Rein Audio’s New Toys: X3 DAC & X-Amp
Disclaimer: Rein Audio sent me both units as temporary review samples and the units will be sent to back to them The Start A little over a year ago I... more
Fostex: TH900 and TH600
Disclaimer: The TH600 is a loaner from Fostex Japan, the TH900 a loaner that belongs to a local enthusiast. This review started life as a TH600 which I received... more
Bakoon HDA-5210mk3 Amplifier
Disclaimer: Loaner sample from a friend/owner of the amp. Bakoon of Japan came up with this very interesting take at a headphone amplifier. First of all, why the difficult... more
Powerhouse: Burson Conductor
Disclaimer: The Burson Conductor unit used in this review is a loaner unit from Burson Audio. Roughly two years ago I came across the first Burson headphone amp that... more
Dual Denons: AH-D600 & D7100
Disclaimer: Thanks to Denon BeNelux and Denon Indonesia for the loaners. Lately I got in touch with the Denon BeNelux distributors and they were so kind to lend us... more
The Dark Side Beckons – Hifiman EF-6
Thank you to Hifiman and Tyll for the loaners. You guys rock. The equipment used for this review include: The Hifiman EF-6 Amplifier, HE-6 and HE-500 headphones, The Audeze... more
Crème De La Crème: Fostex HP-A8
Disclaimer: Mike bought his HP-A8 from Jaben Indonesia. Edd received a loaner from SCV London. This is a double review. Standard text is Edd's. Italics are Mike's. At the heart... more
Getting Down and Dirty: JVC’s DX-1000
Say hello to our new guest writer, Julius. A long time headphone enthusiast, he has a special connection with his JVC DX1000 headphone and so I thought it'd... more
Wooden Kings: W1000X, W3000ANV and W5000
When the Audio Technica W3000 50th Anniversary Edition headphone was released, I know I wanted to do a review on it, but only if I can compare it... more
Violectric V200: The German Solid State
Time sure does fly… I reviewed the V100 in November of last year and I absolutely loved it. The V200’s little brother turned out to be an awesome... more
Altmann Micro Machines Tera-Player Review
Here we are, with a spartan digital audio player that costs 840 Euros. Let's take a look at the features: No screen display, only buttons. Only WAV support, nothing else. No... more
An Interview with Charles Altmann
Have you heard about the €840 portable audio player that started going viral around the web late last year? It's a really expensive player (the introductory price was... more
The Minute 45 Amplifier by SAC Thailand
Minute's 45 amplifier comes from SAC Thailand, a small boutique audio manufacturer based in Thailand, famous for making world-class output transformers and transformer based volume controls. The Minute... more
Old Champ: The AKG K1000
For years I have been reading people rave about AKG flagship K1000 headphone. Although a bit late but better than never, the opportunity for me to evaluate this... more
Voltage Monster: Ray Samuels Dark Star
The way Ray describes the Dark Star on his website is pretty menacing: In SE output it can easily swing close to 80 volts P-P., but the Dark Star... more
