Old and New: HD555, HD558, HD598
After spending more time with the new HD558 and HD598 headphones, I begin to form a fairly solid opinion on the two of them….
Budget
Sennheiser RS180: The Wireless Audiophile
The era of real audiophile wireless headphones are finally here. Wireless and audiophiles haven’t been too friendly at each other for a long time,…
Audez’e LCD-2 Impressions
I really won’t call this a full review, mostly due to the limited time I had with the headphone. Normally I get to keep…
Living Legend: The Zana Deux
As a headphone enthusiast, one of the gear that has ranked very high on my audition list is the Zana Deux. What an amplifier!…
IBasso PB1 Toucan Unboxing
The buzz on the Ibasso PB1 Toucan amplifier has been growing quite steadily on the local headphone community. Ibasso has been making good amps…
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…
Beresford TC-7520 Review
A while ago, some readers asked for a comparison of some of the DACs I had reviewed to the popular TC-7520 DAC. I wasn’t…
Hifiman RE-ZERO and RE-0
There was a day when I can conveniently refer to the RE-0 IEM as the “r-e-zero”. Then Hifiman released the RE-ZERO, and since then…
Beresford TC-7520 Unboxing
Some people has been asking me about doing a review or comparison to the TC-7520 DAC. I just received the TC-7520 DAC, and while…
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…
Hifiman EF5 Review
Supposedly, the EF5 is THE amp for pairing with the HE5/LE. The EF1, which is the predecessor to the EF5, has been known to…
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…
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…
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….