The Moondrop Horizon introduces a new kind of professional over-ear headphone, one that combines high sensitivity, ultra-low distortion, and a featherlight design. Built around Moondrop’s newly-developed 50mm ultra-high-performance dynamic driver, the Horizon delivers spacious, detailed sound with an open-back design that’s as easy to wear as it is to listen to.
Tom at Apos here, delirious from the heat and ready to help you save some cash. We’re throwing our Aops Midsummer sale, and just like the horror movie Midsommar, we’re flinging prices over the cliff of savings. Splat! That’s the sound of a good deal.
Apos is partnering with Dekoni to bring their products to the community here. While we are working on that, we wanted to share an opportunity with the community to win a VIP Trip experience to CanJam SoCal 2025 courtesy of Dekoni Audio.
The D900 by TOPPING is the ultra flagship model created by the duo design team of Li and Huang. It is now available on Apos. For the D900, they have developed a proprietary 32-element PSRM module and an I/V conversion technology to reproduce music with high fidelity and ultra-low noise. This DAC also comes equipped with an independent preamp circuit and a range of inputs that allow the D900 to work seamlessly with devices like computers, CD players, gaming consoles, or digital transports.
Apos' June 2025 Sales event will start on June 15th at 8am PT and end on June 25th at 11:59pm PT. Save up to 60% off on audio brands, mechanical keyboards, and keycaps. See more in our Deals Section here: https://apos.audio/collections/apos-audio-deals-section
The xDuoo Link10 is now available—a compact USB DAC and headphone amplifier that’s built for everyday carry. Smaller than most car key fobs, it delivers incredible decoding power with dual Cirrus Logic DAC chips, balanced and unbalanced outputs, and enough power to run full-sized headphones. There’s no battery to charge or drivers to install. Just plug in and enjoy clean, detailed audio from your phone, laptop, tablet, or console.
When the Gremlin amp launched, it didn’t take long for a pattern to emerge. Customers kept saying the same thing: Pair it with a Geshelli DAC. So we did, and it was a match made in audio heaven. That feedback kicked off a collaboration with Geno and Sherri of Geshelli Labs to build the Merlin: a DAC designed to be the Gremlin’s digital familiar. In this conversation, Geno talks about how the Merlin evolved from the JNOG2, why they went with an all-in-one PCB design, and why the Amanero USB module is our favorite.
The DX5 II is here. TOPPING’s latest DAC/Amp combo refines and expands on the original DX5 with better specs, broader connectivity, and smarter design—without changing what made the first one such a solid performer. With dual ES9039Q2M DACs, a brand-new X-Hybrid headphone amp, and a 10-band parametric EQ system, the DX5 II delivers power and precision in a compact desktop form.
Tom of House Apos speaketh now with tidings most welcome. A DAC long in the crafting hath at last taken form: the Apos x Geshelli Merlin DAC. Though it be clad in modest garb of arcylic, it is a work of true technomancy.
After more than a decade reviewing audio gear, Zeos of Z Reviews has seen it all—DACs with longer menus than the Cheesecake Factory, headphone amps with more buttons than a cockpit, and a thousand different ways to complicate what should be simple. So when it came time to design his own gear with Leo of Orchard Audio, he went in the opposite direction. In this conversation, Zeos unpacks his thinking behind Valencia—a minimalist power amp that strips away gain stages, volume knobs, and inputs in favor of clean, uncolored signal. We talk about market fatigue, feature bloat, and why sometimes the best audio gear is the one you don’t notice at all.