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The Z55 Professional Reference By Samson

Marcus

February 5, 2017

$101-200, Closed, Headphones, Portable

New York-based Samson Technologies have been long associated with value priced studio and concert equipment manufacturing and sales for a long time now, including a large range of budget headphones. They have n...

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The New York By Master Art Of Sounds (MAS)

Michael

February 1, 2017

$101-200, Headphones, Portable

Master Art of Sounds (MAS, for short) are a Taiwanese company newcomer to the audio stadium who have just introduced their $150 New York on-ear headphone and $80 optional Bluetooth adapter called the Duo. The p...

The DT 1990 PRO By Beyerdynamic

Klaus

January 25, 2017

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

This review has long been in the making. I apologize for the waiting readers but I wanted to make sure my assessment is of general consensus. After all, releasing a follower to the legendary DT 990 is nothing t...

The Ether C Flow By MrSpeakers

Marcus

December 28, 2016

$1000+, Headphones, Orthodynamic

Change can sometimes be evolutionary and yet dramatic at the same time. However, when MrSpeakers suggested I upgrade my "Writer's choice of 2015" Ether C headphone to the new $1799 Flow edition citing a major (...

The Edition X V2 By Hifiman

Marcus

December 25, 2016

$1000+, Headphones, Orthodynamic

Much like the HE1000, Hifiman has seen fit to bring out a revised Edition X in the form of the Edition X V2 and in doing so saw to it that my lead up to Xmas 2016 was filled with instant regret at not jumping o...

The K872 By AKG

Marcus

December 21, 2016

$1000+, Closed, Full-Size, Headphones

I knew it was only a matter of time before AKG released the closed back version of the K812 in the form of the new $1499 K872. It has a form factor begging to be bricked up and converted into a closed format. I...

The A2000Z Art Monitor By Audio-Technica

Marcus

December 18, 2016

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

I can't remember a time actually that I have not had an ATH can in my house. Be it portable woodies, bass busting M50 or limited edition full size they keep popping up. ATH make a heck of a lot of headphones wh...

The HE1000 V2 By Hifiman

Marcus

December 14, 2016

$1000+, Headphones, Orthodynamic

I was pretty settled on the order of things in my headphone universe with regard to the HE1000 being the top dog so the announcement of the similarly priced HE1000 V2 a few months ago as a direct replacement fo...

The M400 By KEF

Klaus

December 7, 2016

$201-300, Headphones, Portable

Following the M500, KEF released the M400 on-ear headphones last year. They are smaller and cheaper. It's about time we took a closer look to find out if the face-lifted M400 are more than a fashion headphone. ...

The On2 Monitor Series By Thinksound

Michael

November 16, 2016

$101-200, Headphones, Portable

Woodies are a beautiful thing, I think we can all accept that as an Audiophile Law. Thinksound has replaced the original On1 on-ear model with a newer, updated version called the On2. Can this beautiful woody c...

The Wireless & Diva Headphones By FIIL

Michael

September 28, 2016

$101-200, $201-300, Headphones, Portable

FIIL is a relatively new company that really broke the walls of the Audiophile palace with their latest DIVA on-ear and Wireless over-ear models. I've not heard such nice sounding headphones that packed this ma...

The DT1770 Pro By Beyerdynamic

Marcus

September 18, 2016

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

Beyer is one of the standards in this business. They have been around for years and released some crazy good headphones in the T and DT series. I have never though seen them as having a penchant for the neutral...

The Sonorous III By Final

Klaus

September 9, 2016

$301-400, Closed, Full-Size, Headphones

Final Audio Design (aka F.A.D. or nowadays simply Final) is a Japanese brand that has its roots back in 1974 with phono cartridges, turntables, amps and speaker designs. The development of headphones, however, ...

The Elear By Focal

Michael

September 4, 2016

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

Focal kind of took over HiFi recently, haven't they? I'm conflicted at the moment and finding it hard to be objective with my thoughts on this $999 Elear...I've got a lot to say, so let's just jump right into ...

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The Talos By Cascadia Audio

Marcus

August 31, 2016

$201-300, Headphones, Orthodynamic

The T50RP, perhaps the most modded planar headphone in the history of modding. People have gone beyond modding now and created businesses behind them like ZMF, Enigma, and MrSpeakers. Dan's team have gone from ...

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The 99 Classic by Meze

Marcus

July 17, 2016

Closed, Full-Size, Headphones

If you are into headphones I bet you have heard at least something about the Meze 99 Classic headphones. It is one of the most heavily promoted headphones I have seen in a while. Christ even Steve Huff is ravin...

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The Edition S By Hifiman

Marcus

June 15, 2016

$201-300, Headphones, Portable

The release of a dynamic headphone from a planar specialist. It has been done before but to a different standard and in a different period of growth for Hifiman. Back in 2011, it was the HE300, which was crafte...

Planar Musicality – An Interview with Igor Levitsky

Marcus

June 12, 2016

Featured, Features, Orthodynamic

Creating a brand new headphone cannot be easy, especially if the company you are working with has never brought out a headphone before. Yet if the planar PM series from Oppo is anything to go by it would seem t...

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The Pryma By Sonus Faber

Michael

May 4, 2016

$401-500, Headphones, Portable

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 K182 By AKG

Marcus

April 24, 2016

Headphones, Portable, Up To $100

I have a ton of AKG cans in the cannery behind the desk here from the K5XX to the K812 and had plenty been and gone including the K7XX series years ago. AKG can do a mean set of cans when they put their minds t...