Instead of writing another review, I have prepared something interesting today — an article on how to repair Hidizs AP80 series of DAPs. First of all, my Hidizs AP80 (first revision) is in perfectly working condition and remains such since I have received it 2 years ago. During those years it...

South Korean brand for Hi-Fi audio PC-based components has released the new flagship DAC&AMP with wireless HD Audio (aptX-HD codec over Bluetooth 5.0), 1.5W@32Ohms power output and dedicated ASIO driver. Full specs: Hardawre part: D/A Converter: ESS9018K2M Type: 32-bit Hyperstream Reference...

As a small hystory excursion: X3II is a 2nd generation of X3 DAP that was released in year 2015. First generation became so popular in some countries that there was third party custom RockBox firmware released for this DAP. It did solve some of the issues with the proprietary xDuoo firmware...

Recently got a chance to put my hands on 2 pairs of American IEMs from Periodic Audio brand. Created this thread for us to share the experience and knowledge about PA products. I would fill this first post with other IEMs from PA as soon as the reviews would be ready. Starting with their...

HiBy W5 — the world’s first Bluetooth DAC/AMP receiver with UAT (Ultra Audio Transmission) codec that might set the new wireless audio standards for the entire industry. 192KHz Ultra Audio Transmission technology was developed by HiBy as new generation of Bluetooth audio codec superior to all...

Hidizs is currently preparing a pair of IEMs under common name and some shared features between the two. Both would be called "Mermaid" with the additional model indicators "MS4" and "MS1". Mermaid MS4 would be the most advanced one, hybrid, based on three BA drivers by Knowles + 1 dynamic...

Since there were some rumorses about the upcoming HiBY R6 Pro DAP and since the company has already released full description officially and smaples should soon become available - starting this thead to shed some light and have a discussion. I would try to keep this thread well stuctured...

Geek Wold is new name to a general HiFi geeks audience but the company that is behind this brand is not new to other market vendors. As far as we know ChengDu FaLanTe Technology company acts as an ODM manufacturer for other brands for a significant amount of time. Their current vision is...

Some time passed since we’ve first tested and reviewed hybrid IEMs after decades of using dynamic headphones with short jumps to pure balanced armature models. Recent technologies allow many companies to step in to this battle and to experiment with different IEMs design and driver combinations...

Another interesting invention for us — TEMPOTEC Corporation that specializes on developing and manufacturing PC audio cards and recently focusing and shifting to home audio appliance field. Despite the fact that TEMPOTEC has more than two decades of history, we don’t see its products on the...

Another day — another invention… Dawnwood audio company has been on the Western market for a while with couple of IEMs and some contradictory reviews. Initially, Dawnwood, (Chenmu is the name of the company in China), is the brand of Dongguan Chenmu Acoustics Co., Ltd. Their website states that...

New product from Hidizs! Concerning the recent amount of different product reviews for this brand is seems that Hidizs is becoming one of the leaders in HiFi industry. Product portfolio grows and covers DAPs for the different budgets, external DAC&AMPs and headphones. This time, instead of...

Hidizs continues to conquer HiRes audio world by launching new products one after another. Recently, I have reviewed their AP200 flagship DAP, followed by entry-level AP60II HiRes player and finally - one of the best DAC&AMP available on the market - Sonata DH1000. Today the topic is about...

NOTE: FULL REVIEW IS PUBLISHED IN THREAD POST #30 SURPRISE: FLANG P5 DAP + S5 speaker dock giveaway on FB: LINK Hello everyone, I would like to start this thread about very fresh and intriguing upcoming HiRes audio solution from FLANG - FLANG COMBO. Why would FLANG call it a HiRes...

It seems that this thread already has lots of interesting infromation, some repeating questions and would develop further. Therefore, I have decided to create FAQ and index to find valuable infromation quicker. This FAQ+Index would be placed right at the top of the first thread post for easy...

It’s always been interesting to observe how new companies evolve and increase their presence on the market over time. We’ve noticed Hidizs since their first product release that had a huge success — AP100 Hi-Res player which became and still stays our favorite choice… Preceding with 2 years...

Hidizs AP100 — one of the best market deals presented a couple of years ago and still holding the leading position in class of portable HiRes players/DACs. The one we have started our portable audio journey with. Followed by the new flagship Hidizs AP200 couple of years later — Android OS based...

Two years ago I have first encountered Hidizs AP100 — portable high fidelity music player that outperformed many of its rivals despite a significantly lower cost. That model impressed me so much with its balanced sound that I've continued to use it up till now... And today, I am glad to present...