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An audio review & news blog. The volume should not exceed 80 dB is recommended. I usually adhere to the safe-listening style by WHO. Please note that my aural impressions and interpretations of measurements are also made from a safe-listening style.

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FiiO

FiiO Introduces "FT3": Their First Over-Ear Headphones With 60mm Large Dynamic Drivers

FiiO is one of the most active HiFi audio brands from China. Today, they probably have one of the largest product catalogs that cover almost all the different categories in the Audio industry including AMPs, DACs, Portable Audio Players, I…

Eight New Upgrades With The All-New FiiO M15S: Classic Redesigned For Better Experience!!

FiiO has introduced the all-new M15S Hi-Resolution digital audio player. It’s actually an upgrade over the highly-acclaimed M15 flagship-grade digital audio player from FiiO. The original M15 came out a few years back and was in a dire nee…

FiiO KA5: Dual DACs Portable Headphone AMP

The FIIO KA5 is a portable and powerful headphone amplifier with 3.5mm singled-end and 4.4mm balanced headphone ports, as well as flagship dual DACs and high-res decoding capabilities. It has customizable OLED screen and multifunction key,…

FiiO Jade Audio Q11: Brand New Portable USB DAC/AMP With CS43198 DAC Chips

FiiO is one of the most active brands in the HiFi audio industry. This time around, they have released a new product from their sub-brand Jade Audio, introducing the all-new FiiO Jade Audio Q11. Q11 is a successor to the highly-acclaimed Q…

FiiO Jade Audio JD7: Brand New Dual-Magnetic Dual-Cavity Single-Dynamic Driver IEMs

FiiO’s sub-brand Jade Audio has released a brand new single-dynamic driver pair of in-ear monitors, introducing the all-new Jade Audio JD7. With a 10mm PU Polymer diaphragm and dual-magnetic circuit design, the JD7 packs a powerful perform…

FiiO Introduces "R7" Premium ES9068AS THX AAA-788+ Based Desktop Digital Audio Player

FiiO is one of the most happening HiFi audio brands from China. They are active in the industry with a huge, literally huge catalog of products ranging across different price brackets and covering different gear segments. Today, FiiO has r…

FiiO FH15: 3 Balanced Armature + 1 Dynamic Driver Hybrid In-Ear Earphones

FiiO's newest hybrid IEM, the FiiO FH15, has been released.

FiiO Launches FH15 Four-Driver Hybrid IEMs With Carbon Based Diaphragm Dynamic Driver & Balanced Armature Drivers

FiiO offers one of the largest collections of in-ear monitors in the market today. The brand deals in multiple varieties of IEMs offering multi-BA, single Dynamic driver, and multi-driver hybrid sets of in-ear monitors. Quite recently, Fii…

FiiO FF5: Carbon-based 14.2mm Dynamic Driver Earbuds Alumium Shell With 3.5mm/4.4mm MMCX Cable

The single dynamic driver Earbuds "FiiO FF5" has been released.

FiiO Introduces FW5: Fully Integrated TWS Earphones With Bluetooth V5.2 High-Res Support

FiiO is a leading premium HiFi audio gear brand from China. With a dedicated acoustic R&D team and professional acoustic engineers, FiiO has been a leading brand for high-fidelity audio gear. Today at their latest online launch event, FiiO…

Let's Update FiiO BTR7 To Latest Firmware V1.85: Adds New Features and Functions With Minor Bug Fixes

FiiO has released a brand new firmware update for its BTR7 Bluetooth and USB DAC/AMP. BTR7 is a highly-acclaimed flagship Bluetooth DAC/AMP that features Dual ES9219C DAC chips, Qualcomm’s Latest QCC5124 Bluetooth chipset, and Dual THX AAA…

FiiO Launches Q7 Flagship USB DAC/AMP with ES9038 Pro DAC & Dual THX AA788+ Amp Circuits

Based on the flagship M17 Digital Audio Player, FiiO has designed the all-new Q7 Flagship USB DAC/AMP. Just like the M17, it’s a transportable device that can be used both in a portable as well as desktop manner. Q7 has been a highly-antic…

FiiO PL50: High Quality Low Noise Regulated Linear Power Supply

FiiO has introduced the FiiO PL50, a high quality power supply from FiiO.

FiiO M11S: dual ES9038Q2M DAC Audio Player

FiiO has released its latest digital audio player, the FiiO M11S.

