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Fiio Q3 THX DAC Review: Like “Happy Holidays” for Your Ears!

TREAT YOUR EARS!
The Fiio Q3 delivers incredible audio processing at a respectable price. Flexible for home and on-the-go use, packing a beautiful THX AAA amp, it’s a terrific audio upgrade for folks at all audio skill levels.
Discussing premium audio is difficult. Too often claims just sounds like magic voodoo, and it’s easy to understand why so many consumers seem apathetic to good audio gear. As consumer tech brands move up the pricing tier with “convenient” wireless solutions, it’s the right time to remind people that good cabled options still have a lot to offer.
The Fiio Q3 helps us define that conversation. In a BIG way.

Continue reading “Fiio Q3 THX DAC Review: Like “Happy Holidays” for Your Ears!”

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#SGGQA Supplemental: AirPods Max Reactions with ElJefeReviews and BooredAtWork

Why do we let Apple do this to us?

Taking the wraps off of a LONG rumored product, Apple showed off a new pair of over-ear wireless headphones. With all the traditional bravado and aspirational marketing claims, these cans are guaranteed to be a popular fashion accessory.

For $550.

That’s where this conversation gets more difficult. What can Apple do at $550 that improves the audio consumption experience over more established audio brands?

Helping me untangle this announcement, Jeff from ElJefeReviews and Enobong from BooredAtWork join the live stream to chat out PREMIUM audio! Continue reading “#SGGQA Supplemental: AirPods Max Reactions with ElJefeReviews and BooredAtWork”

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Fiio BTR 5 Bluetooth Headphone Amp: The CURE for a Missing Headphone Jack!

TREAT YOUR EARS!

What are you supposed to do if your phone is missing the headphone jack? What do you do if your laptop has a mediocre headphone jack? Fiio has a Swiss Army Knife Bluetooth DAC that might be right up your alley! The BTR5 is a monster audio gadget.

Let’s take a look! Continue reading “Fiio BTR 5 Bluetooth Headphone Amp: The CURE for a Missing Headphone Jack!”

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1MORE ColorBuds True Wireless Earbuds: Not what I was expecting…

1MORE ColorBuds are a fresh take on true wireless. I THOUGHT these were going to be a new color for an older bud design. It’s kinda fun when you get something like that wrong. Here’s a quick look at some smaller earbuds for folks that want some fun fashion for their audio! Continue reading “1MORE ColorBuds True Wireless Earbuds: Not what I was expecting…”

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Periodic Audio: In-Ear Buds with a GEEKY Twist!

It’s not hard finding good earbuds, so what sets these apart? Periodic Audio offers up a geeky twist on in-ear buds. It’s always fun testing driving new headphones. Here’s a boutique brand that should be on your radar! Continue reading “Periodic Audio: In-Ear Buds with a GEEKY Twist!”

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Surface Duo Headphone Dongle? Hard Pass.

It’s not great.

I’m still excited to take a Surface Duo for a test drive, but Microsoft’s headphone adapter is not one of the highlights. You can watch the video for more info, but the TLDR is “It’s not worth the $12”. Continue reading “Surface Duo Headphone Dongle? Hard Pass.”

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LG Tone Free FN6 True Wireless Earbuds: A Better Direction

Progress.

I had concerns with last year’s open-ear Tone Free. This year the FN6 move to an in-ear design, and that improves the audio performance. LG still has a few teething pains to sort out though… Continue reading “LG Tone Free FN6 True Wireless Earbuds: A Better Direction”

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HELM DB12 AAAMP Review: Makes Mobile Audio LOUD

It’s not hard making audio louder.

It’s a bit more difficult making audio louder without adding a ton of noise or distortion. HELM has an option on presale to add 12dB of clean gain to any device rocking a 3.5mm headset jack.

The question is though, in a world of gadgets losing the 3.5mm, who might this little gadget be for? Continue reading “HELM DB12 AAAMP Review: Makes Mobile Audio LOUD”

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