Test: Burn In and Production Variations
A rare opportunity has come up to compare to units of the Audio Technica M-50 headphone, both in stock condition. One headphone has clocked…
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Reading An Amplifier or DAC Layout
This started from a simple discussion on the lounge, where Dean asked about PCB layouts. Dean was asking on how he can go to…
Preview: Zana Deux
I’ve always wanted to get one of these, but I never thought it would come this fast. My biggest amp purchase ever! Thanks to…
Vintage Orthodynamics
The local headphone crowd, mostly members of the audiophile-id.com forum, have been quite into vintage orthodynamics for a while now. During a recent meet…
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,…
Burson HA-160 Unboxing
Roughly two months ago I auditioned the Burson HA-160 amplifier from Audio Basic and was very impressed with the sound. It has such an…
JH Audio Unboxing
Unboxing Impressions & Photos JH Audio Stuff: I love the hardcase packaging. Simple, professional, tough, functional. Mispelling on the hardcase: what happens when people…
“Warm and Detailed”, and More.
I’ve been using the same description for quite a few DACs that I’ve come across recently: “warm” and “detailed”. The term has been used…
What I’ve Learned From the DAC Comparisons
After so many DAC reviews, if there is one thing I learn, is that the actual DAC chips tell very little to the particular…
A Better Way To Do Reviews
In the midst of all the DAP reviews, I’ve been wanting to make an input selector. But finally I’ve managed to take time off,…
Preview: AMB Labs Gamma 2
Brian has been parading this DAC, looking for a challenger. Looks pretty serious, although I think it would’ve been prettier if the enclosure is…
The Search for the Best Portable Cans
There are times when I think that an IEM, universal or custom, isolates too much. What I mean is that sometimes I still want…
The Lord is Risen!
Shopping malls may equate Easter to bunnies and eggs, but the reality is, Easter tells us that there is a way out of death….
Good Friday
Good Friday is the day that we commemorate the Lord’s death on the cross. “He himself bore our sins in his body on the…
New Server, New Design, and More
If you’re reading this, then Headfonia has been moved to the new server. We are paying more for this one, and it does come…