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IFI AUDIO GO LINK MAX: A Nunchaku-like Audio Peripheral Device

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iFi Audio is a UK-based audio company whose specialties focuses on more portable audio devices like portable headphone amps and also some lightweight desktop headphone DAC/amps. This company is a subsidiary of Abbingdon Music Research (AMR) which was known for their premium amplifiers, CD players, line-out cables and speakers, and iFi was able to bring some audio technologies from their sister company. iFi has some R&D establishments in both UK and Mainland China as the latter serves as their main manufacturing hub across their overall business operation. I’m pretty well aware of this audio brand as I've tested some of their model albeit older ones in a local premium Hi-Fi store way back in the last quarter of 2010, and I've tested their Nano which I find pleasant although they are quite a bit bulky. Since this one is a British brand and I myself is quite a bit of an Anglophile and likes UK-based products and especially its subcultures, and so, it is indeed a good pairing b...

LETSHUOER DT03: First Attempt, Pretty Well-executed

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LETSHUOER  became one of the staple names in a portable audio community as it really delivers some of the recognisable products in the past few years. As this audio company releases some of the well-regarded IEM models around, they decided to create a new product line-up, this time with their first ever USB headphone DAC/Amplifier dongle. This is  LETSHUOER DT03 , this device has a compact size and it has two types of audio output on its interface that make this one truly portable and relatively versatile to use. This dongle will truly elevate the sound quality on some gadgets like smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs to redefine high-fidelity sound experience on such a light portable device could deliver. On its overall layout, its frame is made of CNC-milled aluminium alloy that underwent an anodising process to achieve that matte-finish surface with its parallel cross section part panels has a polycarbonate thermoplastic that takes an oval profile on both ends. It has a ra...