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This Scrooge is back on track. And that track leads to another year’s Year End Ohmage — which, dare I say it, is as close to becoming a tradition as any at this 2 year-old site.
The following is a list of products which I feel rocked 2014’s socks off. Every one I have reviewed, or fondled, and every one is worth its porridge weight in ohmage. Runners up show up when, and if, I see fit. This is my site, cry if you want to.
Read moreWas a trip to Shinjuku's Yodobashi Camera. It truly is amazing to see hundreds of speakers and amps Legoed together into tight sound walls. Trying to hear anything meaningful from any of it, however, is next to impossible.
Digital Audio Review is a fabulous audiophile website published by 6moons editor, John H. Darko. Darko prose gots its tongue in its cheek and keeps important points on the tip. Recommended.
Portable audio users like a cancer grow. Ho ho ho. And in the stockings of good boy and girl audiophiles go Santa's greatest gadgets. Ho ho ho. 2013 has seen some impressive gadgets- it may, in fact, be the year most impressive year among the last few (cue DJ Tiësto's In My Memory).
I'll keep things simple though: one earphone, one amp, one DAC, one portable player.
1. Earphone of the Year: Earsonics SM64
ohmage: sound, fit, sensitivity/impedance
porridge: cable, finish quality
Price: 399$ USD
Reviews: ohm image, the headphone list
1,5. Earphone of the Year II: RHA MHA350
ohmage: sound, price,
porridge: cable, fit
Price: 39$
Reviews: ohm image, Lachlan Likes a Thing
2. Portable amp of the Year: Tralucent T1
ohmage: sound, driving cleanliness, resolution
porridge: LED brightness, gain too high
Price: 259$ USD
Reviews: TouchMyApps, In Ear Matters
3. Portable DAC of the Year: Cypher Labs Theorem 720 DAC
ohmage: sound, driving power, highest resolution in class, connectivity
porridge: volume pot, background noise
Price: 679$ USD
4. Portable player of the Year: Fiio X3
ohmage: sound, driving power, resolution
porridge: interface, playback issues, build quality
Price: 200$ - 300$ USD
Reviews: ohm image, Headfonics, Headfonia
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