Andy would give it an almost 85/100, please Andy return to the rating system, we do not want to miss future dongle reviews!! Please!! The rating you prefer is thankful for us all!
I think I made it clear why I don't give ratings anymore. At this point it is moot for a rinse and repeat scenario for the over saturated dongle market. I rather focus on what value they deliver to users rather than purely numbers
Glad to see you back in reviewing dongles as well as still doing the timbre signature scale. Great review as always. I can't wait to hear your thoughts about DT03 once you review it.
Great video as usual Andy very interesting this mid frequency focused dongle Luna . I have been eyeing this Heartfield R1 R2R dac for some time now . I would love to see a review on that aswell from you soon . Cheers and good job man!!
Great Review! Which DAC can Drive HD 600 to 100%? The ifi Go bar kensei did good even on 3,5. Also i would say ifi Go bar kensei has the best Stage and Details ever Bass also top Tier everything seems real its soo good nothing is too much it makes you feel you are live there. Its Not füll sounding as much as Others but its the best clear real sounding DAC rightnow great Work with alot of Filters and turbo Mode for hd 600. Sounds Crystal clear Soundstage who makes Sound outside your head Great Bass snappy Texture never too much in your face Alot of Details a Ton maybe new Details too Vocals Sound real never to artificial Its and high end DAC who trully Sounds high end
Which DAC to drive HD600 to 100%? it is not purely on power but more of a synergy thing and I have found that my HD600 sounds amazing with HIBY FC6, ONIX Alpha XI, iBasso DC07 Pro, AKLIAM PD6, Aune Yuki and a few others. As noted, there's so many great dongles now available to us, which is a very good thing
I will no longer include the table, although almost all were the same, it helped me to see the richness and density of the sound, and to see the energy efficiency.
Andy, how about a dongle dac blind test video but you are the one taking the test this time. Take 4 dongles and hear it yourself unblinded and write the volume level of each dac. Then ask another person to keep the volume at that level that you wrote it down for each dac before playing the music.( For volume matching).
Thanks for the review! So many good dongles this year, I really regret not catching up with this. I want to ask if my DC04 Pro and TC 44 Pro （from DD HiFi） can still keep up with the trend?😂 And, does the performance of a T-type dongle resemble that of a regular type dongle?
If you have DC04Pro, then you are not missing by much. DC04Pro heralded the age of excellence for dongles when it debuted (especially price to performance ratio), and until today remains relevant, bested only by a few like the ONIX Alpha XI, Aune Yuki, DC-Elite or DC07Pro (just to name a few)
Hi Andy, can you recommend a dongle or a portable DAC amp to drive the HD560s to its full capacity? My budget is $100 usd. Some people say 560s doesn't need big power but I'm not sure.
There's three music I used in this video, I only know of it by their names as they are included as background music through PowerDirector 365 editing software, the female one is called "Daman", the bassy one called "Music Hall", and the happier one called "Community Picnic"
Andy have you heard of the new Aune Yuki SE? If you have are you planning on reviewing it one day? I wonder how it match up against the Original and I can't seem to find a single review about it.
More dongles! Maybe you could add two more categories so it would be easier to pick. Now there is organic to to technical. Maybe add fun to audiophile, so you can make a quadrant diagram.
Hey Andy, thanks for the review! Any chance you can get hold of the Heartfield R1 r2r dongle, I'd love to see you review it, unfortunately right now all that can be found about it is an unboxing vid, and a non English speaking video! I'd really love to hear your opinion on it! It is an r2r dongle which so far has been a pretty loww profile release which seemingly may stay that way!
Hola Andy, me encantan sus revisiones, espero hagas un vídeo sobre el iem NF audio NA2 Metal seria genial, Creo que aun no sale al mercado pero seria muy interesante para los amantes del Metal. Saludos desde México🎉.
