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IBASSO DX220/AMP1 MK II REVIEW

IBASSO DX220/AMP1 MK II REVIEW

We were initially going to review only the iBASSO DX220 as aligned to the AMP9—a tubed module wherein there was great consensus that it would fall within our “sound niche.” But then we took a cursory listen to the iBASSO DX220 with the prix fixe AMP1 Mk II card with several headphones/IEMs, well, ‘it was on!’

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ELETECH ILIAD - REVIEW
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ELETECH ILIAD - REVIEW

The Plato’ soundstage is quite deep, nicely wide, and with good height. Transparency—resolution, microdynamics, layering, positioning—is also quite good and there is a decidedly lower noise level, which facilitates a black-quiet background from which notes arise quite nicely.

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ELETECH PLATO - REVIEW
CABLES K. E. Heartsong CABLES K. E. Heartsong

ELETECH PLATO - REVIEW

The Plato’ soundstage is quite deep, nicely wide, and with good height. Transparency—resolution, microdynamics, layering, positioning—is also quite good and there is a decidedly lower noise level, which facilitates a black-quiet background from which notes arise quite nicely.

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ELETECH SOCRATES - REVIEW
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ELETECH SOCRATES - REVIEW

In terms of tonality the Eletech Socrates offers the proverbial copper sound—good body, detail, warmth across the midrange, good weight along the bottom end—while also providing fairly good resolution, extended treble, sparkle and air, for a decidedly nice balance.

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IFI PRO IDSD HEADPHONE AMP/DAC/STREAMER REVIEW
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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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MMR THUMMIN REVIEW
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MMR THUMMIN REVIEW

The Thummin design is, decidedly, avant-garde—experimental, radical, or unorthodox—as it embraces elements of Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller’s geodesic dome, a cutting-edge design for, perhaps, an Antarctic research facility, in miniature, or, as its name indicates, an ancient religious artifact imbued with magical powers. Needless to say, our curiosity was peaked with regard to just how this uniquely designed IEM might actually sound. 

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