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Headphone and Earphone Related News and Reviews

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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Apogee Groove

December 14, 2018July 13, 2022 Audiofool

I became aware of Apogee years ago as they make one of the more popular lines of studio Analog to digital equipment and chances are pretty good at least one of your favorite recordings was made using Apogee gear. Two things have conspired to keep me from buying their products

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ifi xDSD

August 14, 2018July 13, 2022 Audiofool

The iFi xDSD was sent to me as part of the head-fi review tour so my impressions are limited to 10 days use and I cannot speak to the longevity of the device. Thank you to Lawrence and iFi Audio for giving me the opportunity to put the xDSD through

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Burson Play! DAC/AMP

May 20, 2018July 13, 2022 Audiofool

I was loaned the Burson Play as part of the review tour and would like to extend a very heartfelt thanks to the crew at Burson Audio who really went above and beyond the call to make sure we had a working unit for the tour. I won’t elaborate here,

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CHIPS and DIP (Sockets that is). (Notes an DAC Families)

April 13, 2018July 13, 2022 Audiofool

I spent some time AB testing the M3s vs some other DAPs in the same general price range. It seems that three chip families define the market at this price point; The Sabre series (9018/9023/9028), the Cirrus Logic (4398 and 43198), and the AK (4490,4490EQ,4495). All three families are very capable