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KIWI EARS ALLEGRO: Solid and Capable Enough Device

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Allegro is a musical term that defines a fast pacing and lively tempo in a composition piece. If you follow my review articles in both my own blog and  Head-Fi , I did a substantial amount of  KIWI EARS  products and all of them are IEM earphones. But this time, this one is quite a different type of product. KIWI EARS  decided to enter one of the most lucrative segments of portable audio devices in the current audio market and these are the DAC/Amp dongles. The DAC/Amp dongles became one of the staple devices for audio enthusiasts that its small frame is quite mobile and capable to deliver a high fidelity sound that it is also a very versatile one as you can also use in modern smartphones, laptop, tablets and even PCs to enjoy listening your favourite tracks either on local music library or via music streaming services. This is  KIWI EARS ALLEGRO ,  KIWI   EARS’  first DAC/Amp dongle on their product line-up. It has a solid aluminium alloy frame o...

HIDIZS S9 PRO: Pocket-Sized Hi-Fidelity Tool

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"Necessity is the mother of innovation" The removal of the headphone jack in the smartphones was supposedly the end of the analogue technology that traces back to the late 19th century but the 3.5mm was standardised only in the 1970s with the introduction of Sony Walkman. And 3.5mm SE becomes the staple connector to all multimedia devices including smartphones. With this so-called "courage" path of that company, a move initiated the removal of the beloved analogue jack of their phone started this movement and most companies follow this suit (Even one company making a mockery out of it but afterwards they follow suit as it was a "necessity" for the improvement of their product to be more competitive in the market). The removal of headphone jacks seems to be a blessing to some enterprising audio companies. These audio companies decided to offer a working solution on this issue of scarcity, a Hi-Fi DAC/amp in a USB pen drive form factor. I was already aware o...