Stax Omega2 Mk2 Review
First of all I would like to thank Budi for making this review possible.As the flagship STAX headphone, the Omega2 is the most perfect headphone I've ever listened to. All of us can start from different headphone preferences, and ultimately [...more]
Stax Omega2 Preview
A really good friend of mine lent me his Stax Omega 2 set up. I've been listening to it on the HeadAmp KGSS amplifier, while comparing it to the HD800 out of the Grace m902, the Burson HA-160, and the [...more]
HD800 and JH16
After having finished the JH Audio comparison, this is the next question that I want to see answered. A lot of people has been asking about it too, if the JH16 is so good, how does it perform next to [...more]
German Flagship Battle: The HD800 and the T1
As of 2010, these are the two flagship models being offered by the two of the biggest headphone company in the world, Sennheiser, and Beyerdynamic. Both offers the latest technology in their drivers. Ring shaped driver in the Sennheiser HD800, [...more]
The Beta22 Amplifier
Introduction to the Beta22To start with, the Beta22 amplifier is a design by AMB Laboratories. It is a fully discrete, high current, class A headphone amplifier that's considered by many to be the best of the best in solid state [...more]
Hifiman HE5LE First Impression
From the first moment that I put on the HE5LE, I immediately like this version better than the original HE5! The changes is significant enough that even when I didn't have the HE5 with me, I was able to tell [...more]
First Impression: Lehmann Black Cube Linear
During the Sennheiser HD800 launch event in Singapore, the Lehmann Black Cube Linear amplifier was chosen to be the "official" amplifier for auditioning sessions. It was a little hard to judge its performance, given that the headphone (the HD800), the [...more]
A Little More on the HE-5 vs HD800
I have been doing more listening on the Hifiman HE-5, partly because I'm doing a review on the Audio Technica W1000X and I want to see how it compares with the HE-5 orthodynamic. During this time, I've felt that my [...more]
Hifiman HE-5 vs Sennheiser HD800
I've been going back and forth on the HE-5 and the HD800. This time I am listening purely on the CEC TL51xz and the Balanced Beta22. Both the HE-5 and the HD800 is in balanced configuration. I did not want [...more]
HD800 Journal: Part 3
Summing up what I've written previously on Part 1 and Part 2 of the HD800 Journal, I felt that the HD800 is an exceptional dynamic headphone, and the better the component upstream is, the better the HD800 gets. This is [...more]
HD800 Journal: Part 2
After more listening with the Sennheiser HD800, I've concluded that the HD800 is so good, that if your bank account permits, you might want to start doing some source rolling. Yes, the HD800 is transparent and it will reveal any [...more]
HD800 Journal: Part 1
What a long wait, but finally the HD800 is here. I've heard the HD800 at two other occassions, but nothing beats listening at home with your own personal set up.This past week I've been contemplating an upgrade to my CEC [...more]
