Review Archives • Page 15 Of 51 • Music For The Masses

September 25, 2022October 24, 2022 Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

Driving Power-Hungry Dongles With DAPs/Android Devices and iPhone (E1DA Splitter and Apple Camera Adapter Review)

Difficult for iOS devices, easy for DAPs and Android phones.

DAC/AMP Premium Review

September 21, 2022January 12, 2023 Alberto Pittaluga (Bologna, Italy)

iFi GO Bar Review (1) – Feature Packed

GO Bar is iFi Audio’s first and long awaited take on a battery-less mobile dac-amp (a “dongle”).

Budget Earphones Review

September 18, 2022October 24, 2022 Loomis T. Johnson (Chicago, USA)

TRN ST5 Hybrid IEM Review – I Sing the Body Electric

I’m hard-pressed to find a more recommendable cheapo, and ultimately the ED9 is tough to criticize.

Earphones Mid Price Premium Review

September 15, 2022October 24, 2022 Kazi Mahbub Mutakabbir (Munich, Germany)

Westone MACH 40 and MACH 60 Review – A Hit And A Miss

n the end, the Westone MACH 60 is the one I can recommend for audition…

Earphones Mid Price Review

September 12, 2022February 5, 2023 Kazi Mahbub Mutakabbir (Munich, Germany)

Rose QT9 MK2S Review (2) – Something Different

Pros — Decent build– Good amount of accessories– Good sub-bass rumble– Treble sparkle– Good imaging and staging– Good separation Cons

DAPS Mid Price Review

September 8, 2022June 26, 2023 Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

TempoTec V6 Review (1) – Good, Better, V6!

The TempoTec V6 is a mature sounding player with all bells and whistles, offered at a ridiculously low price.

Budget Network Device Review

September 5, 2022October 24, 2022 Durwood (Chicago, USA)

Arylic S10 Wireless Streamer Review – Affordable Party in a Box

I find the Arylic S10 useful for providing uplifting music throughout my home while I perform low level tasks that do not require me to be stationary.

Earphones Premium Review

September 2, 2022February 20, 2024 Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

Dunu Vulkan Review – Hot Stuff?

The Dunu Vulkan is a beautifully designed and built hybrid iem that is stuck somewhere in sonic no-man’s land.

Earphones Mid Price Review

August 29, 2022January 22, 2023 Durwood (Chicago, USA)

Kinera Idun Golden (Idun 2.0) Review (1) – Hybrid Maverick

The Kinera Idun Golden is a midrange /presence centric, bookshelf bass with a nice treble finish. It works wonderfully for jazz oriented music and also for classical, but fails to pack a punch for rock, EDM or modern style music.

Budget DAC/AMP Review

August 25, 2022September 30, 2022 Loomis T. Johnson (Chicago, USA)

BGVP T01s USB C DAC/DONGLE Review – “Assign A Little More to the Love Machine”

Overall, the T01s isn’t a giant killer; it’s a tad unrefined at the high end and it does require careful pairing with source and headphone to show its virtues.

Budget Headphones Modding Review

August 22, 2022September 30, 2022 Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

Sennheiser HD 600 Series Mod – A Practical Evaluation Of The CNC Copper Mass Loading DIY Kit By Custom Cans

The 29 GBP CNC Copper Mass Loading Mod DIY Kit By Custom Cans allows for an easy Mod of the Sennheiser HD 600 series headphones that improves their notoriously limp bass response.