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MassKobo 465 Headphone Amplifier Measurements

10th June 2024 by Golden One

The MassKobo 465 is considered by many to be the pinnacle of headphone amplifiers, and I put it through its paces

Categories Measurements Tags 394 ii, 465, amp, amplifier, balanced, elise, elise audio, headphone amp, hm1, masskobo, matsuda, measurements 2 Comments

Meitner MA3 DAC Measurements

8th June 2024 by Golden One

The Meitner MA3 is a 1-bit DSD DAC from EMMlabs/Meitner, with a hefty pricetag, but some quite interesting technologies inside

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, DSD, emmlabs, ma1, measurements, meitner 5 Comments

iFi iDSD Diablo 2 Measurements

25th November 202324th November 2023 by Golden One

The iFi Diablo 2 improves upon the original with many user requested features and changes plus some extras. Though does not meet the claimed power output spec

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, Burr Brown, dac, diablo, diablo 2, DSD, idsd, ifi, measurements, portable, signature 4 Comments

T+A DAC200 Measurements

23rd November 202322nd November 2023 by Golden One

The T+A DAC200 offers a very impressive feature set and level of flexibility, though its performance is much better with DSD

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, Burr Brown, dac, DAC 200, DAC200, DSD, measurements, T&A, T+A 3 Comments

Weiss DAC204 Measurements

19th September 202319th September 2023 by Golden One

The Weiss DAC204 is much more affordable than the 502, but unfortunately the surprisingly mediocre performance makes it tough to justify.

Categories Measurements Tags 204, balanced, dac, dac204, ESS, measurements, weiss 12 Comments

EverSolo DAC-Z8 Measurements

28th April 2023 by Golden One

The EverSolo DAC-Z8 offers top notch objective performance at an attractive price, with some excellent features and QoL aspects too!

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, dac-z8, ESS, eversolo, measurements, z8 5 Comments

Holo RED Streamer/DDC Measurements

9th February 2023 by Golden One

The Holo RED is a streamer and DDC which currently offers the lowest jitter and some of the lowest noise of any device I’ve tested!

Categories Measurements Tags DDC, holo, jitter, measurement, measurements, red, spdif, USB 41 Comments

Holo Bliss KTE Measurements

6th February 2023 by Golden One

The Holo Bliss is an amplifier that combines massive output power, ultra low noise, and some excellent measured performance.

Categories Measurements Tags amp, amplifier, balanced, headphone amp, holo, holo audio, KTE, measurements 12 Comments

Denafrips Pontus 2 (12th Anniversary Edition) Measurements

8th January 20238th January 2023 by Golden One

Measurements of the Denafrips Pontus 2 12th Anniversary R2R DAC, and testing to see whether claims of NOS capability are true.

Categories Measurements Tags 12th anniversary, balanced, dac, denafrips, measurements, nos, pontus 2 60 Comments

Crane Song Solaris Quantum DAC Measurements

29th August 2022 by Golden One

Measurements of the Crane Song SOLARIS, a professional DAC with an incredibly effective clocking/PLL system.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, crane song, dac, measurements, pll, pro, pro dac, professional, quantum, solaris 4 Comments
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