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AURALiC ALTAIR wireless streaming DAC
|Hi-Fi+ has covered many AURALiC products in the past, but two enduring favourites would be the VEGA digital audio processor (or DAC/preamp) reviewed in Issue 106 and the ARIES wireless streaming bridge reviewed in Issue ...read more -
Chord Electronics DAVE DAC/headphone amp
|In this review, I’m going to take the unusual step of starting with the negatives first: Dear Chord Electronics, you called it DAVE? Really? Is there some kind of kid’s TV thing going on here ...read more -
Ayre Codex DAC/Headphone Amplifier
|The Ponoplayer – Neil Young’s portable high-res digital audio Toblerone – may still be officially unavailable outside of North America, but everyone worldwide can reap the benefits of elements of the design in the shape ...read more -
Chris Martens’ Best of CES 2017: Personal Audio
|In a break with past practice, where Hi-Fi+ coverage efforts at CES and other shows have been both exhaustive and, to be honest, exhausting (as is, “Man, that’s a lot of gear to cover in ...read more -
Westone ES60 Custom-Fit In Ear Monitor
|When asking non-audiophile friends and colleagues for their impressions, if any, of Westone Laboratories, I have discovered many think the firm focuses primarily on selling components and supplies for the global hearing aid industry. This ...read more -
Trilogy Audio Systems 931 headphone amplifier
|We loved the Trilogy Audio Systems 933 headphone amplifier when we tested it back in issue 94. It is the company’s first ‘serious’ headphone device; a two-box amplifier that can drive anything with ear cups ...read more -
Noble Audio Savant Custom-Fit In-Ear Monitors
|In the world of high performance personal audio there can be no more ‘personal’ a product than a fine set of custom-fit in-ear monitors (often abbreviated as ‘CIEMs’). I say this because CIEMs are the ...read more -
Questyle Golden Reference DAC/preamp/headphone amp system
|Back in Issue 133, we reviewed Questyle’s excellent CMA800R headphone amplifier. At the time, we suggested there would be a follow-up review of a pair of CMA800Rs for balanced operation. But then, an idea was ...read more -
CanJam at RMAF 2016 – Part 4 of 4
|Part 4 of our report covers: Onkyo, Oppo Digital, Pioneer, Questyle, RHA Audio, Rupert Neve Design, Schiit Audio, Sennheiser, Sonoma, Sony, Stereo Pravda, Ultrasone, Unison, Wells Audio. Westone Laboratories, and ZMF. Find Part 1 of ...read more -
CanJam at RMAF 2016 – Part 3 of 4
|Part 3 of our report covers: HiFiMAN, Holo Audio, iFi Audio, Jays, JDS Labs, JH Audio, Koss, Labkable, Little Dot, Lotoo, Meze, MrSpeakers, Noble Audio, and oBravo. Find Part 1 our CanJam report here: http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/canjam-at-rmaf-2016-part-1-of-4/ ...read more -
WIN! One of 10 Pairs of 1MORE C1002 Dual-Driver earphones worth £89.99
|We have teamed up with those clever people from 1MORE UK to bring you our latest superb competition. No fewer than 10 lucky winners will each receive a pair of the excellent C1002 Dual-Driver earphones. ...read more -
Oppo Digital PM-3 closed-back planar magnetic headphones
|Roughly two years ago Oppo Digital entered the high-performance headphone market in a powerful way. First came the firm’s flagship PM-1 planar magnetic headphone (favourably reviewed in Hi-Fi+ Issue 115 and Issue 116), which was ...read more -
Echobox Finder X1 Universal-Fit Earphones
|I first encountered the relatively new-to-the-market brand Echobox Audio when I visited the firm’s stand at the CanJam London 2015 event. What initially caught my eye was the distinctive Echobox Explorer streaming-enabled, audiophile-grade personal audio ...read more -
CanJam at RMAF 2016 – Part 1 of 4
|Both the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and CanJam, the well-loved personal audio-centred show-within-a-show faced physical plant obstacles and setbacks that might have stopped lesser shows in their tracks. What happened? Well, in simple terms, the ...read more -
WIN! A fantastic “Audiophile Starter Kit” from Echobox Audio worth over $800!!!
|We have collaborated with the smart guys at Echobox to bring an fantastic competition with the chance to win a complete Audiophile Starter Kit, comprising the exciting new Explorer DAP (in one of a choice ...read more