Skip to content
Unique product reviews for audio enthusiasts, from beginner to expert Support on PatreonFacebook group

Unique product reviews for Audio Enthusiast from beginner to expert.

Digital and Analog Source Gear Reviews and Commentary

Featured

Editor’s picks

Full ranking
Review·DACEditor’s Choice

iDSD PRO 4.4mm Pentaconn: Jack of All Trades, the Master Product

I have been poring over all my pages of notes, recalling many of my late nights of listening, and familiarizing and refamiliarizing myself with this beast that is the iFi iDSD PRO.

By Andrew Ballew · 93.5

Review·DAC / Digital Preamp

S.M.S.L D300: Underdog Story – New Budget King

There are times when as reviewers, we just get darn lucky. Such was the case with myself and the S.M.S.L D300 sitting on my desktop as I type this review.

By Andrew Ballew · 92.7

Review·Comparison

iFi Hi-Fi: PRO, ZEN and NEO. A Review/Comparo Begins…

We cover a lot of iFi here at Euphonic Review, and the reason for that is simple. As a site dedicated to ‘getting out the word’ on the best budget products, iFi is simply one of the best in this…

By Andrew Ballew · 89.5NEO

Latest reviews

All reviews
  1. Review·DAC / Digital Preamp

    Topping E30 II Lite DAC: Very Affordable Excellence in Audio Precision

    · Topping 86.8

  2. Review·DAC / Headphone AmpEditor’s Choice

    iFi ZEN DAC V3: Third Time Is the Charm

    · iFi 91.7

  3. Review·DAC / Digital Preamp

    S.M.S.L Again… D400 PRO DAC Is a Real Doozy. Let’s Find Out What Kind…

    · SMSL 92.0

  4. Review·DACEditor’s Choice

    iDSD PRO 4.4mm Pentaconn: Jack of All Trades, the Master Product

    · iFi 93.5

  5. Review·Comparison

    iFi Hi-Fi: PRO, ZEN and NEO. A Review/Comparo Begins…

    · iFi 89.5NEO

  6. Review·DAC / Digital Preamp

    S.M.S.L D300: Underdog Story – New Budget King

    · SMSL 92.7

  7. Review·DAC / Digital Preamp

    Topping E70V Velvet DAC Review (AKM)

    · Topping 89.3

  8. Review·DAC / Digital Preamp

    Topping E70 DAC Review (ES9028PRO)

    · Topping 86.9

  9. Review·ADC

    Cosmos in a Box: E1DA Cosmos ADC Review

    · E1DA

  10. Review·DAC / Headphone Amp

    iFi ZEN DAC V2 Test Review

    · iFi 90.5

Lab notes & measurements

Blog

Glowing relics

Tube audio from the Euphonic Review archive

How we score

Editor’s Choices
99–100
Best bring a Unicorn to the table :)
95–98
Best of the Best (State of the Art)
90–94
Audiophile (Exceptional)
85–89
High Fidelity (Very Good)
80–84
High Consumer Level (Good)
75–79
Average Consumer Level (Decent)
Below 75
Recommended with reservations, or not recommended at all

About Euphonic Review

Unique product reviews for Audio Enthusiast from beginner to expert. Reviews and measurements by Andrew Ballew.

Contact

All contact requests to

andrewallen_audio@protonmail.com