Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to Final Audio and Jackrabbit Media for sending the DX3000CL for review!

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Test Gear...

All music originated as FLAC or DSD files locally or some FLAC files were also streamed from Qobuz, all through Roon.

Chain 1...

FiiO M33 R2R DAP (review coming soon!)

Chain 2…

Sonore opticalRendu (review coming!) USB output into Berkeley Alpha USB (youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA) then AES into Berkeley Alpha Series 2 DAC (youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s) then into either LTA Z10e ((youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE) or Niimbus HPA US5 Pro (youtu.be/lLlPJyvGSIQ) amplifiers.

Chain 3…

MacMini running HQPlayer (review coming!) USB output into Lampizator Baltic 3 DAC (youtu.be/QShvh2rqETc) then XLR output into either the Z10e or US5 Pro from Chain 2.

Compared Headphones...

Audeze LCD-S20: youtu.be/IqbLlVCziT0
Focal Azurys: youtu.be/NoxmHvBXwAA
Focal Radiance: youtu.be/rXnmlXCf_bA
HiFiMan Ananda Unveiled: youtu.be/fd6eJp109Bk

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:13 Shameless Self Promotion
01:45 Use Timestamps!
02:25 About the DX3000CL
10:03 Sound Leak Demo
16:13 Test Gear
16:42 Sound
24:58 Comparisons
29:05 Wrap Up