Brutal World Class Acoustics: Ocharaku Flat-4 KURO and KAEDE

Brutal World Class Acoustics: Ocharaku Flat-4 KURO and KAEDE

06/03/2013  |  39 Comments

Disclaimer: I purchased the Ocharaku KURO and KAEDE units used for this review directly from Ocharaku. People often ask me what I'm listening to, and these days it's... more

Standing Ovation: Smeggy's Thunderpants

Standing Ovation: Smeggy’s Thunderpants

05/28/2013  |  56 Comments

Disclaimer: The Headfonia Store sells Fostex, Audez'e and Hifiman orthodynamic headphones. The Thunderpants was loaned to me by Fostex Japan. I don't think I've ever written a title that... more

Beyerdynamic T90: Open Tesla Candy!

Beyerdynamic T90: Open Tesla Candy!

05/21/2013  |  41 Comments

Intro Beyerdynamic was so kind to send us the T90 for review, well actually they asked us to review it for them and I’m not going to pass that... more

Baby Stax Take 2: STAX SR-002

Baby Stax Take 2: STAX SR-002

04/24/2013  |  11 Comments

Disclaimer: The Headfonia Store is a STAX reseller. Back in the days, roughly some 4-5 years ago, there was quite some hype on the original baby Stax which I had to work... more

Fostex: TH900 and TH600

Fostex: TH900 and TH600

03/21/2013  |  64 Comments

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

The Dark Sennheiser HD650: All For The Music

The Dark Sennheiser HD650: All For The Music

03/16/2013  |  156 Comments

Editor's Note: An HD650 review? Don't we have one already? One of the reason for this newer review is because I noticed that the HD650 actually increased in... more

An Expensive Cheap Headphone : A Paradox

An Expensive Cheap Headphone : A Paradox

03/01/2013  |  64 Comments

  Introduction - Subjectivism, Objectivism, Neutrality and a long rant It's not the consumers job to know what they want. Was it ever? Music and how we consume it constantly... more

SoundMagic's HP100: The Late New Discovery

SoundMagic’s HP100: The Late New Discovery

02/18/2013  |  55 Comments

Ever since I wrote the New Year’s post in December I have been wondering about the Soundmagic HP100 headphone Ed nominated for “product of the year”. We’re probably... more

Vsonic: A full Product Line Shoot-Out!

Vsonic: A full Product Line Shoot-Out!

02/13/2013  |  24 Comments

Jeroen, who also did the Teufel review for us,  was so kind to volunteer to guestreview the -at that time- full Vsonic lineup. We got these IEMs from... more

The Amperior and The Momentum (and The HD25-1)

The Amperior and The Momentum (and The HD25-1)

01/29/2013  |  43 Comments

A while ago when the Amperior was announced and launched, I realized I actually never owned its predecessor the world famous HD25 I-II and so I decided to... more

The Casual: Philips Fidelio M1

The Casual: Philips Fidelio M1

01/23/2013  |  11 Comments

Disclaimer: I received the Fidelio M1 sample from Philips Asia.   The Fidelio Line Up The Fidelio M1 complements the bigger L1 and X1 Fidelios as the ultraportable model of the... more

Enjoy Sound and Tea: Ocharaku Flat-4

Enjoy Sound and Tea: Ocharaku Flat-4

01/21/2013  |  15 Comments

Disclaimer: The Ocharaku Flat-4 IEM used for this review belong to a friend of ours.  Editor's note: The Ocharaku Flat-4 IEM is a double 10-mm dynamic driver, put together... more

Ultimate Ears' Ultimate: The UE9000

Ultimate Ears’ Ultimate: The UE9000

01/19/2013  |  30 Comments

Disclaimer: The sample for this review was kindly provided by Logitech Asia. Thanks Cannis, Mei Mei, and Deborah (SPRG)!    After spending time with the UE9000 and doing a lot... more

Dual Denons: AH-D600 & D7100

Dual Denons: AH-D600 & D7100

01/08/2013  |  66 Comments

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 Fidelio X1 by Philips

The Fidelio X1 by Philips

12/11/2012  |  88 Comments

Disclaimer: I received the X1 sample directly from Philips Asia. Ah, the Fidelio X1 headphone from Philips. I've had it for almost two full months now and I'm guilty... more