Tag Archives: Amp

First, I’d like to thank the folks at Cayin for sending me a sample of their C5 portable amplifier for review. Portable amplifiers, at least outside of the audiophile community, haven’t yet reached that level of ubiquity that higher end (or at least, expensive) headphones have, spurred on by the …

I’d like to thank John Seaber and the folks at JDS Labs for the C5D loaner unit.

First off, I’d like to thank the folks at Firestone Audio for sending me a sample of the Fireye Mini+ for review. Second in our amplifier round up is the Fireye Mini+, an improved version of the original Fireye Mini, a charming little portable amplifier in the vein of the …

As you know by virtue of being one of my regular readers (or not), I already posted about buying a JDS Labs O2 + ODAC combo to replace the Schiit Magni and Modi combo that broke (except not really, I explain here) so let’s just skip the introductions this time.

UPDATE 1/17/13 – Apparently, the Magni itself didn’t break. The AC adapter, however, did. Curious, I tested the Magni with the 12VAC adapter I bought for the O2+ODAC and, lo and behold, the Magni turned on and functioned as normal. I plugged the other adapter into the O2 and it …