I’ll write out the product name once (almost) in full: S.M.S.L Sanskrit 10 MKII AK4493 HiFi 768KHz 32Bit XMOS USB Native DSD256 Decoder, then for simplicity’s sake I’ll just call the thing Sanskrit 10th MKII. The name with the 10-year anniversary has allowed itself the manufacturer to exactly this anniversary. I was intrigued by [...]
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The fact that the small mobile DACs and headphone amplifiers cannot keep up with stationary devices should be well known due to their size and the associated technical limitations. But since I own some Beyerdynamic headphones myself as well as the A20 as a headphone amplifier, I was quite curious about the comparison. After all, they also [...]
I’ll admit, I struggled a little harder than usual this time. Because on the one hand, 249 euros as a price for a keyboard is already a fat chunk and on the other hand, as a frequent writer, I am rather the category MX Blue, so tactile pointy clicker and not a pushing through tempo sinner. But – it is a kind of halo product and at the [...]
The latest USB podcast microphone from Blue is called Yeti X and is a 4-condenser microphone, which is currently available in the standard version for around 135 euros from various retailers. The biggest innovation with this microphone is that it can be customized using Logitech’s G-Hub software. This has never been possible with any Blue [...]
The Qatar Pro Wireless is a brand new wireless gaming mouse from Corsair, so far so good. But with it Corsair is now trying to enter the middle class of wireless rodents, which seems quite interesting. It can be found online for about 50 Euro (on the homepage for 45 Euro RRP) and therefore competes directly with the Logitech G305 and the [...]
The Corsair K60 RGB Pro is the latest keyboard from Corsair’s K60 series and I’m interested in this keyboard, I honestly admit, especially the built-in switch. This is because the K60 RGB Pro is one of the first keyboards on the market to use the new Cherry Viola switches. But there will be more details on this later. The K60 RGB Pro [...]
The Makalu 67 is a lightweight wired gaming mouse with RGB lighting and the new PixArt PAW 3370 sensor. After using only ultra-light mice for over a year now, I don’t get along so well with mice weighing more than 90 grams anymore. And when I heard about the Mountain Makalu 67 I was very curious very quickly. Because the company Mountain is [...]
The fact that you generally use the FPS, i.e. the rendered frames per second, as a benchmark for the gaming performance, is common but actually anything but target-oriented. If you know my metrics in the graphics card tests, you will have noticed that for some years now, I have been using the frame time, i.e. the real render time of each [...]
Wavemaster has been offering a small pair of 2.0 stereo loudspeakers for some time now, which were deliberately placed below the Cube Mini Neo. And since I don't only test high-end, but also like to browse the budget area for bargains for my readers, the almost 70 Euros are actually not a hurdle. And if I have to be honest, I had a real déjà [...]
After various disposable products I am now testing 2-way in-ears with ANC in the form of the 1More True Wireless ANC. Personally, I always have a hard time with such reviews, but curiosity had finally won here, too. To have a good price by chance and to always have a customer waiting in the family also means spontaneous shopping, unpacking and [...]
One finds the Realtek ALC1200 very often on beginner and mid-range motherboards, and if you google once or interpret the swarm intelligence of the relevant forums, there is also a frightening amount of half and ignorance in circulation. Some write from a highly labeled ALC887, others from a slightly slimmed down ALC1220. And the only right thing [...]
The hype around the EarFun Air was already quite big, probably also because of cleverly launched reviews and press releases. A pair of buds for the narrow thaler with a rich sound and other good qualities? the reality: sold out and waiting for supplies. That makes you curious and a bit sceptical at the same time. All the more astonished I was [...]
I didn’t choose the title entirely by chance, because I actually wanted a treat for both: working in a video studio with precise sound and the appropriate sound system after work as a reward and relaxation for stressful hours. This may sound simple at first, but it is not. Analytical reproduction during mixing and cutting does not [...]
Selpic, based in California, specializes in intelligent printing products and solutions and will soon introduce a brand new portable printer pen at Indiegogo – the Selpic P1. This printer pen is not only the smallest printer pen in the world, but most importantly, it’s powerful enough to print anything on almost any surface. And [...]
What should one actually write in capital letters about a mousepad if it works? but people are curious and since everybody and everything is screaming for RGB by now, one can also try it on oneself. Since I, as a user of a full-size mechanical keyboard and low-senser in general, only use pads with a length of at least 90 cm and a depth of 40 cm [...]
Today I took a look at the 1MORE Dual Driver ANC Pro, the latest Bluetooth neckband headphones from 1MORE. Actually, I have a rather tense relationship with in-ears, but this may also be due to the fact that most of the time the upholstery does not fit. But I’ll gladly be proven wrong. The 1MORE Dual Driver ANC Pro features the just hip [...]
Our forum member "Mr. Gurke" contributed a user news today and wrote about the Indiegogo project. Of course you should be happy to share in this and therefore now like to leave the sole word to the forum activist and then I'm out… Do you sometimes feel that way? You only want to look up something on the big internet very [...]
The weather provokes the way outside and be it on the home balcony. You like to take such a mobile sound lover out with you, because with the pure natural noises it is not far away in the city anyway. Despite lockdown. But how you manage to go singing and swimming with a 66 Euro expensive speaker in the truest sense of the word, I even want to [...]
The Steelseries Apex 5 is a mechanical, RGB-lit gaming keyboard with a small OLED display. It can be purchased for around 130€ from the usual dealers and thus sits relatively in the middle of the now quite high price premium for mechanical gaming keyboards. So far, so well known. But what might distinguish this keyboard from the rest? Because if [...]
NVIDIA recently introduced an AI tool for RTX owners that not only frees microphone recordings, but secondary and independent playback of any audio stream from noise. RTX Voice, as an AI noise cancellation tool, can be used for pretty much anything that uses the microphone input, including teams, zoom, Skype, Teamspeak and, of course, Discord [...]
The Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE is the latest mouse in Corsair's Dark Core range. It is a wireless gaming mouse, of course with RGB lighting, as well as Bluetooth function. The simpler Dark Core RGB Pro is available for around 100€ and the SE version with Wireless Charging for approx. 110€, so both are definitely in the upper price range for [...]
Home office, working for hours on the PC, staying mobile, still being accessible and all without cables? Gaming headsets are usually the worst possible solution for such purposes and who makes home office or the Logitech Zone Wireless could be quite happy. Today's test should clarify how useful this headset really is for everyday use in [...]
Edifier Technology CompanyLtd was founded in Beijing in May 1996 and has since changed from a small, national producer to an internationally known and operating company. Activities in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region are evidence of rapid expansion. Compared to many competitors, the company has [...]
Almost 12 years ago I once published a small craft project, which now happens to have fallen into my fingers while cleaning up. Funnily enough, the Gnaze still works, because I also ripped out the old PC. Only the batteries of the controller I had to replace, the rest still ran amazingly as then.
First of all, of course, you have to ask yourself how much money you really want to spend on in-ears, whether you are more brand-savvy, or like to experiment. For a street price of 99 euros for the CX 350BT and approx. 68 Euro for the CX 150BT you don't get too high, but you also have to be satisfied with the basics. The question arises: how [...]
