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TANGZU YU XUAN JI: Poetic, Melodious and Euphonic

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Yu Xuan Ji was a historical personality from the Tang dynasty era, She was previously a courtesan until she became a concubine of a court official of a lower rank, and she known to be pansexual but she has talent of being an excellent poetess that some of her works were recorded and became part of Quan Tangshi (Collection of poems from Tang dynasty era). She later became a Taoist nun but died in her late 20’s due to her alleged crime for killing her servant. (Photo is just a creative depiction of the said personality) TANGZU AUDIO  is one of the standout audio companies in the market right on how they present their products that are truly attractive in the eyes of audio enthusiasts. They are not just aesthetically-pleasing sets but also well-tuned as it manages to gain some trust and ears from some of the most discerning audio enthusiasts around. Also, I'm honoured that I was one of the first reviewers that was chosen to do a review on their inaugural product model, the  T-For...

DUNU KIMA 2: Simply An Organic Sounding Set

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DUNU  as an audio company has a very strong reputation in the audio community and is one of the oldest and considered pioneers in the portable audio industry in China. As you read some of my previous reviews on  DUNU  products, I always stated that their  FALCON C  was one of the first initial stage midrange set that I have encounter them in which I really cherish that moment and also their particular model, the  SA6 Regular  which has an all balanced armature driver configuration that leaves me a long impression that it is one of the most finely-tuned sets in the midrange audio market. The set that will be the star of this product review is the successor of their well-received entry-level single driver IEM, The  DUNU KIMA , and what we have got right now is the  DUNU KIMA 2 . Like its predecessor, it still retains the design structure of its shell and a single driver configuration but on its internal components and some of its included acces...

HIBY R1: Tiny Device, Tremendous Tonal Performer

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HIBY  appears to have a successful year on releasing some compelling products as most of them received positive feedback from the audio community. The  HIBY R4  and its collaborative and slightly improved variant, The  HIBY R4 x Evangelion Limited Edition  are probably their most successful product release in 2024. And now HIBY decided to release a budget entry-level DAP in which will appeal more to the budget- conscious and also taking a role as the new introductory model for all HIBY DAP line-up. This is  HIBY R1 , this device is somewhat a cheaper option for HIBY's previous entry-level models, the R3 series in which I did a review over a year ago. On its product packaging, while it was packed in a compact-size packaging box, it is fully-packed with accessories and here are the following contents inside of it: HIBY R1 DAP Screen Protector Wrist strap HIBY Yves IEM Extraction Pin USB Type-A to Type-C cable Sandisk Micro-SD card (32GB) Paperwork like instru...