"This DAC can do MQA, 32-bit decoding, and balanced audio for under $300" isn't a sentence we thought we'd be saying any time soon. But that's the astonishing state of budget-fi audio in 2021. The ifi Zen DAC can do all that and more.
The Dragonfly Red is a portable DAC/amp that's conveniently packaged in a USB drive. Boasting impressive sound quality and a super-convenient form factor, it's become the answer to portable hi-fi for many audiophiles.
~$1,000 is a crowded price point for headphones. Halfway up Hi-Fi Mountain, the headphones here are generally clear upgrades over their cheaper counterparts yet still attainable for many serious hobbyists and professionals. With fierce competition from the likes of Sennheiser, Audeze, and HiFiMan, the Focal Clears have a lot to prove. See how they stack up below.
We are excited to announce that the Shanling ME700 In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) and Shanling M8 Digital Audio Player (DAP) are now available from Apos Audio. All Shanling products, along with every purchase you make in our store, come with our company guarantees for Free Priority Shipping, Free Returns, an Extended 2-Year Warranty, and a 30-Day Lowest Price Match, which has been extended until the end of this year for the Holiday Season!
For any and all orders that you place with Apos from now until 3pm PST on this Friday, Dec. 18th, we will upgrade those orders to receive expedited shipping for a guaranteed Christmas delivery. Just because we know what it’s like to get those last minute purchases in and we want to thank you for shopping with us. Please check out our collections to see what you can get in time for Christmas!
The Schiit Sys is a handy, inexpensive gadget for anyone looking to run a DAC to powered monitors without having to sacrifice an accessible volume knob. We’ve compiled reviews from across the web for your reference.
With the release of the highly anticipated SMSL SU-9 Balanced MQA DAC and all the buzz it is generating amongst the audio community, we at Apos thought we would collect the various reviews and curate them in a compendium for you, so have an easy reference. We’ve selected snippets of the most pertinent parts of each review, but all of the sources are linked, so if you want to read the full review as it was originally written you can simply click the hyperlink. We will continue to monitor the interwebs for you and update this list as more reviews come out.
The Drop x Cavalli Liquid Carbon X is a solid-state balanced headphone amp that's designed to provide an objective "wire with gain" sound. We’ve compiled reviews from across the web for your reference.
A good DAP is hard to find, especially in the entry-level price range. It's not hard to see why. A DAP wears every hat of the audio system--DAC, amp, storage system, UI, and everything else except for the headphones --and must pull those things off at least as well as your laptop or phone, items which retail for magnitutdes more than most people are willing to pay for any one DAP.
With the release of the FiiO Q5s Type-C DAC/Amp, we thought we'd do another comparison chart for you all comparing it to the predecessor from a couple years ago: the Q5. While there was a micro-USB Q5s available, that is no longer sourced and we have upgraded our stock only to the future-proof Q5s Type-C for you. Please check out the comparison chart below to see how they stack up!