Musiland 02: 24/192 for $120
The Musiland 02 will appeal to two types of buyers: the first type is simply for those looking for an affordable and relatively good…
High End Earbuds Review -updated-
Do earbuds still have a place in a world dominated with in-ears? Most folks look at earbuds as something that you get with a…
First Impression: Sony Z1000 -updated-
With a street price of around $500 for the Z1000, I believe Sony has hit a good spot in the current headphone landscape. Of…
Portable Basshead: Superlux HD651
For a while I hesitated if I should use the word “cheap” on the HD651 due to the negative connotations that comes with the…
Vintage Headroom Amp
My buddy Questa sent me an old vintage HeadRoom amplifier. It doesn’t even have HeadRoom’s new logo on it. On the front faceplate, it…
First Impression: Ultrasone Edition 10
Ultrasone’s Edition 10 flagship headphone has made it to our test labs, thanks to our friend Onny who contributed his headphone for evaluation. S-LOGIC…
Burson HA-160D Review
Australian manufacturer Burson has done well when they introduced themselves with the Burson HA-160 headphone amplifier last year. But the trend these days is…
Fiio E9 Desktop Amplifier
Last year, Fiio introduced their first digital-to-analog converter called the E7, that was based on Wolfson’s high end WM8740 D/A chip. The E7 was…
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…
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,…