CanJam Exhibition London 2025 Highlights

starting with Headphone Amps & Dacs......

Great OTL Tube Amplifier Feliks Audio Echo Vibe successor of the already fantastic Echo mk2 and still on the  affordable side

stunning first listening impressions with the Topping DX5 II, looks and built quality also really impressive for the asking price 

a potential best buy...

another fantastic budget offering the Fiio K13 R2R, first listening impressions have been really impressive, the

unit seems to be very well built and also very hefty unlike the K11

.......still one of the best portable options out there the Chord Mojo 2,  impresses me every time i listen to it

small, solid & great quality sound on the go

The Sendy Audio Kylin caught me be surprise an absolute beauty built and sound wise, a Class A Amp-Dac at around 1500€

The mighty Ifi idsd Valkyrie an endgame level transportable amp/dac, great aesthetics meet fantastic sound performance 

very detailed and neutral presentation with plenty of options to influence the sound

Topping's Flagships offerings the brand new A & D 900  on the  expensive side but built very nicely and impressive performance

still impressive the solid Ferrum Erco Gen 2 (DAC/AMP)  and it's Hypsos external power supply

On the headphone front the new Hifiman Ananda Unveiled was a big surprise,  very open sounding and possibly a more affordable option

of the "unveiled" technology

another great Meze Headphone the 105 Silva, it seems to combine the pro's of both the 105 Aer and the 109

so potentially we could be looking at a killer value

A positive surprise was the Aiva 2 from Sendy Audio, this open-back headphone sounds excellent at a quiet affordable pricetag

The Audeze LCD-S20 was another interesting headphone, a planar closed-back at an affordable price of around 500€

The Fiio Ft1 Pro  is an absolute banger, priced around 200€ this is a fantastic open-back headphone for beginners but not only.....

Taking it up a notch with the  FT7, another great offering from Fiio the best headphone they have done so far, it sounds

absolutely amazing price point around 750€.

finally the Meze Poet was my personal highlight of the show, at least for headphones. The built and sound performance is simply stellar

at least for my taste (around 2000€)

Concerning IEM's there were some amazing products at the show but i will only mention a few here

The Alien Brain from Campfire Audio is an excellent sounding IEM priced at around 1000€

another great option at the same price is the Mystic 8 from Letshuoer a wonderfully tuned IEM

but for my taste the best IEM in the 1000€ price range is the ThieAudio Monarch MK4, it combines the best of the 2 previous

generations of the Monarch's adding a physical "bass boost" switch which for my preference makes it very close to perfect.

At a more affordable price around 200€ the Hidizs MK12 absolutely stood out to me, with a very lively exciting presentation & powerful bass. 

it's a great option for the price

Finally 2 IEMS i really liked were the Flipears Legion and Aegis, both fantastic In ears with an absolutely gorgeous looks and amazing sound,

the first one more technical and neutral, the second one my absolute favorite with a more laidback treble performance and boosted low end.

Furthermore there were also some innovative products like the DHS-1 from Palma Audio a new brand with an interesting concept

a very special headphone that is a closed and open-back headphone at the same time. During the short listening session i had with it

two things stood out, on the positive side the sound quality was very good in both scenarios, on the negative side when using

as a closed-back headphone the "passive" outside noise isolation was not that great. 

Another great example of product innovation were the bluetooth headphones with noise cancelling from a new company called Ecoute Audio

Usually i'm not a big fan of wireless headphones but special about the TH-1 is that the amplifier stage is equipped with Vacuum Tubes

which give them a warm, creamy and lush sounding presentation, the built and comfort is excellent too.  This could be a really great option on the go.

There were other great products at the show, impossible to list them all.  ZMF, DCA, Hifiman, Chord, Astell & Kern........

Bokeh Closed & Noire X & XO, HE-1000 Unveiled and and and  ......

....... from ultra affordable to ultra-ultra high-end.....

Altogether this is a fantastic exhibition and really a great opportunity to 

listen to a lot of gear in one place...... looking forward to the next  CanJam London 2026