Japanese Flagship: Sony MDR-EX1000
Here it is, the MDR-EX1000 flagship IEM from Sony, courtesy of my friend at Bankok’s Munkong Gadget. Sony started with a huge 16mm dynamic…
December, 2010
Joy To The World!
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah…
Stax Omega2 vs Stax Omega2
In this opportunity, two of the most highly regarded Electrostatic headphone have been loaned to me so that I can write something about how…
Twisted Pear Audio Opus DAC
A long time friend of mine, Ian, sent me his newly finished Twisted Pear Audio Opus DAC. The Opus is a DIY DAC based…
Headstage: The Arrow Amplifier
I think it was in 2008 that I discovered about the existence of a new amplifier called the Headstage Arrow. At that time, Robert…
Colorfly C4: The New High End Player
When the Hifiman HM-801 player was released, I think everyone was quite skeptical on how “hi-fi” can a portable player from a relatively small…
HM-601 Video Review
“Welcome to another episode of Deckhand Davy” I think Davy’s Video reviews tackles some angles that we don’t get with text-based reviews. After all,…
Ortofon HD-Q7
I normally have a bias against tiny desktop amps, as they tend to not sound very good when compared to bigger sized amps of…
Superlux HA3D Amplifier
Taiwanese brand Superlux continues to introduce products that upsets the pricing standard of professional audio products. Not stopping with the HD668B monitoring headphone that…
Fiio E9 Video Review
Dave from DeckhandDavy makes nice video reviews on YouTube. And they happen to cover a lot of products that I think we are all…
Panasonic RP-HJE900 Zirconia IEM
I have recently gotten a hold of the Panasonic RP-HJE900 Zirconia IEM. Yes, it is Panasonic, not some other boring brands like Sennheiser or…
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…
Hippo Shroom and Hippo Shroom EB (Extra Bass)
When I got my Shroom last June 2010, I was impressed by the size, as it is relatively smaller than other IEMs I own…
What Came In The Mail Today
Too early to give any sound impression, but it does drive the Hifiman HE-6 and the Audez’e LCD-2 simultaneously without breaking a sweat. I…