Fiio is one of the most well-known DAP (Digital Audio Player) manufacturers on the market. Although they have branched out somewhat over the last couple of years, their DAPs have always been a big part of their core product range. In this review for HiFi PiG, OScar Stewart checks out the FiiO M23 DAP which features the flagship AKM DAC chip alongside THX AAA amplifier modules and costs £649.
FELIKS AUDIO AND HEADPHONE.SHOP UNVEIL THE EXCLUSIVE FELIKS AUDIO ENVY MEISTERWERK AMPLIFIER
Feliks Audio and German retailer Headphone.Shop introduces the Feliks Audio Envy Meisterwerk – a limited version of Feliks’ flagship Envy headphone amplifier.
JDS Labs Atom Amp 2 and Atom DAC 2 cost just $129 per box giving you a fully capable headphone DAC and headphone amp for less than $260. The price is certainly right, but will this stack measure up when it comes to sound quality? Oscar Stewart finds out for HiFi PiG
The Feliks Audio Envy Performance Edition 300B SET Headphone Amp is (in this guise) a headphone amp that costs €8599, a price that places it clearly in the high-end category.
SPARTAN 30 BY MICHAEL FIDLER HIGH IMPEDANCE HEADPHONE AND LINE AMPLIFIER
Hand made in Kent, England using all through-hole technology, the SPARTAN 30 by Michael Fidler headphone and line preamplifier takes “a new look at traditional potentiometer-based preamplifiers”.
We don’t usually do annual awards at HiFi PiG, but this year we thought we’d do a roundup of what our review team considered the best of what they have heard and reviewed in their own systems! There’s everything from budget audio kit to high-end solid-state and valve amplifiers, interconnects, power management systems, headphone amplifiers, DACs, and more.
Miltra OTL-8XT Headphone Amplifier is made in Poland, uses an interesting OTL (Output TransformerLess) design and costs €1300. Oscar Stewart warms it up for HiFi PiG.
ifi Audio iCAN Phantom is a £3749 and is touted by iFi as being the only headphone amplifier you will ever need. Oscar Stewart takes a listen to see if this is really the case.
IFI LAUNCHES IDSD DIABLO 2 PORTABLE DAC/HEADPHONE AMP WITH BLUETOOTH INNOVATION
British audio technology company iFi has unveiled the iFi iDSD Diablo 2, the latest iteration of its portable DAC/headphone amp series, streaming CD-quality audio ‘losslessly’ with Bluetooth aptX Lossless.
AUSTRIAN AUDIO UNVEILS FLAGSHIP HEADPHONES AND FIRST HEADPHONE AMP AT CANJAM SOCAL 2023
Austrian Audio unveiled Austrian Audio The Composer reference headphones and the Full Score one premium headphone amp this weekend at CanJam SoCal 2023.
OXFORD AUDIO CONSULTANTS HEADFI EVENT FEATURING SENNHEISER HE1 HEADPHONE SYSTEM
Visitors to the September Oxford Audio Consultants’ Headfi Event can experience premium Headphone and Portable Audio brands Audie, Meze, Focal, Sennheiser, and Stax to name just a few.
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