Around this time last year, Astell&Kern combined a digital audio player and desktop headphone amplifier into a single device for the launch of the Acro CA1000. Now a new model joins the family, which ...

The $849 FiiO K9 Pro ESS DAC/Amp comes with an extensive feature set and stellar sonics. It’s not perfect but there is a lot to like. As an audio engineer and record producer, I have developed ...

Once speaking to a sound engineer who installs luxury home sound systems, which easily runs into five-figure price tags, I asked him: "So what equipment do you use to listen to music?" To my surprise, ...

We're going hands-on with the FiiO K9 Pro ESS version, comparing it side-by-side to its predecessor IBTimes / Jeff Li FiiO shook the audiophile world in 2021 with their release of their first high-end ...

Emotiva’s XSP-2 preamp adds a balanced ESS DAC, HDMI ARC, MM/MC phono, bass management, and modular expansion for $1,599. Emotiva has built its reputation on delivering high-performance audio ...

Back in April, we looked at Fiio’s flagship DAC/amp hybrid, the Fiio K9 Pro ESS. It was a phenomenal piece of kit, earning high marks for both music and gaming, and offering enough power to be the ...

At MMORPG, we first discovered Fiio with its line of affordable, pocketable headphone amplifiers. It's only fitting then, that we find ourselves in this edition of Golden Ears coming full circle and ...