Tier List (01-2026)
Headphone Amp:
1. Gold Note HP10 (S) (added 12/2025)
2. Aune S-17 Pro (S-)
3. Feliks Audio Echo Mk2 (A+)
4. Singxer SA-1 (A+)
5. Ifi Zen Can V3 (A-)
6. Xduoo MT-604 (B+)
7. Gustard H-16 (B)
8. Ifi Zen Can Signature 6xx Edition (B-)
Headphone Dac-Amp Combo:
1. Luxsin X9 (A+) (added 07/2025)
2. Topping DX5 ii (A) (added 09/2025)
3. Fiio K13 R2R (A) (added 11/2025)
4. Questyle CMA-400i (A)
5. Earmen ST-Amp (B+)
6. Fiio K7 (B+)
7. Fiio K11 (B)
Dac:
1. Ifi Zen Dac V3 (added 02/2025) (B+)
2. SMSL SU-9 (B+)
3. Ifi Zen Dac V2 (B+)
4 SMSL SU-1 (B-)
DAP:
1. Fiio M17 (added 11/2025) (S-)
2. Astell & Kern Kann Ultra (A+)
3. Onix Audio XM2 Tocata (A) (added 02/2026)
3. Fiio M11 Plus 2 (B+)
4. Fiio M11 Pro (B)
5. Fiio JM21 (B)
6. Hiby R5 Gen 2 (B)
7. Fiio M11 (C+)
8. Hiby R3 Pro Sabre (C+)
Portable Dac Amp:
1. Questyle CMA-18P (added 11/2025) (A+)
2. Earmen L-Amp mk2 (added 02/2026) (A+)
2. Ifi Go Bar Gold (B+)
3. IBasso DC07 Pro (B+)
4. Fiio KA17 (B+)
5. Questyle CMA-15 (B+)
6. Cayin Ru-6 (B)
7. Fiio BTR-7 (B)
8. Fosi Audio DS1 (B)
9. Fiio BTR-5 (B-)
Headphones Open-Back:
1. Meze Empyrian II (S) (added 12/2025)
2. Hifiman HE1000 SE V3 (S-)
3. Hifiman HE6SE v2 (A+)
4. Meze 105 Silva (added 11/2025) (A-)
5. Hifiman Ananda Nano (A-)
6. Sennheiser HD660s2 (A-)
7. Aune AR5000 (A-)
8. Fiio FT-3 (B+)
9. Focal Elear (B-)
10. Sennheiser HD660s (B-)
11. Hifiman Sundara (B-)
13. Drop/Sennheiser HD6xx (B-)
14. Drop + Grell OAE-1 (C+)
15. Philips Fidelio X2HR (C+)
Headphones Closed-Back:
1. Dan Clarke Audio Noire X (A+)
2. ZMF Bokeh Closed (added 07/2025) (A+)
3. Fiio FT1 (added 02/2025) (A)
4. Sennheiser HD620s (added 04/2025) (A-)
5. Dan Clarke Audio Ether C Flow v1.1 (B)
6. Focal Elegia (B-)
7. Focal Celestee (B-)
8. Audeze EL-8 ti (B-)
9. Hifiman Sundara Closed-Back (C-)
Headphones BT Wireless:
1. Mark Levinson N5909 (B+)
2. Focal Bathys (B+)
3. Sonos Ace (B)
4. Apple Airpods Max (B)
5. Sennheiser Momentum 2 (B-)
6. Bowers and Wilkins P7 (C+)
7. Sony WH-1000 XM3 (C)
In Ears:
1. ThieAudio Monarch mk4 (11-2025)(S+)
2. ThieAudio Monarch mk2 (S)
3. Flipears Aegis (S-) (added 09/2025)
4. Kiwi Ears Orchestra II (added 02/2026) (S-)
5. Aful Performer 5+2 (A+)
6. Softears Volume S (added 05/2025) (A+)
7. Ziigaat Horizon (added 02/2026) (A+)
8. Letshuoer S12 Ultra (added 02/2026) (A+)
9. Hidizs MK12 Turris (A+/with red nozzle) (added 09/2025)
10. ThieAudio Oracle mk2 (A+)
11. Hidizs MP-145 (A)
12. Meze Alba (A)
13. ThieAudio Hype 2 (A)
14. Letshuoer DX-1 (A-) (added 09/2025)
15. Sennheiser IE600 (A-)
16. Letshouer S12 (A-)
17. Moondrop Blessing 2 (A-)
18. Truthear Gate (B+) (added 09/2025)
19. Kinera Idun Golden (B+)
20. 7hz Salnotes Zero (B+)
21. KZ ZS10 Pro (B)
Streamers:
1. Eversolo DMP-A 6 Master Edition (A+)
2. Wiim Ultra (A)
3. Matrix Mini i-4 (A-)
4. Bluesound Node N130 (B)
5. Wiim Pro (B)
6. Bluesound Node 2i (B-)
7. Topping M50 (C)