Hifiman HE-500 First Impression
It really doesn’t take lot of listening time to see that the HE-500 is, in most cases, a better headphone than the HE-6. Perhaps…
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The Doppelganger: German Maestro 8.35D
Take something forward and engaging like the HD25-1, make it a bit darker, add more bass body, and that’s roughly how the German Maestro…
The New Superluxes Are Good! The HD330, HD440, and the HD660.
I never doubted Superlux’s ability to make headphone drivers. From the time we posted the review of the HD668B, to my other exposure of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Sennheiser Trio: HD580, HD600, HD650
This all started when I got a HD600 loaner from Jay. I told him I haven’t listened to the HD600 for a while, and…
Old School Trio: AKG K701, Beyerdynamics DT880, Sennheiser HD650
I still remember a few years ago when people used to wait for their turn to audition these “flagships” on a headphone meet. Back…
Pads Burn-In
After receiving the brand new HD580 headphone, I began to compare it with the HD600 that I had on loan. The HD600 had a…
Hifiman HE-6 First Impression
Soon after I received the Hifiman HE-6 headphone a few days ago, I started posting crazy tweets that reads like “The #Hifiman HE6 is…
New Old Stock HD580
Can’t say anything other than I’m very excited to receive this new old stock Sennheiser HD580 headphone from Bram. Thanks for getting it for…
HD600 and HD598 Comparison
A short article on the Sennheiser HD598 & HD600 since a few people have been asking for it. With a difference of two integers…
ATH M-50’s Little Brother, the M-30
For half the price of the bigger brother (that’s roughly $60), the Audio Technica ATH-M30 is an interesting entry level headphone. Its sound signature…
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…