The Porta-KSC75
Adhisan, a local forum member, showed me his Porta-KSC75. It's a oKSC75 with a Porta-Pro style frame. The frame is a knock-off design of the original PortaPro. Surprisingly,... more
Sennheiser PX100-II vs PX100
Sennheiser PX100 is quite possibly the most successful portable headphones that Sennheiser has ever put out for the Ipod generation. Introduced in 2003, it quickly became an instant... more
AIAIAI Tracks Headphone
Okay, what's a designer headphone doing in a headphone enthusiast website? As I've mentioned in the blogs previously, I've been playing around with entry level portables, trying to find... more
Sony MDR-570LP
There are times when I want to have a light and portable headphone for listening to music outdoors. The big and serious cans won't do here, and as... more
Ultrasone Edition 8
High end and portability doesn't usually go together, but Ultrasone has made it happen with the Edition 8. I've always associated high end with big oversized set ups that... more
The Japanese Cult Headphone: Sony MDR-CD900ST
Here is an obscure little Sony headphone that we don’t hear too much about. Unlike the MDR-V6 or the MDR-5607 headphone, the MDR-CD900ST is relatively unknown, except perhaps... more
Audio Technica ES10
Audio Technica rewrote the rules of portable with the ATH-ES10. When it was announced last year, I noticed that the ES10 is not just another new portable. It... more
Ultrasone Zino
Fans of Ultrasone should rejoice with the release of the Ultrasone Zino. The Zino is a foldable portable headphone with a $129 MSRP, though street prices are more... more
SRH-840, HD25-1, and ESW-9
People has been asking me to do a comparison between the Shure SRH-840, the Sennheiser HD25-1, and the Audio Technica ESW-9. For a long time, the ESW-9 and... more
Shure SRH-840: Conclusion
After many more hours on the SRH-840, my impressions have been growing more and more positive. I've been using the SRH-840 with three of the newest portable amp... more
Shure SRH-840: 50+ Hours
The sound of the Shure changes as the hours go by. I can start to describe the sound of the Shure after 50 hours have passed. It is... more
Shure SRH-840: Out of the Box
Finally comes the long awaited headphone from Shure. Along with the SRH-840, Shure also introduced two lower end models, the SRH-440, and the SRH-240, as their first ever... more
Sennheiser HD25-1 Balanced
Seeing how the HD650 was transformed by the Balanced Beta22, just for kicks I plugged the HD25-1 to the Beta22 using the same balanced HD650 cable. The HD25-1 balanced,... more
Monster Beats Studio By Dr.Dre
When the news broke that Monster cables are working together with Dr. Dre to make a line of headphones, most of the response I've heard were not positive.... more
Sennheiser HD410, HD414, and HD424
We managed to get our hands on 3 variants of Sennheiser’s classic open design phone:
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