$501-1000

ALO Audio RX MK3 Balanced Headphone Amplifier – Portable Perfection?

June 12, 2012

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, Planar

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, Planar

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 ...