Best headphone amplifier up to 1000USD - Geshelli Erish 3

Geshelli Erish 3 Pro is a headphone amplifier at $550; this is my review.

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00:00 About Erish 3
03:16 Sound
07:05 vs Topping A70 Pro
09:06 vs SMSL SH-X
10:15 Adding iFi Power X
12:32 vs Aune S17 pro
16:40 Final thoughts

Test setup
Streamers:
Allo DigiOne Signature (with GentooPlayer and Diretta protocol)
DACs:
Preamps:
Amps:
Speakers:

Head-Fi test setup:

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[JTB--]

I have the J3 Pro DAC with this Erish 3 Amp(Both Zebra Wood). Both have the SS2590 Op Amps in them. Really Dynamic and Impactful stack. 👍

[OldGuyHifi]

Sherri, Geno and Rachel are all terrific people. I love those guys. Great review. My son is in Novi Sad filming today. He said that Serbia is beautiful.

[stevezeidman]

Excellent review as usual. You’re always very thorough. Great to see your review of Geshelli E3. They are a terrific family run company. I have several versions of their J2 and believe they punch way above their weight. I know many of us here in the US had mentioned them to you sometime ago and I’m thrilled you’ve been able to experience their products first hand.

[NeilBlanchard]

It takes me a while to watch your reviews - because I have to stop and listen to the songs you reference. The Aynsley Lister cover of Little Wing is excellent!
I am very glad you have heard more of Geshelli Labs' equipment - they are such a wonderful company and they make amazingly great stuff! I hope you get to also review the J3 Pro DAC - and the Dayzee DAC, as well!

[DN]

Immediately skipped to the s17 part.😂 Glad it wasn't dethroned. I like the warmer Class A Sound.

[budgetaudiophilelife-long]

🤗THANKS SRBJ, FOR HELPING THE AUDIOPHILE COMMUNITY 💚💚💚

[MoonshineBeforeSunshine]

Hi Srboljub,

I've been going through your reviews and I've noticed that there isn't a review for Fiio K9 AKM. Man, there should be a review from you on this dac/amp. Haha!

I specifically would love if you compare it to SMSL DO400, since how pleased you were with it due to the balanced quality of both its dac and amp; in fact, you put it above the favorite Topping DX5.

Another interesting point for the comparison is that both SMSL DO400 and Fiio K9 AKM have the same price point.

Thanks for the great reviews and comparisons, as always.

[onionknight]

I only listen to speakers. I watched this video only because I want to support you.

[earmite]

When used as a preamp how does it sound?

[stephendixon]

That was truly fantastic - Thank you. I just LOVE the way you find to describe sounds. Not only do you do that in a way which makes total sense to me, I see your passion and excitement for what gives you the most enjoyment in your music (and much of that we share). It’s funny but I almost pulled the trigger and bought an AUNE S17 Pro based on your review (saw a few others, but none as good as yours descriptively) and yet I couldn’t quite make my mind up. Have a new pair of Dan Cark Audio E3 closed back headphones on their way to me and want a good amp to make the most of them - Just wasn’t sure I also wanted additional room heating from the S17 Pro.

Out of curiosity, you refer to both of these as being the best ‘below $1, 000’ - but couldn’t find any reviews you had done above that price bracket, or is that because there are none? If so, do you know what you might consider (as a purchaser) if you were prepared to venture much higher than $1, 000 to find something significantly better than either of these? Thanks again for all your hard work 👍

[connorduke]

This would tend to indicate that an even better power supply (such as Farad) would give the Geshelli the win over the Aune.

[Levdrekinn]

Great review! I ordered mine a couple weeks back because I've been rocking the Singxer SA-1 for roughly 3 years now and felt it was time to switch things up. Seeing you and Z Reviews giving this thing high praise makes me excited for mine to come to my doorstep.

[wokthetalk]

I wonder how the E3 functions as a pre-amp? As well are the gain function designed to allow a more functional use between headphone (high gain) and IEM (low gain)?

[sopasadena]

Great review. A linear power supply might elevate E3 performance even more

[vagomaniac]

I know it’s a bit off topic but how did holo cyan 2 escaped your analytical grasp? I mean it comes highly recommended in general. But since you own an r26 and have experience with many other r2r dacs in this price point we have been waiting for your point of view. I got an A26 and everything you said was true, but it was so airy and ethereal that was missing the all important body in the mid base. So much so that it was boring to the point that you forgot music was playing. Maybe this is the way to go in this price point. Laiv was also a great review!

[Roni-uc]

Hi,
The SMSL SH-X tonality is
Thank you 🙏

[kamertonaudiophileplayer]

You should mention headphones used to evaluate the amplifier.

[Simon_Hawkshaw]

A fantastic review of this exceptional equipment, which, by its excellence, totally deserves your attention to sonic detail that you put in all your reviews. The colour combination is also very cool, and I may just steal this combination for my next purchase. Thank you for your time, efforts, and time to share this with us all.

[winstonmcgill]

What's the difference between this model and the Archel 3.0 pro

[gandralf]

Why basically nobody else is talking about this product?