$201-300

April 5, 2015

The Oppo HA-2 is a first-generation portable integrated amplifier and DAC featuring an ES9018K2M DAC and OTG. It is priced at $299. Disclaimer: The Oppo HA2-SE was sent to us as a sample in exchange for our ho...

The A17 DAP By Sony

Michael

March 4, 2015

DAP's, $201-300

Sony recently launched a whole plethora of DAP's to the market in 2014 and 2015 show no signs of changing despite the shocking news that they are pulling out of audio and video markets shortly. The Sony NWZ-A17...

The DN-2000 Hybrid IEM By DUNU

Smit Patel

January 3, 2015

IEM & Earphones, $201-300, Hybrid Universal

With the introduction of the DUNU DN-1000, DUNU quickly established themselves as a primetime contender in the already fierce arena of mid-high range IEMS. Not only did their first hybrid IEM become a well-rece...

7.1

Score

Sennheiser G4ME ZERO Review

Michael

October 31, 2014

Disclaimer: The Sennheiser G4ME ZERO was sent to us on loan as a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We would like to thank Sennheiser USA for giving us this opportunity. To read mroe on Sennheiser prod...

7.7

Score

Elekit TU-HP01 Review

March 13, 2014

The Elekit TU-HP01 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank Elekit for this opportunity. To read more about other portable amps reviewed on Headfonics click here. There are some g...

7.2

Score

Astell & Kern AK10 Review

March 6, 2014

The Astell & Kern AK10 is a compact portable USB-DAC and OTG amplifier using a WM8740 Wolfson DAC chip capable of decoding at 24/96. It is priced at $299. Disclaimer: The Astell & Kern AK10 sent to us ...

7.8

Score

Thinksound On1 Headphones Review

February 26, 2014

Headphones, $201-300, Dynamic

The Thinksound On1 Headphones are a brand new portable on-ear closed-back woody design priced for the mid-fi tier market at $299. Disclaimer: The Thinksound On1 Headphones were sent to us is a sample in exchan...

The UM10 Pro and ADV Alpha by Westone

November 24, 2013

IEM & Earphones, $201-300, Balanced Armature, Dynamic

Westone have always been one of my favored earphones, particularly the UM3 I reviewed way back when we just got the blog up and running. I was slightly less in love with the more limited UM1 but I still recogni...

7.9

Score

iBasso DX50 review

Michael

October 13, 2013

DAP's, $201-300

The iBasso DX50 is the company’s second mid-range compact digital media player featuring a proprietary OS and a WM8740 24Bit DAC implementation. It is priced at $239. Disclaimer: The iBasso DX50 was sent to us...

The Custom One Pro by Beyerdynamic

May 7, 2013

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...

Mingo Amp2 Headphone Amplifier

November 4, 2012

For those of you fortunate to frequent Asian shores and in particular China and Hong Kong will know that buried away in those steep streets is a little, but very well known outlet brand, called Mingo. The store...

The AKG K550 – A New Era?

July 2, 2012

After getting my sweaty palms on the K3003 earlier last year and having owned and enjoyed the often polarized but popular K702 for a long period, the arrival of the K550, I admit, got me kind of excited to say ...

The S9 By Cowon

Headfonics

April 3, 2011

$201-300, DAP's, Sources

The box of the S9 is definitely a sight to behold - clean, elegant, minimalistic. Immediately you are greeted with a sexy shot of the PMP, and the AMOLED label on top, Cowon is surely bragging about the power o...

7.7

Score

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Impressions

Headfonics

April 3, 2011