RSA Shadow: Out of the Box
The RSA Shadow is one of the most highly anticipated amplifier to be released to the headphone community. It all started back in May,…
Review
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…
HeadAmp Pico
The Pico is a portable USB DAC/Amp that was released by HeadAmp at the end of 2008. It has a very small footprint making…
Graham Slee Voyager
If an amplifier is supposed to amplify the signal feed to it while preserving its sound as pure as possible, Mr. Graham Slee for…
RSA SR-71a
Ray Samuels managed to create one hell of a portable amp in the RSA SR-71a. Plugged in to the extremely revealing, legendary Apuresound recabled…
Sennheiser HD580: Affordable Reference
The Sennheiser HD580 is one of the best-bang-for-the buck purchase in the world of headphones. Used units go in the $100+ range, and the…
Sennheiser HD650, 600, and 580 Updated Drivers
Apparently sometime ago Sennheiser quietly changed the drivers on the HD650, HD600, and HD580 models. While the old ones have black screen, the new…
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…
Headphone Replicas
Replicas have invaded virtually all industries, from designer handbags to luxury watches, and now, to headphones as well.
A Quick Comparison: Audio-GD Compass vs HeadAmp Pico
Just for kicks, we decide to briefly compare the venerable portable DAC/Amp Pico against the newer but also equally impressive desktop all-in-one solution Audio-GD Compass.
STAX SR-202: Welcome to Electrostatics
The SR-202 STAX might be entry level to the electrostatic world, but its sound not something that you would call an entry level headphone.
Sennheiser HD410, HD414, and HD424
We managed to get our hands on 3 variants of Sennheiser’s classic open design phone:
Sennheiser Aftermarket Cables Comparison
Headphone-cable-fest!
The Grado SR60i, compared to the SR60
The “i” update. Real or gimmick?
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.