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​TOPPING E30 II LITE DAC: VERY AFFORDABLE EXCELLENCE IN AUDIO PRECISION

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 review by Andrew Ballew

When diving into the world of high-fidelity audio, the Topping E30 II Lite DAC emerges as a nice contender for audiophiles on a budget. Priced at an  incredibly accessible $99, the E30 II Lite offers impressive features for its category. 



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​IFI ZEN DAC V3: THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM

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review by Andrew Ballew

When the sun dips below the horizon and the world quiets down, true audio aficionados know it’s the perfect time to indulge in their favorite tunes. Enter the iFi ZEN DAC V3, my nocturnal companion in this auditory adventure. In this review, we'll explore whether this sleek little device lives up to its promise of delivering high-fidelity sound that could make even a bat envious of its precision. Join me as I dissect the ZEN DAC V3’s performance, unravel its quirks, and see if it truly enhances those cherished nighttime listening sessions.

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S.M.S.L AGAIN... D400 PRO DAC IS A REAL DOOZY.  LET'S FIND OUT WHAT KIND...

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review by Andrew Ballew

Why choose to review a DAC, headphone amp, or well, anything?  Especially when we are talking about products from manufacturers like S.M.S.L, for when you look at their list of offerings, it's as if they made anything and everything, and threw it at a wall to see what would stick and ran with it.  I hope no one takes this as an insult, because in actuality, it makes for good adventures in reviewing, or, well, shall we say, adventures in reviewing that we didn’t necessarily think we chose to take. In any case, I like the variety.  And to be very specific, I chose to review the D400 PRO DAC because of the chipset within.

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idsd pro 4.4mm pentaconn -jack of all trades-
the master product

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review by Andrew Ballew

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.  There is so much going on here, potentially, and there is all so much going on here very WELL, potentially, that any review that does the product justice is intimidating, and a real responsibility to listeners, enthusiasts, engineers and companies alike. 

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​IFI HI-FI.  PRO, ZEN AND NEO.  A REVIEW/COMPARO BEGINS...

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review by Andrew Ballew

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 market.  They also stand out from the crowd with their engineering choices, sound preferences, and with their class leading, competition destroying honest interaction with consumers.  Have a question?  You won't get a canned answer.  You will usually come away with something insightful...
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S.M.S.L D300 UNDERDOG STORY- NEW BUDGET KING
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review by Andrew Ballew

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.  Yes, the next item planned for evaluation at EuphonicReview.com was an S.M.S.L product, however the original intent was to hear and evaluate the higher end S.M.S.L SU-10.  Then this 'little' D300 caught my eye. 



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topping e70v dac review (akm)

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review by Andrew Ballew

To give a short recap of where we have been, I received both versions of Topping's E70 DAC.  The first to arrive was the older E70 with ESS9028PRO chipset.  Then a couple weeks later, the E70V arrived, sporting the latest AKM flagship chipset, the AK4191EQ Digital Processor and Modulator, and the new AK4499EXEQ, which converts the modulated signal received from the AK4191 into analog.   




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TOPPING E70 DAC REVIEW (ES9028PRo)

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review by Andrew Ballew

To begin to understand 'Chi-fi', in this case specifically Topping, one must have an understanding of Shenzhen, which many think of as China's 'Silicon Valley'.  The region in historically known as Sham Chun, and is what is called a 'sub provincial' city, and is considered a 'special economic zone'.  


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COSMOS in a box- e1da cosmos adc review

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review by Andrew Ballew

I spoke a bit to soon.  When it comes to conversation, writing just for myself, or blogging for others, it matters not... stream of consciousness takes over and I have to reach out and grab it and pull it back in.  Which is just one of the many reasons I LOVE Chat A.I.  It can spit out a well organized, fleshed out and grammatically perfect blog post in seconds, and it's very, very scary at first when you realize a human being didn't write it.  The machines are coming alive.  If only Alan Turing were around to see.  

                                                                                                 
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IFI ZEN DAC V2 TEST REVIEW

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review by Andrew Ballew

My background is in music.  Yes, a bland and generic statement, yet indeed is true.   Though  I have no poetic inspiration that inspires great prose to roll off my tongue like a Greek master, nonetheless, it is true that I studied Classical Music on the dollar of the University of Tennessee. (GO BIG ORANGE!) One of the things required of a 'music major' is Ear Training.  What a beautiful course; I wish all college courses were the same.  If one masters the material early, they achieve an 'A' and never return to that class again.   In fact, one may enroll into the higher levels immediately, and before one is aware, so to speak,  2 years of credit in Ear Training appear on transcripts in a matter of months.   
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