This review is posted here in partnership with Soundnews.net. It was originally written and published by Sandu Vitalie of Soundnews.net on Jan. 29, 2020.  Who would thought that at their flagship year from its inception, FiiO would announce at their Winter Launch Event in an One More Thing stunt, their highest performance and highly anticipated M15 DAP. What was quite unusual even for FiiO is that instead of just showing it to the world and telling everyone you will need to wait for another 6 months before you can buy it, it was available right away with preorders starting the next day. I still remember that I waited for more than 6 months for a M11 PRO after its announcement and I’m glad that didn’t happen with M15.
Here it is everyone...the Battle of the SMSL DACs! With the upcoming launch of the SMSL SU-9 MQA DAC, we wanted to provide you with our popular comparison charts giving you the side-by-side specs, so you can easily see what's new and improved in the latest release from SMSL. Enjoy!
Last month we announced that Apos was embarking on a redesign project that we felt was appropriate given the changes and growth we had experienced over the last year and a half since our founding. We have gone from strength-to-strength in large part due to community involvement and loyal customers, so in addition to our most sincere thanks for helping us on our journey to become the number one ecommerce store for audiophiles here in America, we also like to share our thinking and decision-making with you as we grow and evolve. We see not only Apos’ success but frankly our survival on being involved and responsive with our customers and community. Apos is a company that is made of audio enthusiasts, for audio enthusiasts. Doing well as a company and doing good by our customers is not a zero sum game; we see the two going hand-in-hand, like hot sauce & burritos or fried chicken n’ waffles.
Not only do we now sell the TOPPING A50s amp, but our team has put their heads (and especially ears) together to create a bespoke equipment bundle featuring the A50s, and we are very happy to offer you the Apos TOPPING 50s Ensemble. The Apos TOPPING 50s Ensemble is composed of a TOPPING D50s DAC, A50s amp, P50 power supply, and a few headphones for you to choose from.
Apos Audio is thrilled to offer you the TOPPING A50s amp for sale at $199. As with all purchases, when you buy from us you get the Apos Promise for Free Priority Shipping, an Extended 2-Year Warranty, a 45-Day Return Policy, and our 30-Day Lowest Price Match.
Apos Audio is pleased to announce that we are now an authorized reseller here in the US for FiiO products and the collection is available for sale now, including the extremely popular M11Pro DAP and its bigger cousin the M15 DAP. As with all purchases, when you buy from us you get the Apos Promise for Free Priority Shipping, an Extended 2-Year Warranty, a 45-Day Return Policy, and our 30-Day Lowest Price Match.
We've received tons of positive feedback from many of you on our comparison charts and we are very happy to hear they are helpful for you! So, quite simply, we'll keep making them for you...if we can help make your life easier when making a purchase decision, we'll always strive to do so. The latest chart is below, where it's a "battle" within the brand: the TOPPING D90 vs TOPPING D50s Comparison Chart. Please start a chat or send us an email at "contact@apos.audio" if you have any further questions!
Given the popularity of our last comparison chart, Apos has put in a little more elbow work so that you don't have to when it comes to the TOPPING D90 vs SMSL M500. Below you will find the TOPPING D90 vs SMSL M500 comparison chart and we hope it will assist you in your purchasing decision. As always, reach out to us at "contact@apos.audio" at any time if you have further questions!
This review is posted here in partnership with Soundnews.net. It was originally written and published by Sandu Vitalie of Soundnews.net on Aug. 30, 2020. Everyone has a new way of attacking the entry level audio market. JDS is doing that with their Atom line-up, Schiit Audio with their schiity sounding Modi, Magni, Vali and Fulla, Drop is working hard on their upcoming AAA One. Companies from the East are doing the same, as both SMSL and Topping have released multiple entry-levels devices and they still do that on a monthly basis. At some point in their life time, any audio manufacturer will be trickling down technology from their flagship units.
This review is posted here in partnership with Soundnews.net. It was originally written and published by Sandu Vitalie of Soundnews.net on Aug. 26, 2020. When an established audio manufacturer from China is releasing its newest flagship DAC, they are targeting not only its competition from the West, but more often they are aiming they own brethren from the East. Remember the waves Topping did with their D90 DAC? That happened mostly because it was the first unit to carry the flagship AKM4499 DAC chip of the Japanese Asahi Kasei Corp.