Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to Lily Audio for the loan of Genesis One!

Buy from HiFi Connect: hificonnect.com/product/lily-audio-genesis-one-headphone

Lily Audio product page: lilyaudio.com/genesis-one

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Test Gear...

Systems Tour: youtu.be/Y4z0ZOJzJ4g

All music was digital in lossless or hi-rez FLAC or DSD formats either played locally or streamed from Qobuz (FLAC only), all through Roon.

Chain 1

Sonore opticalRendu Deluxe Edition (review coming) USB output into Berkeley Alpha USB DDC (youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA) AES output into Berkeley Alpha S2 DAC (youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s) then XLR output into Schiit Kara F preamp and Wotan amp (reviews coming!); Wotan speaker outputs through Zynsonix CBox-2 (youtu.be/-i7PwSXzB8M)

Chain 2

Sonore ultraRendu v1.3 (youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs) USB output into Singxer SU-6 DDC (youtu.be/6dr4T0Sd_NU) then I2S into either Ferrum WANDLA GSE & Oor combo (Hypsos power supply, youtu.be/Qh1b-XFH7R8, youtu.be/xUsRyoBPdyk) with Oor's XLR pre out into XLR switch or LAiV Harmony DAC (youtu.be/GtKG5_ABzAg) into XLR switch, then into either Niimbus HPA US5 Pro (youtu.be/lLlPJyvGSIQ) or Cayin HA-300mkiii (youtu.be/dmLfnLTZczw)

Other amps tested for sufficient power...

Schiit Jotunheim 3 (youtu.be/GhLNMFzcr74)
Violectric HPA V281 (youtu.be/ETFZtNxunKg)


Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:16 Shameless Self Promotion
01:48 About the Genesis One
04:12 HUGE power demand
13:34 Build & Accessories
18:29 Sound
26:57 Final Thoughts