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PRODUCT, DAC, HIGH NINES, HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER, STREAMER K. E. Heartsong PRODUCT, DAC, HIGH NINES, HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER, STREAMER K. E. Heartsong

IFI PRO IDSD HEADPHONE AMP/DAC/STREAMER REVIEW

The time spent with the Pro iDSD was time well spent, in that it offered, as listed above, a plethora of options, wonderful musicality and quite good transparency across all of its options, and it played well with many partners ranging from headphones (dynamic, planar) to In-Ear-Monitors (IEMs) all of which it drove beautifully.

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PRODUCT, DAP, HIGH NINES K. E. Heartsong PRODUCT, DAP, HIGH NINES K. E. Heartsong

CAYIN N6ii/E01 REVIEW

In the E01 module Cayin has embraced a duality, that sees a “Warm/Transparent” tuning, reminiscent of EL34’s, “shacking up,” so to speak, with a “Reference (like)/Transparent” tuning. Said duality is, by the way, available on-the-fly—touch screen enabled. Sweet!

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IEM, PRODUCT, HIGH NINES K. E. Heartsong IEM, PRODUCT, HIGH NINES K. E. Heartsong

OBRAVO EAMT-2C REVIEW

Upon first listen (straight out of the box!), the resident cynic in me had to ‘figuratively’ lift his lower jaw from the floor. How can this be, I asked? Here was an IEM that had audacity to act as if it were an “Over-the-Ear,” planar-magnetic headphone of truly exceptional capability, right out of the box!

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