The Periodic Audio Nickel is a tiny pure analog portable headphone amplifier with a 250mW unbalanced output rating into 32Ω. It is priced at $299. Disclaimer: The Periodic Audio Nickel Headphone Amplifier sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the team at Periodic Audio for giving us this opportunity. […]
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The Swan Song Audio Mini DAC is a compact high-end portable amp/DAC using a TI Burr-Brown and Analog Devices implementation. It is priced at $950. Disclaimer: The Swan Song Audio Mini DAC is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the team at Swan Song Audio for giving us this opportunity. To read […]
The Helm Audio DB12 AAAMP is a THX-certified mobile in-line headphone amplifier with up to 110mW of power and 8 hours battery life. It is priced at $199.99. Disclaimer: The Helm Audio DB12 AAAMP was sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank the team at […]
The xDuoo XD05 Plus is a revised edition of the original XD05 featuring an AK4493 DAC, USB-C, and twice the output power at 1W into 32Ω. It is priced at $259.90. Disclaimer: The xDuoo XD05 Plus sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. Thank you to xDuoo for […]
The Zorloo Ztella is an integrated USB DAC & amplifier dongle designed for digital audio via smartphones and capable of decoding MQA. It is priced at $99 and $79 for a non-MQA version. Disclaimer: The Zorloo Ztella was sent to us as a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank Zorloo for giving […]
The Earmen TR-Amp is a portable integrated DAC and amplifier using an ES9038Q2M chipset, with MQA capability, and up to 400mW of output power. It is priced at $249. Disclaimer: The Earmen TR-Amp sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion in this review. We thank EarMen for this opportunity. To learn […]
The Lotoo PAW S1 is a new hi-res integrated portable amplifier and DAC dongle featuring PMEQ and up to PCM 32/384 and DSD 128 decoding. It is priced at $165. Disclaimer: The Lotoo PAW S1 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the team at Lotoo for giving […]