It’s no surprise then that an increasing amount … More

When I was a child, back in the glorious Nineties, I remember I had a model car of what was … More

It’s all a matter of philosophy. That’s what we can infer from the availability of DACs based on wildly different … More

Vulpis zerda is the scientific name bestowed upon a well-known animal, the fennec. The name of the IKKO Zerda ITM03 … More

HiBy started making their own hardware products some time ago, after a few years only delivering the software for manufacturers … More

The ultra-portable segment of the audiophile market amazes me more and more with each new product release. The latest surprising … More

Back in May 2019, when I was at the Munich High End (it seems like entire lifetimes ago), I spoke … More