Which dap under 500 dollar comes close to the tuning of the Luna sound wise? Makes my yume2 so musical it's unbelievable that I have still the same iems❤️
Dongles go crazy!The dunu dtc800 goti a simple look,not that nice this Luna,but yesterday i compared with the Q15 with some iems and headphones!And i have to say i think i like the Dune little more,I said it,Ffffffffff 😮
My Mi9T seems still as good as it was when first purchased 5 years ago, especially considering I put it aside just for audio usage (no phone functions). It still performs the same with some 0f my oldest dongles. So yes they are super reliable
(OUT OF TOPIC) - i need to ask here because i cant find your other chat platform instead of email🙏 Hillaudio CX-PRO (CX313993) VS VE AVANI (ALC5686) which is a better item? i used to have the VE AVANI but its missing, i like how the AVANI boost all of my IEM, didnt care about both appearance, or jm6 pro slain avani? if avani is still better im buying the avani again /// and i dont like how abigail sounds, into avani sounding/boosting type. playlist : variety, from rock,metalcore,deathcore,edm. IEM : mainly use KZ-Castor Bass / CCA Rhapsody UUUU
@@donglemadness tq for the flash reply, I hope VE ODO really an upgrade from the 1st gen Avani (i bought avani and abigail from your tierlist in 2021🤘)
Hello Andy, I connected the hiby fd50 to the LG V50, but the volume is lower than I thought. Is there a solution???? It looks like there is an Android volume restriction, but I don't know how to solve it. I'm using the Lenovo P10, LG G7, and LG V50.
@@donglemadnessAndy, what I want is to have high volume, but there doesn't seem to be a setting to specifically increase the volume. Should I change my phone????
Both Luna and Space actually tuned similarly being neutral, pleasantly organic and analytical. The differences, Space does seem to be more powerful for highly demanding stuffs while Luna is optimized for easier to drive partners
Still new to this but I find it weird that the phone hasn’t got the power to drive the headphones directly but it can power the dongle to power the headphones.
The technology improvements have allowed things to get smaller yet delivering great results when we have superb USB 2.0 and 3.0 providing power to external devices
Get Venture Electronics ODO, the very best ultra compact dongle that supports MIC and will cost you just $5, yet performs like mich more expensive dongles
Fantastic review as always, Andy! The scenery is extremely nice and your production is out of this world!
Many thanks!
Pleasure
Andy would give it an almost 85/100, please Andy return to the rating system, we do not want to miss future dongle reviews!! Please!! The rating you prefer is thankful for us all!
I think I made it clear why I don't give ratings anymore. At this point it is moot for a rinse and repeat scenario for the over saturated dongle market. I rather focus on what value they deliver to users rather than purely numbers
Glad to see you back in reviewing dongles as well as still doing the timbre signature scale. Great review as always. I can't wait to hear your thoughts about DT03 once you review it.
Hello Andy, good review man.
Man tanchjim has really treated the luna with this beautiful design. Love the outdoor look.
Hey, thanks!
I got the asano just because of the aesthetics. All my dongles are black squares (Tempotec Sonata BHD, FiiO KA3, FiiO KA13 and the EPZ T20.
Such a nice location. Thanks for the review, I was really interested in this one because of the design, now not so much.
CS43131 and CS43198 have micro click issues in class H fyp, that's why Tanchjim made the effort to add the class AB
Excellent review as always Andy!
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Yes I enjoyed listening to White-throated Kingfisher in background and golden oriole
Me too
Standard version for me, no waifu fluff, thanks. Great to have the option of both.
Great video as usual Andy very interesting this mid frequency focused dongle Luna . I have been eyeing this Heartfield R1 R2R dac for some time now . I would love to see a review on that aswell from you soon . Cheers and good job man!!
Thanks, I have Heartfield R1 I am testing now and should be ready for review very soon
@@donglemadness Nice thanks for the update Andy !!!
Great review, love the scenery
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Great Review! Which DAC can Drive HD 600 to 100%? The ifi Go bar kensei did good even on 3,5. Also i would say ifi Go bar kensei has the best Stage and Details ever Bass also top Tier everything seems real its soo good nothing is too much it makes you feel you are live there. Its Not füll sounding as much as Others but its the best clear real sounding DAC rightnow great Work with alot of Filters and turbo Mode for hd 600.
Sounds Crystal clear
Soundstage who makes Sound outside your head
Great Bass snappy Texture never too much in your face
Alot of Details a Ton maybe new Details too
Vocals Sound real never to artificial
Its and high end DAC who trully Sounds high end
Which DAC to drive HD600 to 100%? it is not purely on power but more of a synergy thing and I have found that my HD600 sounds amazing with HIBY FC6, ONIX Alpha XI, iBasso DC07 Pro, AKLIAM PD6, Aune Yuki and a few others. As noted, there's so many great dongles now available to us, which is a very good thing
Nice review. I'm still holding off on the Alba until you review it.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Unfortunately, I am not sure when I would be able to get hold og Meze Alba and that could take a while
@@donglemadness it's ok I'm not in a hurry.
waifuable DAC and lovely place, I love it
Damn......that Asano Tanch version is a looker. Must.......resist.......but it's soooooo good looking🔥
I don't need it because I already have the Space, but I do really love that engraving.
