Sony MDR-570LP
There are times when I want to have a light and portable headphone for listening to music outdoors. The big and serious cans won’t…
Portables
Ultrasone Edition 8
High end and portability doesn’t usually go together, but Ultrasone has made it happen with the Edition 8. I’ve always associated high end with…
The Japanese Cult Headphone: Sony MDR-CD900ST
Here is an obscure little Sony headphone that we don’t hear too much about. Unlike the MDR-V6 or the MDR-5607 headphone, the Sony MDR-CD900ST…
Audio Technica ES10
Audio Technica rewrote the rules of portable with the ATH-ES10. When it was announced last year, I noticed that the ES10 is not just…
Ultrasone Zino
Fans of Ultrasone should rejoice with the release of the Ultrasone Zino. The Zino is a foldable portable headphone with a $129 MSRP, though…
SRH-840, HD25-1, and ESW-9
People has been asking me to do a comparison between the Shure SRH-840, the Sennheiser HD25-1, and the Audio Technica ESW-9. For a long…
Shure SRH-840: Conclusion
After many more hours on the SRH-840, my impressions have been growing more and more positive. I’ve been using the SRH-840 with three of…
Shure SRH-840: 50+ Hours
The sound of the Shure changes as the hours go by. I can start to describe the sound of the Shure after 50 hours…
Shure SRH-840: Out of the Box
Finally comes the long awaited headphone from Shure. Along with the SRH-840, Shure also introduced two lower end models, the SRH-440, and the SRH-240,…
Sennheiser HD25-1 Balanced
Seeing how the HD650 was transformed by the Balanced Beta22, just for kicks I plugged the HD25-1 to the Beta22 using the same balanced…
Monster Beats Studio By Dr.Dre
When the news broke that Monster cables are working together with Dr. Dre to make a line of headphones, most of the response I’ve…
Sennheiser HD410, HD414, and HD424
We managed to get our hands on 3 variants of Sennheiser’s classic open design phone:
Newbie’s Corner: Sub $100 Headphones
Generally, the universally agreed entry level hi-fi headphone is the Grado SR60. It costs about $60, and though some people end up with other model the $60 Grado is something that you really should try.
Sennheiser HD 25-1
Sennheiser’s HD25-1 is perhaps a one of a kind headphone, with no other manufacturer offering anything similar to what the HD25-1 has.