Headfonics – Headphone & Portable Audio Reviews

The Amiron Home By Beyerdynamic

July 26, 2017

$501-1000, Full-Size, Headphones, Open

The RockMaster Live By Encore

July 23, 2017

Headphones, Portable, Up To $100

The HP-650 By TY Hi-Z

July 19, 2017

$101-200, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

The iSINE 10 By Audeze

July 16, 2017

$301-400, IEM & Earphones, Planar Magnetic

Westone W80

The W80 By Westone Audio

July 12, 2017

$1000+, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

The Zen 2.0 By Venture Electronics

July 9, 2017

$101-200, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

Headphones

8.38.3

The Amiron Home By Beyerdynamic

July 26, 2017

$501-1000, Full-Size, Headphones, Open

Beyerdynamic had a busy year in 2016 with the release of the DT1770 and DT1990. These were updated revisions of the older DT770 and DT990 classic models, both i...

88.0

The RockMaster Live By Encore

July 23, 2017

Headphones, Portable, Up To $100

99.0

The TH-X00 Purpleheart By Massdrop X Fostex

July 2, 2017

$401-500, Closed, Headphones

9.19.1

The LCD-4 By Audeze

May 28, 2017

$1000+, Headphones, Orthodynamic

8.58.5

The HP-2 BY RBH Sound

May 26, 2017

$101-200, Closed, Headphones

9.29.2

The Utopia By Focal

March 26, 2017

$1000+, Headphones, Open

Earphones & IEMs

7.47.4

The HP-650 By TY Hi-Z

July 19, 2017

$101-200, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

I can feel my addiction to earbuds already creeping back into my life. Alright, I submit. You win, Earbud Deities! I am fresh off of another High-End earbud dur...

8.58.5

The W80 By Westone Audio

July 12, 2017

$1000+, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones

8.18.1

The Zen 2.0 By Venture Electronics

July 9, 2017

$101-200, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

8.48.4

The New Primacy By Oriveti

June 28, 2017

$201-300, Hybrid Universal, IEM & Earphones

8.98.9

The Flares Pro By Flare Audio

June 25, 2017

$401-500, Dynamic, IEM & Earphones

Noble Audio

Customs

99.0

The W900 By Advanced AcousticWerkes

June 18, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors, Search By Price

It has been almost 3 years since I last reviewed an AAW CIEM, the W300AR. This was a promising mid-tier hybrid CIEM with a solid mid-centric sound, top notch st...

9.29.2

The VE8 By Vision Ears

June 7, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors

9.29.2

The A18 Tzar By 64 Audio

May 24, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors

8.68.6

The NF6i by NF Audio

April 30, 2017

$501-1000, Custom Monitors

8.58.5

The SK1 By Soranik

February 27, 2017

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, Custom Monitors

DACs

8.58.5

The Dacamp L1 By RHA

June 4, 2017

$501-1000, DAC's, Sources

The Dacamp L1 was released at the same time as the CL1 and CL750 and represents part of the second generation of audioph...

8.68.6

The Sonica DAC By Oppo

May 21, 2017

$501-1000, DAC's, Sources

It is next to impossible to find a source desktop or even portable unit with a Sabre ES9038PRO DAC chip inside right now...

8.58.5

The Spectra DAC/Amp By nextDrive

May 9, 2017

$101-200, DAC's, Sources

I like Kawaii stuff. I'm a 31-year-old man and proud of it. When I first opened this Spectra's box and realized just how...

The Reference Series by Lake People

March 4, 2017

$501-1000, Amplifiers, DAC's, Solid State, Sources

Sadly, Lake People is a brand that is not often covered on Headfonics. Depending on your location, maybe you haven't hea...

Audeze

Solid State Amplifiers

The Reference Series by Lake People

March 4, 2017

$501-1000, Amplifiers, DAC's, Solid State, Sources

Sadly, Lake People is a brand that is not often covered on Headfonics. Depending on your location, maybe you haven't hea...

8.28.2

The M-03 & KS-H4 Electrostatic System By Kingsound

February 12, 2017

$401-500, $501-1000, Amplifiers, Electrostatic, Solid State

It has been just over 3 years since we last reviewed the "process" of electrostatic product development from Hong Kong m...

99.0

The EMAC 535SE Amplifier by The Audio Guild

January 11, 2017

$1000+, Amplifiers, Solid State

The EMAC 535SE is the most recent offering from The Audio Guild, a California-based company run by Steve Eddy and Liam S...

