$501-1000

8.3Our Score

The HM-901 DAP from Hifiman

April 20, 2014

Hifiman can claim to have been one of the original proponents of the new wave DAP market when back around 2007 they launched the HM series with the excellent if somewhat 'boutique' HM-801 and then in 2011 came ...

Ibasso DX100 – The last word in DAPs?

ProtegeManiac

January 10, 2013

$501-1000, DAP's, Gear Reviews, Sources

This is not your typical reference portable player review. To be honest, my idea of portable personal audio at this point is a smartphone with decent audio and an in-ear-monitor; lugging around two devices stra...

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ALO Audio – The Pan Am

Marcus

October 26, 2012

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Portable Amps, Tubes

Launching a product is starting to become almost Applesque with ALO Audio these days. Gone are the nerdy amp numbered branding of yesteryear and in comes iconic images of American history combined with a smooth...

Sennheiser HD700 – It’s a tough market

Marcus

September 28, 2012

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

Back when Sennheiser released the HD800 there was a real commotion that this could possibly be the best headphone ever made (dynamic that is) and despite its flaws and polarizing nature in the headphone communi...

ALO Audio RX MK3 Balanced Headphone Amplifier – Portable Perfection?

Marcus

June 12, 2012

$501-1000, Amplifiers, Portable Amps

Fresh off the Continental and National Amp review along comes another highly anticipated ALO Audio amp in the shape of the RX3 which, naturally enough given the numbering, is the next step in the evolution of t...

Hifiman HE400 – A planar headphone for the masses?

Marcus

February 13, 2012

$501-1000, Headphones, Orthodynamic

A new Hifiman planer headphone is quite common these days so the impact of a new arrival is perhaps a tad more muted than say the heady hurrah of the unboxing of the HE6. So with the release of the HE400 planer...

Hifiman HE5 – Where It All Began

Marcus

November 13, 2011

$501-1000, Headphones, Open, Orthodynamic

Hifiman is now fast becoming one of the recognized leaders in high end orthodynamic headphones and its current stable just got a shot in the arm with the announcement that the HE300 and HE500 got their prices r...

AKG K3003 – Is this the best universal IEM in the world?

Marcus

October 22, 2011

$501-1000, IEM & Earphones

When one uses the term 'best' it a pretty strong statement and in the world of snake oil producing audiophilia is a more common term than most so normally I treat the word 'best' with a degree of caution when p...

Stax Lambda Pro + Srm-1/mk-2 Review

Marcus

April 3, 2011

$501-1000, Electrostatic, Headphones

Why Stax? I always felt these were at the pinnacle of the headphone chain. head-fi and poisonous impressions from acquaintances here at headphiles have all added to that longing for a personal electrostatic ...