Amps, DACs, and Audio Interfaces
Updates
- 10/1/19.
- 11/26/19.
- 12/6/, 12/13/19.
- 1/10/20.
- 1/15/20.
- 2/1/20. Added Cobalt Shootout.
- 3/15/20. Added Bravo Ocean Shootout.
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Current # Demoed: 34. Current # Own: 5.
- Own: DragonFly Red, FiiO K3, FiiO E10K, FiiO K5 Pro, iFi hip-dac.
Contact me if you would like to send something for demo. I’m always looking to test new products out! Just use the form “All other Inquiries & Questions” ?
Audioengine
- Audioengine D1 Review (Demoed)
AudioQuest
- Audioquest DragonFly Red Review (Own)
- AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt Review (+ Comparison to Red, Chord Mojo, and DACport HD)
Audeze
- Audeze Deckard Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
Bottlehead
- Bottlehead Crack Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
Bravo
- Bravo Audio Ocean Review + Desktop Shootout (Zen, K5 Pro, ATOM) (Demoed)
Bryston
- Bryston BHA-1 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
Cambridge Audio
- Cambridge Audio DAC Magic 100 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
CEntrance
- CEntrance DACport HD Review (Demoed)
Chord
- Chord Mojo DAC Review (Demoed)
- Chord Hugo 2 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
- Chord Poly Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
Creative
- Creative SoundBlasterX G6 Amp/DAC Review (Demoed)
- Creative SoundBlaster G3 (Coming Soon!) (Demoing)
FiiO
- FiiO Q1 Mark II Review (Owned & Sold)
- FiiO E10K Review (Own)
- FiiO A3 Review + Shootout with E10K & Q1 (A3 Owned & Sold)
- FiiO K3 Amp/DAC Review + E10K Comparison (Own Both)
- FiiO K5 Pro Review + K3 Comparison (Own Both)
- FiiO BTR3K (Coming Soon!)
iFi
- iFi micro iDSD Black Label Review (Demoed)
- iFi xDSD Review (Demoed)
- iFi xCAN Review + Shootout (Mojo & xDSD) (Demoed)
- iFi Zen DAC/Amp Review (Demoed)
- iFi Zen Blue Review (Demoed)
- iFi hip-dac Review (Own)
JDS Labs
- JDS Labs cMoyBB Review (Demoed)
- JDS Labs Objective 2 Headphone Amp Review (Demoed)
- JDS Labs Element Review (Demoed)
- JDS Labs ATOM Review + Objective 2 Comparison (Demoed)
Klipsch
- Klipsch Heritage Headphone Amp (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
M-Audio
- M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB Audio Interface (Owned & Sold)
Naim
- NAIM DAC V-1 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
Oppo
- Oppo HA-2 Review (Owned & Sold)
Schiit
- Schiit Magni 2 Review (Owned & Sold)
- Schiit Fulla Review (Coming Soon!)
- Schiit Magni 3 Review (Coming Soon!)
Sony
- Sony TA-ZH1ES Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
Topping
DAPS
- FiiO M3 Pro (Coming Soon!)
Amp/DAC Comparisons
& Shootouts
- Magni 2 vs. Magni 2 Uber
- Audioquest Dragonfly Black vs. Red
- Chord Mojo vs. Hugo 2
- JDS Labs Element vs. Objective 2
- FiiO K3 vs. E10K
- FiiO K3 vs. K5 Pro Review & Comparison
- Topping NX4 vs. FiiO Q1 MK II
Shootouts
- AudioQuest DragonFly Red vs. Cobalt vs. Mojo vs. DACport HD
- Audioengine D1 vs. FiiO E10K vs. DragonFly Red
- Audioquest Dragonfly Red vs. Chord Mojo vs. Oppo HA-2
- FiiO Q1 vs. DragonFly Red vs. Audioengine D1
- FiiO Q1 vs. E10K vs. DragonFly Red
- iFi xDSD vs. xCAN vs. Chord Mojo
- iFi Zen vs. FiiO K5 Pro vs. JDS ATOM vs. Bravo Ocean
Audio Interface Comparisons
- Audient id14 vs. id22
- Komplete Audio 6 vs. Scarlett 2i4
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 vs. 2i4 (Coming Soon!)
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Older (Probably needs updating)
- The Best Budget Headphone Amplifier
- The Best Headphone Amp Under $100
- The Best Headphone Amp For The Money
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- The Best Portable Headphone Amps & DACs
- The Best Desktop Headphone Amplifiers
- The Best Headphone Amps & Soundcards for Gaming
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For Headphones
- The Best Headphone Amp for the Sennheiser HD 600 & 650
- The Best Headphone Amp For The Sennheiser HD 800
- The Best Headphone Amp for the AKG K701 & K702
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All the best and God bless,
-Stu