CanJam London 2016 Show Report
CanJam London 2016 Show Report By Maurice Washington

Custom Eartips

  I was on the search for a company that could create custom eartips for the Campfire Audio Andromeda, and Snugs of the UK was able to make them for me! I gave them my Andromeda so they could make a mold that they could use for other Andromedas if others want custom tips of their own! 

Ear scanning for the Snugs custom eartips

Digital Audio Player

Echobox Audio Explorer 64GB

The Explorer is Echobox's first foray into the DAP scene, and it is definitely making a splash onto the audio enthusiast scene. The Explorer has almost as coherent sound as my current auditory favorite, the QP1R, but the Explorer offers something that the QP1R does not, and that is…the internet. Oh, the internet. In this case, it's mainly the ability to stream services such as TIDAL, which the QP1R cannot do. Tidal sounds adequately coherent to my ears, and it's nice to know that there are certain apps that I can use within the Explorer ecosystem. Are there issues? Yes, but all have been relayed back to Mr. McKinney, and he is having the engineers around the world work on eradicating these issues.

There isn't any denying of the fact that the designs of the flask-like player are very snazzy and strike conversations everywhere I go with the Explorer. The volume knob on top is ribbed and easy to turn, the screen is vibrant, and one of the best features of the Explorer is the HUGE battery life it offers. We are talking about 4000mAh level here - gargantuan levels, no doubt! How can you put that into perspective? Well, it's similar to the iPhone playing music at least a couple or few charge cycles in a row.

I am looking forward to writing about the Explorer once the rollout of the device comes in the near future.

Oh, and Echobox's own The Finder X1 pairs splendidly with the Echobox.

Last year, the Orpheus I, and now, the Orpheus II! The presentation of the system when turning it on is unrivalled. The sound of it was very good, but if I had to pick one, the MSB system to my ears was more detailed, and embodied the utmost in clarity and depth.

MSB – One of the crispest, coherent and exhilarating complete system that I've ever listened to.

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