Standing Ovation: Smeggy’s Thunderpants
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
An Expensive Cheap Headphone : A Paradox
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
Modded Fostex: Mad Dog™ by Mr. Speakers
Disclaimer: The unit used for this review belongs to my partner Moko. There is a strong possibility that Analog Head, my headphone store, will be carrying the Mad... more
Mike and Lieven on the Hifiman HE-400
We've been hearing people complain about the rate at which Hifiman releases a new product into the market, and the release of the HE-400 shows that Hifiman is... more
Improved: Audez’e LCD-2 Revision 2
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
The Fostex Orthodynamics: T50RP and T40RP Mk2
Given the high level of popularity of orthodynamic headphones among the local crowd, I've had multiple chances to audition Fostex's orthodynamic headphones, including several different versions of the... more
Hifiman HE-4: The Lightest Modern Orthodynamic Yet
It's been quite a journey since we followed Hifiman's entry to the headphone market with the Hifiman HE-5 headphones. Unless you've personally owned all the different models, you're... more
Hifiman HE-500 First Impression
It really doesn't take lot of listening time to see that the HE-500 is, in most cases, a better headphone than the HE-6. Perhaps the biggest improvement factor with... more
Orthodynamic Sennheisers
Perhaps out of boredom with the limited range of available headphones in the market, my good friend Ian went and created two very special "Sennheiser" headphones. I don't... more
Audez’e LCD-2 Trio
We had a small local meet last weekend at which we had three LCD-2s being present. One was calico's, who's the master of wood housing headphones. The other... more
More Audez’e LCD-2
I just received a brand new LCD-2 from my good friend Peter. Of course it came with a nice wooden box and an interior that smelled like a... more
Hifiman HE-6 vs Audez’e LCD-2
All of us simply can't wait for the shoot-out comparing the two. Well, that opportunity came sooner than I expected. Last weekend we had a mini meet at... more
Hifiman HE-6 First Impression
Soon after I received the Hifiman HE6 headphone a few days ago, I started posting crazy tweets that reads like "The #Hifiman HE6 is jaw-dropping good! Gotta find... more
Vintage Yamaha Orthodynamics: YH-2, YHD-2, and YH-3
During this past year, the local headphone enthusiasts have caught the orthodynamic bug. In every local meets, orthodynamic headphones (let’s call them ‘orthos’ in short) can be seen... more
Audez’e LCD-2 Impressions
I really won't call this a full review, mostly due to the limited time I had with the headphone. Normally I get to keep a headphone for a... more