FiiO Releases LC-RE Pro 2022: Updated Flagship Gold, Silver, Copper Hybrid IEM Upgrade Cable

At their Autumn Fall Event today, FiiO has released the amazing FH7S hybrid driver IEMs. Alongside the FH7s, FiiO has also dropped an update to its flagship LC-RE Pro IEM cable, presenting the all-new FiiO LC-RE Pro 2022. Compared to the p…

FiiO Announces FH7s: Latest Hybrid IEMs with 4 Knowles Custom BA and 13.6mm Custom DLC Dynamic Driver

FiiO just had its Autumn Launch Event today and they announced the latest generation of “FH” series of hybrid in-ear monitors with the all-new FiiO FH7s. As a successor to the widely acclaimed FH7 and a cousin to the flagship FH9, the FH7s…

(News) Five Upgrades With The Brand-New FiiO Q3 MQA: Q3 MQA Vs OG Q3!!

Back in 2020, FiiO released the Q3 Portable USB DAC/AMP. At that time, The Q3 was one of the only few portable DAC/AMPs in the market to feature powerful THX AAA amplification. It brought excellent performance with a premium AKM DAC chip, …

(News) FiiO KA2: Compact Fully Balanced USB DAC/AMP

Earlier this year, FiiO entered into the world of HiFi Portable USB DAC/AMPs along with its sub-brand Jade Audio with the KA3 and KA1 USB DAC/AMPs. Yesterday at their online launch event, FiiO and Jade Audio introduced the latest KA2 Porta…

(News) Meet The FiiO FF3: FiiO's Latest 14.2mm Dynamic Driver Earbuds

Today, FiiO has come up with the brand-new FiiO FF3 another one of their uniquely designed pair of earbuds. The specialty of the FF3 is being advertised as its unique shape. FiiO has given the pair a look at a musical instrument known as a…

(News) Six Upgrades With FiiO BTR7 Compared To The BTR5: Brand New Bluetooth DAC/AMP

FiiO took the internet with its summer launch event yesterday where they announced several much-awaited products from their catalog along with a few surprises. The biggest awaited product for us from their catalog was the BTR7, the flagshi…

(News) FiiO BTR7 Dongle Amplifier with THX AAA!!!

The FiiO BTR7 dongle amplifier with THX AAA amplifiers has been announced and is now available for pre-order on HiFiGO. The price is $239.

(News) FiiO KA1 Latest USB DAC/AMP With Premium ES9281AC Pro DAC Chip

FiiO in collaboration with its sister brand Jade Audio has announced their latest Portable USB DAC/AMP, the FiiO&JadeAudio KA1. The KA1 adopts not only a high-resolution DAC but also a powerful headphone amplifier, promising us an authenti…

(News) FiiO Launches LC-RD Pro Pure Sterling Silver IEM Upgrade Cable

FiiO has released its latest IEM upgrade cable with swappable termination plugs, presenting you with the all-new FiiO LC-RD Pro. FiiO is a widely recognized brand mainly known for its high-fidelity audio gear and accessories including In-e…

(News) FiiO 14th Anniversary Model "FiiO FDX"

FiiO has announced two new flagship IEMs at their fall product launch. One is the already reported "FiiO FD7". The other is the "FiiO FDX", a limited edition collector's edition in-ear monitor for the company's 14th anniversary. The main d…

(News) FiiO M11 Plus Announced: A Highly-Anticipated Update On The Award-Winning M11 Pro!!

FiiO has officially announced its highly awaited M11 Plus Digital Music Player. It is an improved version of the FiiO’s award-winning M11 Pro Music Player bringing the necessary upgrades to keep the M11 Android Music Player lineup up to da…

【Chi-fi earphones review】FiiO FD1: Slightly warm but rather clean and tight sounding V-shaped monitor

For a price of less than $100, these earphones have a satisfying package content and quality, and the sound quality is rather balanced, and on top of that, you can fully enjoy the dynamism of the earphones. They are also high-resolution ce…

【Chi-fi earphones review】FiiO FH1s: It has a good Value for money for both sound quality and package contents, and has a brighter sound and wider sound field expression. Rhythm attack is good, and there is relatively little biting

This time we will focus on FiiO FH1s. If you have a taste for a little bit of audio, it's probably not that you don't know FiiO's name. One of China's most prestigious audio manufacturers, and everyone knows its fame in producing digital a…

【Flagship Digital Audio Player impressions】FiiO M15: Overwhelming functionality and high-end sound quality that seems to be the best portable DAP at the moment

The FiiO M15's first impressions are pretty amazing, and should provide a comparable or better music environment than a $ 1000 high performance machine. The amplifier power is sufficiently powerful, the sound quality is natural and high re…

【Flagship Digital Audio Player impressions】FiiO M15 vs Astell&Kern SP2000: Which is the Truly High-end?

The latest M15 from global Digital Audio Player (DAP) maker FiiO is equipped with dual AK4499EQ, Asahi Kasei's flagship DAC chip. There are only two DAPs on the planet that have dual of the highest DAC chips in the industry, yes, one of th…