Business In Audio: Vision Ears
Our Business In Audio series is a set of interviews where we delve into the challenges of growing and developing a company in today’s audio market and economy. This is a slightly different slant to the usual pr...
UBSOUND Dreamer Limited Edition Headphones Launch
Already launched as an embryonal worldwide test for the Black Friday & Xmas 2017, today, UBSOUND of Italy have confirmed the definitive mass production of their premium Dreamer black-gold Limited Edition he...
Business In Audio: Custom Art
Our Business In Audio series is a set of interviews where we delve into the challenges of growing and developing a company in today's audio market and economy. This is a slightly different slant to the usual pr...
CanJam Singapore 2018 Show Report Part 2
Part 2 of the CanJam Singapore 2018 report is all about headphones, DAPs and some of the people whom I spent a bit of time shooting the breeze with. We often have a pure focus on the gear but you always have to...
CanJam Singapore 2018 Show Report Part 1
This is the third CanJam event to be held in Singapore and our second time in attendance in a media capacity. This year we decided to go all in and grab a sponsorship slot because of the amazing experience of 2...
UBSOUND Magister IEM Official Launch
Today, UBSOUND of Italy just launched their new MAGISTER 'premium' HD aluminum IEM worldwide. This to me actually looks loaded with potential in the entry-level range For those how may be unaware, UBSOUND is a...
DSD Vs PCM – Real Competitors?
This article on DSD vs PCM was reproduced from the educational archives of Yuri’s Sample Rate Converter website with his kind permission. All copyright belongs to said website and any reproduction of this infor...
DSD Vs PCM – Commonalities
This article on DSD vs PCM was reproduced from the educational archives of Yuri’s Sample Rate Converter website with his kind permission. All copyright belongs to said website and any reproduction of this infor...
What Is DSD Audio?
This article on testing was reproduced from the educational archives of Yuri’s Sample Rate Converter website with his kind permissions. All copyright belongs to said website and any reproduction of this informa...
Seven Keystones Of Accurate Audio Blind Testing
This article on testing was reproduced from the educational archives of Yuri’s Sample Rate Converter website with his kind permissions. All copyright belongs to said website and any reproduction of this informa...
What Is Jitter in Audio?
You hear this term jitter quite a lot in audiophile discussions, particularly with reference to digital audio conversions or DACs. Yuri ends the year with a more detailed explanation of what jitter actually is,...
Our Top Gear for 2017
It is our annual end of year review and awards season for the gear we rated top for 2017. Exciting! For us here at Headfonics it has been an incredibly successful year with some wonderful reviews. Mike, Klaus ...
CanJam Europe 2017 Show Report
Berlin For the fifth time in a row, the annual CanJam Europe took place in Germany. However, the event moved from North Rhine-Westphalia to Berlin. This is a curious decision because not only was Essen a less ...
Where Is The Limit Of Audio Quality?
I have read many endless discussions about audio equipment. Topics include cables, lossless vs. lossy, compression algorithms, jitter, ultrasound, playback files from different places of a hard disk, power cond...
Power Conditioning For Audio – It’s Real Advantage?
A power conditioner is a piece of equipment whose electrical functionality is relatively simple to demonstrate. However, what is harder is measuring the conditioner’s impact on sound quality. This topic will lo...
Audio Physics For Beginners
This is the first in what I hope will be an education series of features on the basics of audio from our guest writer, Yuri. Today's topic is really the building blocks of audio and that is all about audio phys...
HeadRoom London 2017!
The capital’s biggest headphone and personal audio event, headroom at Metropolis, is returning to Metropolis Studios in March with new product launches, the latest audio tech, plus London’s largest range of dem...
Our Top Gear For 2016
In what has now become a traditional close to the Headfonics year we bring you what we consider to be the top gear we reviewed in 2016. Having read last years intro I might sound like a broken record but we hav...
CanJam Europe 2016 Report & Awards
So it is the 4th year of CanJam Europe and our first as a media partner with CanJam Europe. As such we had k.e., a top lad from Germany, go down there and see what's what with the ol' audio business and what's ...
CanJam Europe 2016 This Weekend!
Try hundreds of headphones at CanJam Europe 2016 This year CanJam Europe 2016 was on Sept. 24th and 25th. Way more than 100 brands will present their new and highlight products in Essen, Germany. CanJam Europe...