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ajibrata

ajibrata

New Head-Fier
For Aune AR5000 in Over-Ear
Pros: Easy to drive
Nice and different look
Stunning and elegant design
No hassle thinking about the source
Neutral sound
Cons: Do not get a case or Pouch
#share impression / mini review of Aune AR5000

For the specs skip it, just googling 😃
But clearly the driver is Dynamic type, 28 ohm impedence with Sensitivity 108dB, YES! Easy To Drive.

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jeromeoflaherty

jeromeoflaherty

New Head-Fier
For Blafili RTX in RCA and XLR Interconnect Cables
Pros: Stream audio wirelessly around your house
Up to 4 receivers
High "Spouse Acceptance Factor" due to lack of wires
Cons: Quality degrades with distance - perfect in a room - good between rooms - audible interference when used at great distances > 20m
Limited built in DAC for usb and optical inputs - only 16/44

Blafili RTX Review​

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Introduction​

I have been playing with the Blafili RTX for the past few...
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Kindlefirehditaly

Kindlefirehditaly

New Head-Fier
For Fosi Audio SK02 in Headphone Amplifiers
Pros: Build Quality
Metal body
Powerhouse
Doesn’t need external power
Neutral (hint of warmth), analytical
Infinite volume knob with Play/Pause function on PC
Gain and Mode Button
Many LEDs
Total Independent volume on my iMac
Independent volume + volume on Smartphone
Can work connected with your smartphone (external power not needed)
Optical input and output
Type C cable with USB adapter
Cons: Chunky big boy
Maybe too bright for someone (not in my opinion)
When it is turned off, it is still warm (Probably draws power)

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Good morning, readers! In this review, we will analyze Fosi Audio’s latest product. I thank Hifigo, who, together with Fosi Audio, sent me this Fosi SK02 unit to...
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Ceeluh7

Ceeluh7

500+ Head-Fier
For DITA Audio Project M in Universal Fit
Pros: -Build Quality is fantastic
-The design is one of the best I’ve ever seen and very unique
-Unboxing experience
-That cable is really great (modular cable with 3.5/4.4 connections)
-Almost perfectly balanced and expressive sound
-Lean-lush note weight with good density
-Bass hits with the perfect amount of decay, weight and impact
-Midrange is just… Nice
-Treble offers a nice balance of musicality and technical chops
-Detail Retrieval
-Imaging
-Stage is great folks!
Cons: -May not be as dynamic of a presentation as some would like
-Some folks will yearn for more boom in the bass
-Comes alive with more output power
-May be a hair too bright at times (I’m reaching with this one)
-I can’t find anything else folks, this is a great set

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Ichos

Ichos

Reviewer at hxosplus
For KIWI EARS Forteza in Universal Fit
Pros: + Plenty of sub-bass
+ Punchy and impactful bass
+ Good mid-range clarity and definition
+ Energetic treble
+ Open sounding
+ Lightweight and comfortable
+ Well made and beautiful looking
+ Accessories
Cons: - Polarizing and peculiar tuning
- Bass lacks speed, control and layering
-:Artificial and metallic treble
- Tonally inaccurate
- Paper thin treble texture
- Fragile cable
Kiwi Ears Forteza Review

The Kiwi Ears Forteza is a hybrid, 1BA and 2DD, in-ear monitor that retails for $59. Yes, you have read it right, one balanced armature and two dynamic...
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Syrius

New Head-Fier
For Fosi Audio SK02 in Headphone Amplifiers
Pros: • Good build quality and visually distinct vertical design.
• Clear, detailed, and analytical sound signature.
• Versatile connectivity options with USB-C, SPDIF IN/OUT, and rear AUX out.
• Powerful output, especially through the balanced 4.4mm jack, suitable for demanding headphones.
• Large volume knob with multiple functions (power, play/pause).
• Easy to use with no complex setup.
• Sampling rate indicator lights.
Cons: • Lightweight and easily adjustable volume knob, prone to accidental changes.
• Inconvenient volume-level light indicator.
• Brighter sound signature with emphasis on mids and highs, potentially fatiguing for some.
• Kind of brick bulky…
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mars chan

mars chan

New Head-Fier
For Kinera Celest Plutus Beast in In-Ear
Pros: Pros:
+ excellent-sounding bass that has to be experienced.
+ textured and tactile sounding bass.
+ warm-sounding treble.
+ non fatiguing, good for long listening sessions.
+ unique overall sound signature.
+ easy to drive.
+ great power handling.
+ 80s old school vibe sound style.
Cons: Cons:
- The dark tonality will not suit all people.
- not for analytical listening
- Polarizing
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Bosk

