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Pros:  • Excellent build quality with an all-metal chassis and tempered-glass lid • Dual AK4493S DACs deliver a smooth, musical and resolving sound • Powerful headphone amplification with plenty of headroom • Surprisingly strong drive for many full-size headphones and planars • 4.4mm balanced and 3.5mm headphone and line outputs • aptX Lossless Bluetooth support • Optical and coaxial digital outputs • CD ripping to WAV • Compact all-in-one design • Improved larger buttons and soft-closing CD lid Cons:  • Higher-capacity USB drives above 32GB are not supported for CD ripping. There’s something oddly satisfying about putting a physical CD into a player, closing the lid, and just listening. No scrolling through albums, no endless playlist hopping, no notifications. Just the disc spinning and the music playing. That’s exactly why I enjoyed the FiiO DM15 R2R so much. It became my go-to CD player whenever I wanted to slow down and enjoy my physical collection. So when FiiO sent me ...

  Pros:  • Excellent bass control with deep, physical sub-bass and clean mid-bass punch • Natural, warm, and lifelike midrange • Vocals have excellent body, texture, and realistic timbre • Smooth treble with enough detail without becoming harsh • Very good imaging and instrument separation • Wide, realistic soundstage with good depth • Impressive driver coherence for a 2DD + 3BA hybrid • Excellent dynamics and clean transient response • Comfortable, fatigue-free tuning for long listening sessions • Gorgeous emerald green resin and nebula faceplate • Generous accessories and good-quality stock cable • Easy to drive at 17Ω / 106dB Cons:  • Product/brand name is awkward to pronounce and remember  • Bass warmth may be slightly too much for listeners seeking a strictly neutral presentation • Treble is smooth rather than highly energetic, so extreme-detail lovers may want more sparkle • Technical performance is strong, but it isn't tuned for an ultra-analytical presentatio...

  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...