Wooden Kings: W1000X, W3000ANV and W5000

Wooden Kings: W1000X, W3000ANV and W5000

07/12/2012  |  63 Comments

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

The Power Pack: ALO RX MK3-B

The Power Pack: ALO RX MK3-B

05/30/2012  |  65 Comments

More and more, ALO is becoming a big name in the world of headphone amplification. I had my doubts when a company that specializes in developing cables suddenly... more

OS X Audio Players: Amarra, Audirvana, Pure Music, Fidelia, Decibel, and BitPerfect.

OS X Audio Players: Amarra, Audirvana, Pure Music, Fidelia, Decibel, and BitPerfect.

05/22/2012  |  83 Comments

Sometime in 2011 I began thinking about the possibility of doing a review on high quality audio players for the Mac OS X operating system. Even though Windows... more

Open Back Shures: SRH1440 and SRH1840

Open Back Shures: SRH1440 and SRH1840

04/20/2012  |  146 Comments

First of all, there is no mistaking that Shure tuned their new open-back headphones for the music listening crowd. Vastly different than the closed-back SRH840 and SRH940, the... more

Halide Design Cable DACs: Devilsound and DAC HD

Halide Design Cable DACs: Devilsound and DAC HD

03/29/2012  |  4 Comments

Last year Halide Design updated their cable DAC line up with the DAC HD, and I decided to ask them for a sample, not only of the new... more

The Sennheiser HD700 Journal (Mar 16, 2012)

The Sennheiser HD700 Journal (Mar 16, 2012)

03/16/2012  |  146 Comments

Introduction to the Journal This article is a work in progress and as time goes I will be adding things to it. Please refer to this table of contents... more

Sennheiser HD700 Unboxing

Sennheiser HD700 Unboxing

02/23/2012  |  63 Comments

First of all, thanks to Rosmadi Mahmood at Sennheiser for giving us the privilege of being among the first to have a look at the latest Sennheiser HD700... more

Audio Technica A1000X and W1000X

Audio Technica A1000X and W1000X

02/13/2012  |  44 Comments

Audio Technica has two different line ups for their high end closed-back headphones. The W-series seems to be the more popular one, but we don't quite hear about... more

Black Holes and Revelations: KingRex UD384 DAC and UPower PSU

Black Holes and Revelations: KingRex UD384 DAC and UPower PSU

01/24/2012  |  41 Comments

The new UD384 DAC from KingRex delivers music with an absolutely black background I have yet to hear from other DACs. From the first moment I tested the UD384,... more

The Amp That Makes Me Feel So Powerful: Triad Audio L3

The Amp That Makes Me Feel So Powerful: Triad Audio L3

01/18/2012  |  87 Comments

The successor to the Lisa 3 "portable" amplifier is here, and they decided to call it the L3. For some reason, Triad Audio has always been into oversized... more

Rein Audio X-DAC: Pure German Audio

Rein Audio X-DAC: Pure German Audio

01/05/2012  |  21 Comments

Normally we never talk much about the company making the items we review but Rein Audio is a company you probably never ever heard of, so allow me... more

The Beyerdynamic T70: More Tesla Goodness

The Beyerdynamic T70: More Tesla Goodness

11/23/2011  |  69 Comments

According to what's being said on the world wide web, the T70 is Beyerdynamic's replacement of the closed DT770 with Tesla technology ( fully metal sound transducers, …)... more

The New Grado Sound: Grado PS500

The New Grado Sound: Grado PS500

11/11/2011  |  69 Comments

Two years ago Grado released a special edition HF2 headphone that met a very warm reception from the headphone community. With the HF2, Grado demonstrated not only the... more

Violectric V100: German Pro-Audio Quality by LakePeople

Violectric V100: German Pro-Audio Quality by LakePeople

11/08/2011  |  83 Comments

The Violectric V100 is an A/B class amp with excellent German build quality. It’s sturdy, basic and has a very detailed finish. You can immediately recognize the Violectric... more

Improved: Audez'e LCD-2 Revision 2

Improved: Audez’e LCD-2 Revision 2

09/06/2011  |  133 Comments

The awesome just got an upgrade. And it's so obvious that I'm going to make this article short and sweet at just 463 words. Whatever the changes Audez'e did... more