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Everyone knows Beyer’s quality and of the last few years their drive for a bit of innovation in driver technology such as their Tesla technology and of late they have been churning out some fantastic audiophile level qual...

 
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The UM1 by Westone

 
April 16, 2013
 



I actually own a 5-way driver hybrid and have tested a ton of Dual BA’s over the last year but this is my first single BA driver based design and it’s by one of my favorite earphone specialists, Westone. I covered t...


 
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The AKG 618DJ is in many ways I guess is the spiritual successor to the K518DJ. The K518 for many is the original gaudy colored bass head starter kit complete with clamp of death and near indestructible build quality at the eve...

 
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The name Bose is synonymous to the noise-cancelling (from here on will be referred to as NC) headphone market, producing what many, even Tyll of Inner Fidelity, consider one of the best NC headphones. But there’s a caveat to th...

 
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I have done a few Balanced Armature reviews in the last year or so and to be honest for me they have always appealed to neutral or treble heads who prefer the precision detail, tight bass and neutral tonality that a well design...

 
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I had a crack at the Jay’s in-ear line up earlier last year and was largely impressed by what they brought to the table for their price point and pitch. Jays seem to have a firm idea of who their target market is and in t...


 
 
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Philips have been on a roll since early 2012 with the CES 2012 launch of the Fidelio Series L1, M1 and X1 but we have been lucky enough to try out their lower their cans also and the consensus has been broadly positive. Now wit...

 
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For a long time now the HD25-1 II has been the accepted defacto standard from Sennheiser on mobile DJ style headphones and only recently has this dynamic changed with the arrival of the smoother Amperior and laterally the consu...

 
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Audio Technica for 2012 have come out with a whole new range of can, the “X” series as I call it. Hidden in this roll out is a new limited edition woody portable called the ESW11 LTD and comes out in the Earsuit col...

 
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We like Aiaiai here at Headfonics and we like what they do with their headphones – always left of the center and trying something a little different but more importantly they get the sound right for their target audience ...





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