THE ADI-2 Pro By RME

December 12, 2016

$1000+, Amplifiers, DAC's, Solid State, Sources

When I first heard about the ADI-2 Pro some months ago, I was indeed very interested. I read some more news on professio...

CTM

Tube Amplifiers

8.78.7

The Continental V5 By ALO Audio

January 15, 2017

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Portable Amps, Tubes

In some ways, the rise of quality DAP has helped bring a bit of focus into the portable amping market. Used to be there was a ton of portable amps in every stor...

8.8

The Elise By Feliks Audio

December 9, 2016

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Tubes

99.0

The Espressivo-E By Feliks Audio

March 23, 2016

$301-400, Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Tubes

8.48.4

The Sustain84 By Cypher Labs

January 11, 2016

$1000+, Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Tubes

8.58.5

The Continental Dual Mono By ALO Audio

November 15, 2015

$1000+, Amplifiers, DAC's, Gear Reviews, Sources, Tubes

Kuos

Digital Audio Players

99.0

The DX200 By iBasso

June 11, 2017

$1000+, DAP's, Search By Price

iBasso celebrated their 10th anniversary very recently and the launch of the feature packed DX200 has been timed to coin...

8.38.3

The OPUS#3 By The Bit

May 31, 2017

$501-1000, DAP's, Sources

Three is greater than one but less than two. Or so it is according to Korean DAP specialists, The BIT. This counting co...

7.77.7

The AP60 By Hidizs

May 14, 2017

DAP's, Up To $100

There isn't a whole lot going with credible DAPs sub $100 these days. Outside of the M3 from FiiO, you have, well, ...Fi...

8.58.5

The AM2A By FiiO

May 12, 2017

Amplifiers, DAP's, Portable Amps, Sources, Up To $100

To the best of my knowledge, the AM2A represents the final amp module for the current iteration of the X7 by FiiO and it...

Cables & Accessories

8.78.7

The Lionheart By Effect Audio

July 5, 2017

$401-500, Accessories, Cables, Search By Price

I have had quite a few IEMs in the last two years that I have spoken about fondly. IEM's that have great potential only ...

8.48.4

The Class A NHB Pocket Amp By XRK Audio

June 3, 2017

$101-200, Accessories, Amplifiers, DIY, Portable Amps

It is possible, even highly probable, that we can eventually stray off the socially accepted path and end up finding ran...

8.68.6

The iEMatch By iFi Audio

May 19, 2017

Accessories, Cables, Up To $100

Just recently iFi Audio released a small and affordable little accessory called the iEMatch. It’s basically an analog da...

8.68.6

The HPX-1 Headphone Cable Series by Audio Art Cable

May 3, 2017

Accessories, Cables

Truth be told I am cable agnostic which is not anti-cable but more of a doubting Thomas scenario. Often personal confirm...

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Features

UBSOUND SMARTER PRO IEM Launched

April 12, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, News Releases, Up To $100

The Italian company UBSOUND launches the new SMARTER PRO soft-touch ergonomic HD in-ear earphones worldwide. As we’ve already stated in previous articles, UBSO...

HeadRoom London 2017!

February 14, 2017

Featured, Features

Our Top Gear For 2016

December 30, 2016

Featured, Features

CanJam Europe 2016 Report & Awards

October 8, 2016

Featured, Features

CanJam Europe 2016 This Weekend!

September 20, 2016

Featured, Features

The Indulgence Show 2016

August 15, 2016

Featured, Features

Audio Sanctuary – The UK Launch

July 27, 2016

Featured, Features, News Releases

Flare Audio

Hi-Fi

8.1

The HDP6 Passive Speakers By Audioengine

April 16, 2017

$401-500, Hi-FI, Speakers

Surprise! I enjoy speakers more than headphones...usually. Despite my self-proclaimed hefty experience in the headphone ...

8.18.1

The SP One Active Speakers By Celsus Sound

November 23, 2016

$501-1000, Hi-FI, Speakers

I used to be a speaker guy about 20 years ago and went through the same GAS-induced ritual many of us did back in the da...

Sound Science

A David & Goliath IEM Sound Off!

Nic Flinkenflogel

April 27, 2016

Features, IEM & Earphones, Sound Science

When you’re content with a setup, it’s hard to imagine sound can significantly improve after that -whether it’s a first ...

The 3 types

Dynamic vs Orthodynamic vs Electrostatic – Which is which?

May 10, 2011

Electrostatic, Features, Full-Size, Orthodynamic, Sound Science

So we often talk about comparisons of brands of headsets or specific units, but lets talk about the actual engineering a...