Sennheiser’s New HD558 and HD598
Sennheiser just released the new HD558 and HD598 headphones, which are successors to the mid-level HD555 and HD595 headphones. The HD558 now wears a…
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Matrix M-Stage
It’s amazing to hear the kind of sound you can get from a $290 amplifier. Coolfungadget sells the M-Stage amp for $289.95, and he…
Whiplash Audio TWAg
Some of you have probably noticed that I’ve been using a lot of Whiplash Audio cables in my rigs, including the HD800 (both balanced…
The HRT Music Streamer II: Asynchronous 24/96 for $149.95!
The Music Streamer II (MS2) is the little brother to the Music Streamer II Plus (MS2+). If you’ve read the review of the Plus…
Closed Cans Shootout: M-50, ESW-9, T50P, HD25-1, Beats Studio, SRH-840, SRH-750DJ, K181DJ, and DJ1Pro.
Here it is, the long awaited closed headphones shootout. Big thanks to Sem, Peter, and Bram for the loaners that make this comparison possible….
Dual Drivers: Q-Jays, DBA-02, UE700, Westone 2, SF5Pro, and JH5Pro!
The dual driver IEMs are not to be taken lightly. They may not offer the same bragging rights as the flagship triple drivers, nor…
Detail Experts: Etymotics ER4, Phonak PFE122, and Hifiman RE-0
The idea of writing this review came up after we have finished writing the review on the Fischer Audio Eterna. The Eterna opened my…
QLS QA350 Player
The QLS QA350 Player is really something. It’s ridiculously cheap, it’s ridiculously big, yet it’s ridiculously good sounding. I really couldn’t believe my eyes…
V-Jays and C-Jays
Portable cans have a certain magic that I don’t find with bigger and more serious headphones, and also with IEMs. The simplicity of a…
Onkyo ND-S1 Digital Ipod Dock.
Finally I was able to get one of these beauties. The digital dock accesses your Ipod hardisk and outputs digital data for pairing with…
HM-801, T51, RWA Imod, Ipod Classic, and X1060!
Here it is, our first digital audio player (DAP) comparison. As portable set ups are getting more and more transparent sounding, it’s about time…
SR-Lambda vs SR-34 Shootout
We knew that the SR-34 electret didn’t stand a chance against any of the Lambdas, which is a pure electrostatic design. But we couldn’t…
Stax SR-34 Short Review
I’m very excited about this purchase, more than anything that I’ve come across for a while. It is not the best headphone ever, and…
AKG K500, K501
These two cans may be one of the most pleasant, natural sounding headphone AKG has ever produced. Frankly, I haven’t heard the K601, but…
Stax SR-Lambda Review
With a little bit of patience and luck, I managed to get my hand on a Stax SR-Lambda Earspeakers, which is admittedly a bit…