Author Marcus

i-mego maze

July 29, 2014 1

Late last year I came into contact with a Texan company called, I-MEGO and their brand new range of headphones...

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Tisbury Audio Challenge Amp 1 Review

Amplifiers

July 25, 2014 3

In this feature, Marcus reviews the £349 Tisbury Audio Challenge Amp 1, which is a new compact desktop analog headphone...

8.1

iBasso DX90 Review

DAP

July 1, 2014 44

The iBasso DX90 is the company’s new flagship DAP and supersedes the older DX50. It comes with a proprietary OS...

Grado goes “e” – An Interview with Jonathan Grado

Features

June 26, 2014 27

My actual first ‘proper’ headphone was a Grado SR80 combined with a Little Dot MK2 tube amp and some DAC...

The s301 by Perfect Sound

Dynamic Driver

June 12, 2014 1

So we are back with Perfect Sound and this time it is their ‘mid-tier’ unit, the s301 closed portable headphone...

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The W50 IEM from Westone

IEM & Earphones

June 1, 2014 2

Westone has been revamping a lot of their universal IEM lineup of late. Well in actual fact pretty much all...

Tisbury Audio launch the Challenge Amp 1

News Releases

May 23, 2014 1

Hailing from England the UK and a relative newcomer to the market, Tisbury Audio have just launched a rather visually...

8.6

MrSpeakers Alpha Dog Review

Headphones

May 15, 2014 7

The Fostex T50RP has been out for years and years and in that time just about everyone I know has...

7.4

Ultimate Ears UE900 Review

IEM & Earphones

May 4, 2014 3

The Ultimate Ears UE900 is a three-way quad BA-driver universal in-ear monitor, (IEM), and the next step after their famous...

8.5

Hifiman HM-901 Review

DAP

April 20, 2014 6

The Hifiman HM-901 is a flagship digital media player with a unique interchangeable amplification stage. It is priced at $1499....

8.2

Questyle CMA800R Review

Amplifiers

April 14, 2014 2

The Questyle CMA800R is a single-ended current mode solid-state desktop amplifier with monoblock compatibility. It is priced at $1,499. Disclaimer:...

The NS800 v2 Monitors by Nocs

IEM & Earphones

April 8, 2014 1

I tried the NOCS brand before with the NS700 cans and although they looked suspiciously like the Platten range from...

7.9

Philips Fidelio X1 Review

Headphones

March 27, 2014 2

In this feature, we have an in-depth review of the Philips Fidelio X1, which is a new set of open-back...

8.1

Elekit TU-HP01 Review

Portable Amps & DACs

March 13, 2014 4

The Elekit TU-HP01 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank Elekit for this...

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Astell & Kern AK10 Review

Portable Amps & DACs

March 6, 2014 16

The Astell & Kern AK10 is a compact portable USB-DAC and OTG amplifier using a WM8740 Wolfson DAC chip capable...

7.8

Thinksound On1 Headphones Review

Dynamic Driver

February 26, 2014 5

The Thinksound On1 Headphones are a brand new portable on-ear closed-back woody design priced for the mid-fi tier market at...

7.7

FiiO X5 Review

DAP

February 3, 2014 30

The FiiO X5 is the second digital media player launched by the company and a class higher than the original...

7.8

Aiaiai TMA-1 X Review

Headphones

January 26, 2014 2

The Aiaiai TMA-1 X is an affordable closed-back 40mm dynamic driver headphone built for the studio professional and DJ. It...

7.6

Miniwatt N4 Review