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THE BEST AMP FOR FOCAL UTOPIA?

The Focal Utopia is one of the best headphones in the world. Naturally, it deserves a good source and a…

December 6, 2023 23 Min Read

This is a group test of the headphone performance as a standalone DAC/amp of the SPL Phonitor xe with the…

August 20, 2023 24 Min Read

I reviewed the original Brooklyn DAC when it came out and was pretty impressed by both the DAC and the…

August 18, 2023 23 Min Read

The Burson Conductor 3 Reference was the top model at launch in 2019. It’s still going strong. There is also…

August 16, 2023 32 Min Read

The SPL Phonitor xe houses the same powerful balanced headphone amplifier as the Phonitor x and Phonitor e. It has…

June 7, 2020 30 Min Read

Professional audio equipment manufacturer RME has been around for a while, but finally established itself as a household hi-fi and…

March 8, 2020 25 Min Read

The Schiit Jotunheim is named after the Norwegian mountain range Jotunheimen, which in turn is named after the Jotuns, which…

March 27, 2019 16 Min Read

The Mytek Liberty DAC is in many ways a stripped down version of the original Mytek Brooklyn DAC. It loses…

March 2, 2019 20 Min Read

The Mytek Manhattan II is the big brother of the excellent Mytek Brooklyn DAC (and DAC+), which I reviewed last…

March 22, 2018 39 Min Read

The Canadian high-end manufacturer Simaudio has two offerings for headphone enthusiasts, under its brand name “MOON by Simaudio”: The big, expensive…

November 3, 2017 26 Min Read