The Lionheart By Effect Audio
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 to be held back by a stock cable that serves a basic purpose rather than delivers exceptio...
The TH-X00 Purpleheart By Massdrop X Fostex
Alas...the life of a reviewer, indeed. I admit, I smile ear to ear each time I see a new version of the TH-X00 from Massdrop that sprouts up for sale. In this summer solstice of 2017, I'll be taking a gander a...
The Flares Pro By Flare Audio
This is my first time reviewing a Flare IEM, though for Mike he has already covered the R2A and R2 PRO a few years ago (2015) and gave it a huge 9.1. Well, times have moved on and 2 years in the world of perso...
The DUNU DK-3001 By DUNU
Time and time again, DUNU have captivated audiences with their fearless commitment to innovation, sonics and customer value. Established in 1994 as an OEM manufacturer, DUNU soon grew to be much more with their...
The AF180 By Audiofly
Hailing from Australia, Audiofly makes pro-musician stage and recording headphones with multi-driver technology since its inception in 2012. It's one of the few brands which has a full series of dynamic and BA-...
The CL1 By RHA
Marmite. There I said it and for those that have tasted this "delicacy" will know exactly what I mean by that term because the RHA CL1 is exactly that in a more enticing wrapper. Truth be told this is the revie...
The M-03 & KS-H4 Electrostatic System By Kingsound
It has been just over 3 years since we last reviewed the "process" of electrostatic product development from Hong Kong manufacturers, Kingsound Audio. At the time they had just moved past the initial "prototype...
The Soloist SL MK2 By Burson Audio
Kind of hard to say no to Burson, isn't it? At this point, it seems like Burson is a never-fail company that can churn out wins in their sleep. There have been far too many stellar product releases in the ampli...
The Savanna By Noble Audio
Nearly 18 months ago I reviewed the Noble 4 Classic and felt it was an excellent tool in a reviewer's arsenal of reference earphones or IEMs. It's pretty neutral and very transparent with a little treble energy...
The i5 DAP By Cayin
The last two Cayin DAP's we reviewed, the N6 and the N5 were solid traditional style non-touch based media players that, initially with the N6, went straight for the audiophile market and then, subsequently, wi...
The M5 DAP By Shanling
ESS Sabre was THE DAC of 2014-2015 for quite a lot of audiophile gear makers from DAPs to desktops. However, this chip series can be a nightmare to work with and if not properly filtered and implemented the res...
The ERIB-5a Planar IEM By oBravo
If you have been gazing at audio trade shows pics for the last two years you might have noticed a company called oBravo pop up quite a lot with their rather unique headphone driver designs combining dynamic dri...
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The Pryma By Sonus Faber
Sonus Faber, primarily an Italian brand, has launched their first and solid attempt at a nice sounding headphone with their Pryma. When I'd first heard their announcement of a future headphone release, I was a...
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The SINE By Audeze
I've shaken my fist at the audio community for the past 8 or so years, but that prolonged whining got me nowhere. It seemed like no matter how hard I cried, audio designers and the HiFi community have both ins...
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The Galvanize S2 By BLOC & ROC
With a strong foothold in many well-known British retailers, Bloc & Roc are a new audio company located along the outskirts of London. Their claim to fame has been their use of high-grade construction mater...
HiFi Room Essentials – The Chair
This is the first article in what I hope to become a Hifi Essentials guide that revolves around anything and everything commonly found in a high end audio listening lounge. All audio enthusiasts should have n...
9.1Our Score
The R2A and R2Pro IEMs by Flare Audio
This UK Company has been working furiously around their Kickstarter program lately, aiming for the stars and attempting to shatter the conventional designs of headphones in general. Previously, they’d achieved...
7.9Our Score
The Noble 4 Classic In-Ear Monitor
If you are from Head-fi or a general audio enthusiast you cannot have passed a web page by without hearing the name Noble. Incredibly this is the first time I have spent any time with a Noble earphone of any ki...
7.3Our Score
Noise Cancelling with the Sony MDR-1RNC
I am kind of baffled by what Sony has been up to lately, cranking out so many good headphones really makes me feel almost uncomfortable. I am not used to reviewing so many products from one company in a row th...