Topping is absolutely determined to become a force where affordable digital audio equipment is concerned – and the DX5 II proves it’s going the right way about it…
The FiiO QX13 is a headphone amp/DAC with open and detailed sound to make your smartphone sing, but it's a little fiddly and has plenty of competition.
The JBL Grip is a fun entry into the audio giant’s Bluetooth speaker portfolio, and largely impresses with a top-tier design, attractive lighting, and good overall sound.
What JBL doesn’t know about outstanding portable Bluetooth speakers doesn’t seem to be worth knowing. So with the latest JBL Charge does lightning strike [checks notes] a sixth time?
Bluetooth audio is convenient, but if there’s a mismatch between the codecs your phone and your headphones support, you won’t hear your music’s full quality. Questyle’s tiny dongle fixes that by adding leading high-quality codecs to any phone –or, for that matter, PC
Look, this is FiiO we’re discussing here, it because of that it naturally follows that the BTR17 portable Bluetooth DAC/headphone amplifier is very, very good indeed.
The Sonus Faber Concertino G4 may be pricy, but their look and sound make the cost worth it – they're the bookshelf speaker dragon you'll be chasing for decades.