First I would like to thank @Joe Bloggs, and Hiby, for including me in the review tour for the R6 Pro II. The unit was kindly supplied for 10 days of unbiased review, and all thoughts and opinions in this piece are completely my own. The R6 Pro II is a brand new model from Hiby, and slots in the range above the (also new R6 III), and below the flagship RS8, and style-wise is quite a departure from fairly conservative appearance of the other models. The review unit came in a striking purple finish, which I found to be far more attractive than in the...

iFi ZEN Air DAC review. First of all I would like to thank Rowan94, and iFi Audio for the opportunity to review the ZEN Air components that are out on tour here on head-fi. I’ve already reviewed the other pieces from iFi’s ZEN Air range, the Air Phono, Air Blue, Air Can, and finally it’s time to have a listen to the Air DAC, a USB DAC and headphone amplifier, which like the other ZEN Air components, sells for £99.00. The Air DAC is basically a stripped down version of the ZEN DAC V1, in a less expensive plastic case, and lacking balanced outputs and...

iFi ZEN Air Can review. First of all I would like to thank Rowan94, and iFi Audio for the opportunity to review the ZEN Air components that are out on tour here on head-fi. I’ve already reviewed a couple of other pieces of kit from iFi’s ZEN Air range, the Air Phono and Air Blue, and now it’s the turn of the Air Can headphone amplifier. Selling head in the UK for £99.00 the Air Can is a stripped down version of the existing ZEN Can, housed in a plastic rather than metal case, and it loses the balanced input, and balanced Pre-out. It’s still pretty...

First of all I would like to thank Rowan94 and iFi Audio for the opportunity to review the ZEN Air components that are out on tour here on head-fi. For this review I shall be having a look at, and a listen to the ZEN Air Blue bluetooth DAC. The Air Blue is basically a simplified version of the ZEN Blue, with the major differences being the loss of both the digital outputs, and the 4mm balanced connection found on the ZEN Blue. Along with other ZEN Air products the Blue also uses a cheaper plastic case as opposed to the metal of the higher range...

First of all I would like to thank @Rowan94 , and @iFi audio for the opportunity to review the ZEN Air components that are out on tour here on head-fi. In this review I shall be taking a listen to the ZEN Air Phono, a compact phono-stage, selling here in the UK for £99.00. The Air Phono is based upon the existing ZEN Phono, and to keep the price low a number of changes have been made. The balanced output, and load adjustments for MC cartridges have been dropped, whilst MC compatibility and RCA outputs have been retained. The Air Phono keeps the...