Bosk

1000+ Head-Fier
For ISN Neo1 in Universal Fit
Pros: Superb comfort & isolation, solid bass-driven sound, incredible value
Cons: Treble is fairly prominent, underwhelming stock cable only available in 3.5mm termination
How much do you need to pay for good sound?

Depending on who you ask answers will vary, and the pace of technological improvement is making us revise our answers every year.

Five years...
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David Haworth

Previously known as J Weiner
For Kinera Freya 2.0 in In-Ear
Pros: High-Purity OCC Copper Cable With modular Cable.
Comfortable fit with good isolation.
Lush musical listening.
Superb midrange.
Non fatiguing treble.
Refined allrounder.
Cons: Sub bass and treble lack extension.
Resolution and details below average at this price mark.
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VLAYAR

VLAYAR

New Head-Fier
For BQEYZ Wind in Universal Fit
Pros: SOUND
Design
Quality materials (shell, cable, accesories, box)
Ergonomic shell
Color optiobs (shell)
Cons: none
BQEYZ Wind. Unveiling Audiophile Excellence

🔊 Sound Quality:

The BQEYZ Wind Hybrid IEMs embody a sonic masterpiece, orchestrated by the dynamic driver and Bone Conduction driver. The dynamic...
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Jaytiss

Jaytiss

500+ Head-Fier
For 64 Audio Volür in Universal Fit
Pros: Bass is incredible, mind-altering, and amazing.
Build quality is fantastic.
Mids are fantastic
Shell and cable 2-pin connector is best in class.
Cons: Price is prohibitive
Different modules to tune annoy me in any form.
2-4k region isn’t to my liking.
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domq422
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Congrats on the front page, brother!
Jaytiss
Jaytiss
Thank you!
nkanak
nkanak
12.0 dB gain @ 10KHz????
vandung2510

vandung2510

100+ Head-Fier
For Simgot EA1000 "Fermat" In-Ear Monitor in Universal Fit
Pros: - Best single DD for sub 220$
- Fast nimbly bass with superb texture
- Correct sounding mids
- Forward female vocal
- Good treble
- Highly details
- Highly technical
- Easy to drive
- Good accessories
- Can be fine tune using EA500 DIY modding kit
Cons: - Bright tuning, not for treble sensitive people
- Mid volume listener only, not suitable for high
- Gold nozzle doesn’t sound as good compared to the other two
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Zerstorer_GOhren

Zerstorer_GOhren

500+ Head-Fier
For NiceHCK DB2 in Universal Fit
Pros: NICEHCK DB2

● Somehow it has a decently solid construction of its shell chassis and is sort of lightweight.
● Available in three (3) colour options.
● Three (3) choices of ear tips to choose from according to our fitting preferences and possible improvement of certain sonic output.
● Stock cable appears to be decent and quite supple.
● Easy to drive
● Seems fairly good on some female vocals.
● Can be perceive as a clean bass
● Sounds pleasant on woodwinds.
● Smooth and balanced treble response.
● Overall, it has a smooth and transparent sound. Sibilance is kept under control.
● Somehow it has good separation and layering

NICEHCK CYAN CABLE

● Durable and well-constructed as it exudes a high quality one.
● Tightly braided and twisted strands for better transmission.
● Sheathed nylon fabric for added protection and entangle-resistant.
● Moderately textured cable that makes it more pliable.
● Solidly-built metal parts on plug shield, splitter, chin slider and receptacle shield.
Cons: NICEHCK DB2

● A steep V-shaped sound profile.
● Midbass appears to be less textured as it delivers less punchy bass response.
● Recessed and lean midrange presentation
● Hollow sounding male vocals.
● Not for contralto vocals as they sound a bit scant on note texture.
● Less natural and less engaging sounding on instruments particularly brass and percussives.
● Less airy treble response.
● Perceived sound/speaker appears to be on average size.

