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  Pros:  • Excellent value for money • Deep, authoritative sub-bass with satisfying mid-bass slam • Warm, musical, and natural tuning • Organic, lifelike vocals with excellent timbre • Smooth, fatigue-free treble with good detail retrieval • Comfortable, lightweight resin shell with a premium feel • Elegant, understated design with a solid build • Easy to drive and pairs well with portable sources • Great all-rounder across a wide range of music genres Cons:  None. Fair Warning ... If you're reading this hoping to find something negative that I can say about the Kefine Loric, you might want to skip this review. But if you're curious why I'm so obviously biased toward this little IEM, then keep reading. I've been following Kefine since their very first releases. From the Delci and Klanar all the way to the latest Arnar, they've consistently delivered products that punch well above their asking price. Every release has had its own personality, but they've all shar...

  Pros:  • Exceptional output power for the price at 4.6W per channel (balanced) • Clean, neutral-bright sound with excellent transparency and detail • Outstanding synergy with planar magnetic headphones • High-current discrete Class AB design delivers excellent control and dynamics • Tight, authoritative bass with effortless headroom • Compact, solidly built chassis with a clean industrial design • 3.5mm and 4.4mm headphone outputs, plus RCA and 3.5mm line inputs • Excellent value for money Cons:  • Neutral-bright tuning may not pair as well with already bright headphones • Pure amplifier only, so you'll need an external DAC or source with line out • Requires a USB-C PD power supply, which is not included. When I first saw the JadeAudio GIGAS 1, I honestly had to double-check the specs. A fully discrete desktop headphone amplifier pushing around 4.6W of balanced output for roughly $50 USD almost sounded too good to be true. After spending quite a bit of time with it, I c...