I will no longer include the table, although almost all were the same, it helped me to see the richness and density of the sound, and to see the energy efficiency.
Andy, how about a dongle dac blind test video but you are the one taking the test this time. Take 4 dongles and hear it yourself unblinded and write the volume level of each dac. Then ask another person to keep the volume at that level that you wrote it down for each dac before playing the music.( For volume matching).
Something 8 might do soon
@@donglemadness letss do itt 🤩
hiby fd5 I'm waiting so much, thank you always
Thanks for the review! So many good dongles this year, I really regret not catching up with this. I want to ask if my DC04 Pro and TC 44 Pro （from DD HiFi） can still keep up with the trend?😂 And, does the performance of a T-type dongle resemble that of a regular type dongle?
If you have DC04Pro, then you are not missing by much. DC04Pro heralded the age of excellence for dongles when it debuted (especially price to performance ratio), and until today remains relevant, bested only by a few like the ONIX Alpha XI, Aune Yuki, DC-Elite or DC07Pro (just to name a few)
can't stay away?!? :) thanks! the dongle keeper is back!
#donglemadness never went away, as how I announced a few weeks ago, I simply stopped doing the ranking for #donglemadness
Great review and tshirt
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Top stuff. Personally I enjoy it when it rains.
Hi Andy, can you recommend a dongle or a portable DAC amp to drive the HD560s to its full capacity? My budget is $100 usd. Some people say 560s doesn't need big power but I'm not sure.
ONIX Alpha XI or AKLIAM PD6, just make sure you run them on 4.4mm BAL side and high gain
Hi, Andi. The music you used in this video at the end and in between also, can you share its name / album name. It's so beautiful.
There's three music I used in this video, I only know of it by their names as they are included as background music through PowerDirector 365 editing software, the female one is called "Daman", the bassy one called "Music Hall", and the happier one called "Community Picnic"
Andy have you heard of the new Aune Yuki SE? If you have are you planning on reviewing it one day? I wonder how it match up against the Original and I can't seem to find a single review about it.
I heard about it but not sure if I will be reviewing it
More dongles! Maybe you could add two more categories so it would be easier to pick. Now there is organic to to technical. Maybe add fun to audiophile, so you can make a quadrant diagram.
Thanks, I will consider that
Hey Andy, thanks for the review! Any chance you can get hold of the Heartfield R1 r2r dongle, I'd love to see you review it, unfortunately right now all that can be found about it is an unboxing vid, and a non English speaking video! I'd really love to hear your opinion on it! It is an r2r dongle which so far has been a pretty loww profile release which seemingly may stay that way!
Yes I have an R1 I am testing now. Hopefully a review will be out very soon
@@donglemadness Thanks for responding! Looking forward to what you have to say about it!
This sure is pretty.
Hola Andy, me encantan sus revisiones, espero hagas un vídeo sobre el iem NF audio NA2 Metal seria genial, Creo que aun no sale al mercado pero seria muy interesante para los amantes del Metal. Saludos desde México🎉.
Thanks, that's my hope too
Which dap under 500 dollar comes close to the tuning of the Luna sound wise? Makes my yume2 so musical it's unbelievable that I have still the same iems❤️
iBasso DX180 is what you want, superior in many ways to Luna. Or HIBY R4 Eva
Dongles go crazy!The dunu dtc800 goti a simple look,not that nice this Luna,but yesterday i compared with the Q15 with some iems and headphones!And i have to say i think i like the Dune little more,I said it,Ffffffffff 😮
#donglemadness is backkk!!!?????
😱😱😱
#donglemadness never went away, as how I announced a few weeks ago, I simply stopped doing the ranking for #donglemadness
Hi Andy are your phones Xiaomi and Samsung still reliable markers of battery endurance as battery would degrade overtime? 🙃
My Mi9T seems still as good as it was when first purchased 5 years ago, especially considering I put it aside just for audio usage (no phone functions). It still performs the same with some 0f my oldest dongles. So yes they are super reliable
@@donglemadness ok thanks, nice to hear it 🙂
Hello Boss Andy, would you ever plan to review a “budget starter“ DAP like one's from Hiby lineup, the R3ii or the M300?
