Pineapple Audio Reviews

  Pros:  • Warm, natural and highly musical tuning • Deep, clean sub-bass for an open-back planar • Fast, punchy and well-textured mid-bass • Excellent note weight and vocal realism • Strong resolution, dynamics and transient response • Easier to drive • Scales well with a powerful amplifier like the GIGAS 1 • Comfortable and practical foldable design • Includes 4.4 mm balanced cable and hard carrying case Cons:  • Warm tuning may not suit listeners looking for a strictly neutral or analytical presentation The new FiiO JadeAudio JT9 immediately caught my attention because, at first glance, it feels like an evolutionary continuation of one of my favorite fun planar headphones, the original JT7. I've always had a soft spot for the JT7. It has a warm, natural presentation that makes it easy to listen to for hours, but it still retains the speed, transient response and general technical behavior I enjoy from a planar magnetic driver. What really made it stand out to me, thoug...

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...