Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Let's take a look back at the year in audio! Join me as I count down my 10 favorite pieces of audio gear I reviewed in 2025 (plus a few honorable mentions)!

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Part 1: My Picks For Top 10 Most Important Pieces of Gear in 2025: youtu.be/xQu9GwAwlNw

My Reviews of the Mentioned Gear (alphabetical order)

Audeze CRBN2: youtu.be/Br1L0UNWML4
Audma Maestro HPA1: youtu.be/0_KhgEzpM3E
Fiio M21: youtu.be/22bHTUv3G8k
Hedd D1: youtu.be/VEMQwuZDVBs
HiFiMan HE1000 Unveiled: youtu.be/pSXKdoYg0Tc
HiFiMan Susvara Unveiled: youtu.be/WI1gnx2tD7s
HiFiMan Susvara (OG): 1) youtu.be/mZJ78eXWkt0
2) youtu.be/oUrJx173P5M
LAiV Harmony DAC: youtu.be/GtKG5_ABzAg
LAiV Harmony uDAC: youtu.be/A5sqsO76L8w
LAiV Harmony uDDC: youtu.be/HmycorlO2Vo
Mirph Designs MIRPH-1: youtu.be/b7AvyocYck4
RAAL 1995 Immanis: youtu.be/anTb5JlunuA
Schiit Asgard X: youtu.be/n8H8SN3Rdf4
Schiit Gungnir 2: youtu.be/XzOPRleWXgE
Schiit Jotunheim 3: youtu.be/GhLNMFzcr74
Schiit Mimir: youtu.be/JnT_3HpAHt0
SJY Horizon Closed Carbon: youtu.be/8UOM3K_VLDc
Violectric HPA V324: youtu.be/v1hDq8L0dIg

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro
00:51 Shameless Self Promotion
01:19 The Criteria
03:48 Honorable Mentions
06:51 10
08:25 9
09:24 8
10:32 7
11:47 6
13:12 5
14:20 4
16:11 3
18:27 2
20:45 1
24:39 Wrap Up