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…
Matrix M-Stage Class A Biasing
I was totally happy with the Matrix M-Stage’s performance, and it has officially taken the spot of my new favorite entry level amp. Moreover,…
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…
Preview: Zana Deux
I’ve always wanted to get one of these, but I never thought it would come this fast. My biggest amp purchase ever! Thanks 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….
Vintage Orthodynamics
The local headphone crowd, mostly members of the audiophile-id.com forum, have been quite into vintage orthodynamics for a while now. During a recent meet…