The EF500 Is BETTER Than You Think – Hidden HiFi DAC/AMP Gem?

The HIFIMAN EF499 looks almost identical to the EF500 - but these DAC/AMPs are more different than they seem. The EF500 features a more powerful headphone amplifier section, and is the most affordable model to include HIFIMAN’s Himalaya R2R digital to analogue converter chip. But is that enough to make it worth it? 0:00 Is A DAC & AMP Combo Unit Good For You? 0:25 Design & Build Quality (Similarities To The EF600, Aluminium Chassis, Volume Knob) 2:14 Inputs & Outputs (Balanced XLR, Single-Ended RCA, Digital Sources, Network) 3:24 Features (Filter Selection - Oversampling, Non-Oversampling, Streaming, High Gain) 4:55 Technical Specs (Himalaya R2R Ladder Chip, Power Output, THD, SNR, Channel Separation) 6:02 Sound Quality (Tonal Balance, Sound Stage, Dynamics, Depth, Layering, Vocal Performance) HiFiMan EF500: https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/e... Companies interested in working together can contact me at [email protected] Track: Legend - Karl Casey Link:    • Legend