NICEHCK CYAN CABLE

● Wondering if this thing would have a modular feature, a detachable termination plug would be a better choice on this one.
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NymPHONOmaniac

NymPHONOmaniac

Headphoneus Supremus
For Rose Technics QT-9 MK3 in In-Ear
Pros: -fun energic, bright U shape musicality
-great resolution
-fast flexible and well controlled bass
-open holographic spatiality
-great imaging and layering
-transparent and crisp mids
-fast snappy treble
-wide and deep soundstage
-small and sturdy built
-generous accessories
-good sound valuee at 200$ price drop
Cons: -upper mids might be too bright for some
-piano has thin presence and light note weight
-timbre isn't the most natural
-while snappy the highs aren't very sparkly and brilliant
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TONALITY: 7.8/10
TECHNICALITIES: 8.8/10
TIMBRE: 7/10
SOUNDSTAGE: 8.5/10
IMAGING: 8.8/10
MUSICALITY (subjective): 8.2/10
CONSTRUCTION: 8/10
ACCESSORIES...
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hokagoteatimereviews

hokagoteatimereviews

New Head-Fier
For Fiio KA11 in Headphone Amplifiers
Pros: 1. The price of $25-29 is fantastic

2. Heaps of power for running most iems and even some headphones.

3. The cable is braided

4. The overall tone and tonality is very good

5. Probably the best budget dongle DAC
Cons: 1. I had issues with Max volume which fixed itself (although this happened only with me, and not with others)


2. The latest version of app removed the volume control (As of this review)
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GREQ

GREQ

Headphoneus Supremus
For Fosi Audio SK02 in Headphone Amplifiers
Pros: Pure background
1W balanced output @32 ohm
Desktop space saving
Both 3.5mm & 4.4mm output
2 Gain modes
Cons: Aux ouput volume tied to the 'global' DAC volume control
No volume indicator/display
Fosi Audio takes a giant leap, with their first all-in-one headphone source, with the SK02 Desktop DAC/Headphone Amp.

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IryxBRO

IryxBRO

500+ Head-Fier
For HIDIZS SD2 in Portable Amps
Pros: good sound quality, led light, no battery drain, small
Cons: might be some flex in future
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kernelcorns

kernelcorns

New Head-Fier
For Yanyin Canon II in Universal Fit
Pros: + Warm & Dark Tuning
+ Great implementation of switches
+ Musical yet not shouty
+ Wide & Expansive staging
Cons: - Eartip & Source dependent
- Needs a tool to tinker with switches
- Detail Retrieval is lacking (for its price point)
- Inclusions is also lacking (for its price point)
Disclaimer(s)
This unit that I currently have is supervised by Yanyin and I was chosen to be part of the Philippines tour of the Yanyin Canon II which gave me the opportunity to review this...
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thaslaya

thaslaya

500+ Head-Fier
For Kiwi Ears Cadenza in In-Ear
Pros: Attractive shell design in multiple color choices
Safe tuning
Price
Fit and comfort
Cons: Insufficient bass slam and texture
Technicalities behind competitors
Lean note weight feels lifeless
Budget tier has better choices
Thaslaya's star rating system:
☆☆☆☆☆ - Best in class/buy it now
☆☆☆☆ - Highly recommended
☆☆☆ - Sound for thee, not for me
☆☆ - Can't see the appeal
☆ - Product is a failure

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cqtek

cqtek

1000+ Head-Fier
For Muse HIFI M3 II in Amp/DACs
Pros: Classic sound produced by a Dual DAC CS43131, but with extra spatiality, volume, weight, density and separation.
- Gain control.
- Quality accessory cables.
- Very robust construction.
- Muse Space Ship, exclusive DSD auto-recognition mode, Virtual Surround mode, adaptive auto-recognition mode for games or music.
- Good power level.
- Very low output impedance.
- Does not modify the frequency response of the headphones.
Cons: Auto-detection makes the different playback modes not very apparent in sound.
- Unfortunate flaw in the volume control: it crashes and goes up to the maximum without being able to remedy it, connected to my Windows 10 PC.
- The weight is heavy.
- Not the best value for money.
- Fingerprint magnet.
Introduction

There's always a first time and today it's a double first time. From AliExpress shop Angeldac Audio Store, today I have the pleasure to review a Muse HiFi...
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