Headfonics – Headphone and portable audio reviews

August 23, 2017

$501-1000, Closed, Headphones

8.5Our Score

The 99 Neo By Meze

August 20, 2017

$201-300, Closed, Headphones, Portable

8.3Our Score

The Amiron Home By Beyerdynamic

July 26, 2017

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

8Our Score

The RockMaster Live By Encore

July 23, 2017

Headphones, Portable, Up To $100

9Our Score

The TH-X00 Purpleheart By Massdrop X Fostex

July 2, 2017

$401-500, Closed, Headphones

Earphones & IEMs

8.5Our Score

The Sage Wizard Edition By Noble Audio

September 17, 2017

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price

Noble's Classic line got a fairly substantial revamp last year and we have been working our way through them steadily since then. The Sage sits somewhere in th...

7.5Our Score

The M1 & BK50 IEMs By MaGaosi

Donunus

September 15, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price, Up To $100

8.3Our Score

The VS-4 By Clear Tune Monitors

September 6, 2017

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, IEM & Earphones, Search By Price

7.6Our Score

The Evo X By Advanced

September 1, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

8Our Score

The E-Series by Final

August 25, 2017

Dynamic, IEM & Earphones, Up To $100

Customs

9Our Score

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...

9.1Our Score

The VE8 By Vision Ears

June 7, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors

9.2Our Score

The A18 Tzar By 64 Audio

May 24, 2017

$1000+, Custom Monitors

8.6Our Score

The NF6i by NF Audio

April 30, 2017

$501-1000, Custom Monitors

8.5Our Score

The SK1 By Soranik

February 27, 2017

$501-1000, Balanced Armature, Custom Monitors

Digital Audio Players

8.5Our Score

The Alien+ By Shozy

September 13, 2017

$401-500, DAP's, Search By Price, Sources

An LCD screen. It is perhaps inevitable that the one distinctive "lack of feature" on one of my favorite budget DAPs, the Shozy Alien, has now been done away wi...

9Our Score

The X7 Mark II By FiiO

September 3, 2017

$501-1000, DAP's, Search By Price, Sources

7.8Our Score

The AP200 By Hidizs

August 9, 2017

$201-300, DAP's, Search By Price, Sources

9.1Our Score

The DX200 By iBasso

June 11, 2017

$1000+, DAP's, Search By Price

8.3Our Score

The OPUS#3 By The Bit

May 31, 2017

$501-1000, DAP's, Sources

7.7Our Score

The AP60 By Hidizs

May 14, 2017

DAP's, Up To $100

8.5Our Score

The AM2A By FiiO

May 12, 2017

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

DACs

8.6Our Score

The UDP-205 By Oppo

August 30, 2017

$1000+, DAC's, Hi-FI, Search By Price, Sources

There truly is no doubting that Oppo's recent investments and promises had cleaved the HiFi world in twain. Not long ago...

8.7Our Score

The HDACC By Essence: Part 2 – HDMI Audio

August 16, 2017

$401-500, DAC's, Search By Price, Sources

We first published a standard review of the HDACC as an audiophile DAC/Amp using a 2.1 set up last December. We gave it ...

8.7Our Score

The iDAC-6 & iHA-6 By Cayin

August 6, 2017

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

Such has been the hype regarding their well received portable audio products in the last 18 months you would be forgiven...

8.3Our Score

The uDSD By NuPrime Audio

July 30, 2017

$101-200, DAC's, Search By Price, Sources

The NuPrime uDSD was actually launched a while ago so my apologies for getting this one out a bit later than I expected....

Solid State Amplifiers

8.7Our Score

The iDAC-6 & iHA-6 By Cayin

August 6, 2017

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

Such has been the hype regarding their well received portable audio products in the last 18 months you would be forgiven...

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...

8.2Our Score

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...

9Our Score

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...

Tube Amplifiers

8.8Our Score

The MZ2 ZOTL Amp By Linear Tube Audio

Jacqueline

September 10, 2017

$1000+, Amplifiers, Search By Price, Tubes

Linear Tube Audio started in 2015 as the first company to successfully manufacture David Berning’s complex amplifier designs. David Berning is considered one of...

8.7Our Score

The Continental V5 By ALO Audio

January 15, 2017

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Portable Amps, Tubes

8.8Our Score

The Elise By Feliks Audio

December 9, 2016

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Tubes

9Our Score

The Espressivo-E By Feliks Audio

March 23, 2016

$301-400, Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Tubes

8.4Our Score

The Sustain84 By Cypher Labs

January 11, 2016

$1000+, Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Tubes

Cables & Accessories

8.8Our Score

The Thor II By Effect Audio

September 8, 2017

$301-400, Accessories, Cables, Search By Price

The Thor Silver IEM cable is one of Effect Audio's core or long-term product lines and was originally launched in 2013. ...

8.7Our Score

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 ...

8.4Our Score

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...

8.6Our Score

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...

Hi-Fi

8.6Our Score

The UDP-205 By Oppo

August 30, 2017

$1000+, DAC's, Hi-FI, Search By Price, Sources

There truly is no doubting that Oppo's recent investments and promises had cleaved the HiFi world in twain. Not long ago...

8.1Our Score

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 ...

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