NuForce is certainly no stranger to the amplifier market, having released a number of amplifiers and DACs at various price ranges but this, the MMP (Mobile Music Pump), is NuForce’s latest entry into the portable amplifier market. Promising better driving power from mobile devices, the MMP is an interesting device …
Read More »Amplifier Round Up Part 5 – MUSE PD1+
First, I’d like to thank the folks at Mingo-HMW for the review sample. In part five of my Amplifier Round Up series, we have the MUSE PD1+, a feature rich portable amplifier and USB DAC and promises high quality amplification for line in or USB digital signals. So, does it …
Read More »Amplifier Round Up Part 4 – JDS Labs C5
First, I’d like to thank John Seaber at JDS Labs for the C5 review sample. Up next in part 4 of my amplifier round up series is the JDS Labs C5 the second generation portable amplifier designed by JDS Labs itself (replacing the outgoing C421) and is claimed by its …
Read More »Amplifier Round Up Part 2 – Fireye Mini+
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 …
Read More »Amplifier Round Up Part 1 – Fiio E6 Westone Edition
The evolution of the E5 portable amplifier that served as my very first portable amplifier before I eventually returned it in favor of the CMoyBB (and because the volume rocker broke), the Fiio E6 is, in some ways, little more than a sidegrade or de-evolution from the E5 as a …
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