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Audiofool Earphones/IEMs Headphones/Earphones Under $99 Wired In ear

BLON BL-05

May 23, 2020July 13, 2022 Audiofool

disclaimer:  I was sent the BLON BL-05 by Linsoul Audio for review.  I have no financial interest in BLON or Linsoul.   For more information or to purchase the BL-05, see Linsoul’s website.   Unboxing / Packaging: The package has the earpieces in a plastic tray at top and a box

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iFi Zen Dac
$100-200 Audiofool DACs iFi Audio

iFi Zen Dac

May 21, 2020July 13, 2022 Audiofool

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Earbuds Headphones/Earphones

Smabat ST10

May 1, 2019July 13, 2022 Audiofool

Disclaimer:   I purchased the Smabat ST10 from NiceHCK at a drastically reduced price for review.  Having reviewed the EB2 and EBX I was interested to see where the ST10 fits in the line of earbuds carried by NiceHCK.   If you have an interest in purchasing the Smabat ST10, it can

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Components

SparkOS Discrete Opamps

April 21, 2019July 13, 2022 Audiofool

Disclaimer:   I purchased the SparkOS Opamps at a reduced rate after speaking with Andrew about doing a comparison of the SparkOS vs the Burson v5i and V6 Classic and Vivid as well as several solid state Op-amps in my collection.    If you have an interest in purchasing these,  I

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Components

Introduction to OpAmps

April 18, 2019July 13, 2022 Audiofool

Understanding Op-amps: In order to set expectations for my op-amp posts, I’m going to give a little background on op-amps.  These are things I’ve learned along the way and please understand up front, I am not an electronics engineer so some of this may be over simplifications but it serves

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Amplifiers DAC/AMPS Portable Amplifiers

Xduoo Xp-2 Bluetooth DAC/Amplifier

March 10, 2019July 13, 2022 Audiofool

(review edited due to content error).  Bluetooth is inbound only – had headphone paired to source not amp.  My apologies for the error. I was recently asked by Steve at Xtenik to review the Xduoo XP-2 DAC/Amp because he thought after my recent reviews of the XCan that I would

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Earbuds Headphones/Earphones

Yinyoo BK2 Earbud

January 1, 2019July 13, 2022 Audiofool

Disclaimer:  I purchased the Yinyoo BK2 as the Black Friday lucky bag special from Wooeasy Earphone’s Ali Store.  It was recommended to me by the rep having recently reviewed a string of earbuds.  I was told it was an earbud, but was given no additional details prior to its arrival. 

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Amplifiers Portable Amplifiers

ifi xCAN headphone Amplifier

December 28, 2018July 13, 2022 Audiofool

Some will remember, that while reviewing the Ifi xDSD I lamented the lack of an analog input so I could use the amp section with my Opus and A&K players without having to use the DAC in the xDSD.    Ifi did little to tip their hand at the time

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Components

TTJV – USB Disruptor

November 16, 2018July 13, 2022 Audiofool

And now for something totally different.   This review caused me some consternation with deciding into which category to place it.   The USB Disruptor is a an example of USB clean-up tools that are increasing common as people learn of the issues that commonly plague USB audio and look for solutions

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Components

Dekoni Audio HD700 Pads

November 10, 2018July 13, 2022 Audiofool

Dekoni released pads for the HD600 types (600, 6xx, 650, 58x,660) and the HD800 types about a year ago but didn’t release pads for the HD700.  While speaking with a representative of Dekoni, I lamented the fact that I was one of those that really liked the HD700 and kept checking Dekoni’s

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