Headphones

February 26, 2017

$501-1000, Electrostatic, Headphones

The MJ2 came to me by way of an industry recommendation to try out their new line of "Electrostatz" headphones recently launched under the Mitchell & Johnson brand for $499.99 and sporting some interesting ...

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The HD6XX From Massdrop

February 22, 2017

$101-200, Full-Size, Headphones, Open

I'm not going to bore anyone with the detailed history of this headphone's past, at least not beyond the fact that the original HD650 was first released way back in 2003. Damn...do you know what I was doing in...

The Zoro II Wireless Volcanic Rock Limited Edition by Noontec

February 18, 2017

$101-200, Headphones, Portable

In 2015 I reviewed the Noontec Zoro II HD (https://headfonics.com/2015/09/the-zoro-2-by-noontec/). I concluded that the sound quality is very good, but I had some issues with the glossy plastic that not only res...

The M-03 & KS-H4 Electrostatic System By Kingsound

February 12, 2017

$401-500, $501-1000, Amplifiers, Electrostatic, Solid State

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 Z55 Professional Reference By Samson

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...

The New York By Master Art Of Sounds (MAS)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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