Yes I do, whichever budget DAP I can get hold of
Hi Andy, have you ever tried the Violectric Chronos ?
Not yet
@@donglemadness are you planning to ?
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Are you going to start a meteorological channel, Andy 😂
I'm not going to buy this but am still thinking about L&P W2U. Will you be reviewing that one?
🤣. I do not see me reviewing W2U anytime soon
Hi Andy, did you just updated your Onix Alpha to the latest firmware v1.1.3? Just updated mine, it can now play DSD 512.
Yes I did
(OUT OF TOPIC) - i need to ask here because i cant find your other chat platform instead of email🙏
Hillaudio CX-PRO (CX313993) VS VE AVANI (ALC5686)
which is a better item? i used to have the VE AVANI but its missing, i like how the AVANI boost all of my IEM, didnt care about both appearance, or jm6 pro slain avani? if avani is still better im buying the avani again /// and i dont like how abigail sounds, into avani sounding/boosting type.
playlist : variety, from rock,metalcore,deathcore,edm.
IEM : mainly use KZ-Castor Bass / CCA Rhapsody UUUU
Get Venture Electronics ODO instead. ODO is better than both CX-Pro or Avani or anything else in this compact form factor
@@donglemadness tq for the flash reply, I hope VE ODO really an upgrade from the 1st gen Avani (i bought avani and abigail from your tierlist in 2021🤘)
Hello Andy, I connected the hiby fd50 to the LG V50, but the volume is lower than I thought. Is there a solution???? It looks like there is an Android volume restriction, but I don't know how to solve it. I'm using the Lenovo P10, LG G7, and LG V50.
Use HIBY Music App and run USB Exclusive mode. I have a video on this subject: th-cam.com/video/1TpfJw1YJmY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=b1Z52BUGMzm5DH6X
@@donglemadnessAndy, what I want is to have high volume, but there doesn't seem to be a setting to specifically increase the volume. Should I change my phone????
Can this compete with Akliam PD6 or is the Akliam better?
Kensei is better by a hair overall considering how much I love the K2HD mode
Will you review Fiio KA15?
I hope so
So... it's not powerful enough to drive a Moondrop Para for example?
Nope
@@donglemadnessThanks. That is a bit concerning... but it's just too beautiful to not get it :)
How's the luna compared to tanchjim space?
Both Luna and Space actually tuned similarly being neutral, pleasantly organic and analytical. The differences, Space does seem to be more powerful for highly demanding stuffs while Luna is optimized for easier to drive partners
It would be funny if someone used the Luna dongle, HZSound Luna, and the Sgor Luna. What else is Luna?
Chifi has gone Lunatic!
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Luna is the new Zero.
Hi, can this dongle connect to Bluetooth Headphones in wired mode? Is it still good?
If your headphone can use a wired cable with 3.5mm jack then yes it will work
how does it compare to the Onix Alpha, since the price is higher
8:36 👀👂🏾
ONIX Alpha XI is more powerful and a bit more resolving
Still new to this but I find it weird that the phone hasn’t got the power to drive the headphones directly but it can power the dongle to power the headphones.
Because more power can be delivered over USB, than over the phone's internal headphone socket.
The technology improvements have allowed things to get smaller yet delivering great results when we have superb USB 2.0 and 3.0 providing power to external devices
this is better than moondrop miad in terms of sound?
Not really, more or less the same considering they both uses Cirrus Logic CS43 series. MIAD definitely have way more power
@@donglemadness what can you recommend in terms of sound quality like miad or better? Dongles i mean ..maybe ifi go blue?
hello sir can you suggest me a dongle just like KZ-AM01 which supports MIC under that price i have to use it with smartphone
EArphone which i use is KZ ZAS
Get Venture Electronics ODO, the very best ultra compact dongle that supports MIC and will cost you just $5, yet performs like mich more expensive dongles
Thank you. @@donglemadness
I expected better, it has that x factor, atleast in the looks.
Ricore in a strapping?
Ricore?
@@donglemadness Like RT6863 or smth?
Hackers Paradise, just click the link. 😂😙😉