Shanling Sono - A V-Shape Signature that won my heart and ears? - Honest Audiophile Impressions

A BIG thank you to Shanling Audio for providing the Sono for review, much appreciated. The Sono is very much a V-Shape presentation. I tend not to appreciate V-Shape signatures much but did the Sono win my heart and ears? Purchase: https://en.shanling.com/product/436 Chapters: 00:00 INTRO/SPECS 00:59 BOX/CONTENTS/HI=RES STICKER 02:00 TUNING FILTERS 03)) BUILD/DESIGN 03:58 CABLE 04:30 FIT/COMFORT/ISOLATION 05:50 SOURCE PAIRINGS 07:20 SONIC IMPRESSIONS 07:39 BASS 08:50 MIDS 10:22 TREBLE 11:33 TECHNICAL ABILITIES 13:35 VS TRUTHEAR HEXA 14:11 DUNU TITAN S 14:52 CONCLUSION 15:38 OUTRO I am not a professional sound engineer, producer, musician, or vocalist, etc. I have not done any scientific research, measurements, or in-depth testing of any kind; just my own listening, comparing and internet reading/research. I have limited, real-life experience with recording, mixing and mastering gear. I have been involved since my teenage years with various churches as an amateur sound booth technician. Please take these thoughts, opinions and reasonings as just that, my honest audiophile thoughts, opinions and reasonings. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_... Twitter:   / talkdbs   @TalkDbs Website: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com Patreon :   / thehonestaudiophile   YouTube membership:    / @thehonestaudiophile   The Honest Audiophile research/review process:    • Let's Talk - My research and review process   Tierlist:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... Audio Terms/Definitions: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/p... Test Tracks: https://www.thehonestaudiophile.com/p... Amazon playlist: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlis... Recommended Gear: Audeze LCD-5: https://www.audeze.com/products/lcd-5 Rosson Audio Design RAD-0: http://www.rossonaudiodesign.com/ Meze Empyrean: https://mezeaudio.com/products/meze-e... Hifiman Ananda: https://hifiman.com/products/detail/290 Sennheiser HD600: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/best-aud... Sennheiser HD660s: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/hd-660-s Austrian Audio Hi-X60: https://austrian.audio/headphones/hi-... Audeze LCD 2 Closed: LCD-2 Closed Back (audeze.com) ADV. M5-12D: https://www.adv-sound.com/collections... CTM Da Vinci X: https://cleartunemonitors.com/product... Tin Hifi T2: https://www.linsoul.com/products/tinh... Sony NW-A105: https://electronics.sony.com/audio/wa... Sony NW-WM-1a: https://electronics.sony.com/audio/wa... Mytek Liberty DAC ii: https://mytek.audio/shop/lbrt-dac-ii-... HeadAmp GSX-Mini: https://www.headamp.com/products/gs-x... Tor Audio Roger: https://toraudio.com/main.html# Schiit Audio BiFrost 2: https://schiit.com/products/bi-frost-1 Massdrop THX AAA 789: https://drop.com/buy/drop-thx-aaa-789... Massdrop THX AAA One Linear: https://drop.com/buy/drop-thx-aaa-one... If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for the channel. Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia Venmo: @David-Sylvia-6 Patreon :   / thehonestaudiophile   If you would like to contact the channel please send an email to: dbstechtalk@gmail.com Affiliate links: Drop: https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/... Apos Audio: https://apos.audio?sca_ref=45218.8XN5... ADV-Sound: https://adv-sound.com/?mct=8ENJK5lB promo code: DavidS10 HifiGo: https://hifigo.com/?rfsn=5772588.cbfbb66 Linsoul: https://www.linsoul.com?sca_ref=91067...