The much-delayed, and rather impressive HiFiman HM901 receives good coverage over at Headfonics.

“Perhaps the biggest surprise for me was the HE6 and the HM-901. I am usually quite skeptical when it comes to anything other than Class A min of 5 watts per channel and preferably balanced and true enough the HM-901 doesn’t drive as authoratively as the Mjolnir or the EF6 but what it did seem to manage to do was to give me a competent level of volume control between 7 and 8 without clipping or sounding overly thin or tinny and definitely not sharp. Outside of the DX100 I think on experience this is probably the only DAP I could recommend at this price point to pair with the HE6 and even then I much prefer the more natural tonality the HM-901 with the balanced amp card over the DX100.”

While not boasting the same level of build and attention to detail as its Astell&Kern counterparts, the HM901 looks to be a solid contender for most-reaching all-in-one digital audio player.

Read the full review here.