Fiio started focusing on the high-end segment two years ago, and that led to a deluge of premium products, including DACs, IEMs that used a combination of three different driver units, and network streamers. While these products were aimed at the high-end segment, they still delivered a great feature-set, and undercut their rivals by a considerable margin.
Nothing illustrates this as much as the K9 Pro DAC; Fiio did all the right things with the product, and having used it for over a year and a half, I'm convinced that there isn't anything better at this price point. The only downside is that the K9 Pro still costs $849, making it inaccessible to a mainstream audience.
