Open Back Shures: SRH1440 and SRH1840
First of all, there is no mistaking that Shure tuned their new open-back headphones for the music listening crowd. Vastly different than the closed-back…
The Sequel: ALO Audio The National
Back in fall of 2011, ALO released the hybrid tube Continental amplifier. It was a new take at the concept of a vacuum tube…
Headfonia Tips: Keep Your Amps At Low Gain
With all of the amps that I have reviewed, I don’t think there is any exception to the rule that the amp will produce…
NwAvGuy’s Objective 2 by JDSLabs and Epiphany Acoustics
“The Objective 2 is an open source amplifier designed with emphasis on benchmark performance and low cost”, that’s how the O2 is described by…
The Custom IEM Story
During the last few months I have been thinking of doing a comparative Custom IEM review as more people seem to be investing in…
Halide Design Cable DACs: Devilsound and DAC HD
Last year Halide Design updated their cable DAC line up with the DAC HD, and I decided to ask them for a sample, not…
Flyin’ High: JDSLabs C421
Back in 2011, John told me that he was working on a new portable amp with a slim form factor. I was so impressed…
20-In-1: GoVibe Multi-Amp
Ten amps packed into one gigantic amp that measures 98.5cm X 13cm x 5cm! Govibe has really done it this time with the Govibe…
The Sennheiser HD700 Journal (Mar 16, 2012)
Introduction to the Journal This article is a work in progress and as time goes I will be adding things to it, like a…
TrendsAudio PA-10 SE: A Hybrid Amp Design
A while back TrendsAudio posted their TrendsAudio PA-10 SE headphone amp on our wall. Curious as I was I asked for a sample in…
Philips Fidelio L1
The Fidelio L1 headphone was designed to be Phillip’s entry to the premium headphone market. Both in terms of build quality and sound, the…
Sennheiser HD700 Unboxing
First of all, thanks to Rosmadi Mahmood at Sennheiser for giving us the privilege of being among the first to have a look at…