Massdrop x HIFIMAN HE4XX Review
With the launch of the HE4XX Massdrop is on an audiophile roll. Everyone in the audio enthusiast community knows it. Satisfying deals left and right, collectors getting newly minted and refreshed rehashes of ol...
Headphones Reviews
ZMF Eikon Review
Well, Zach over at ZMF has been super busy lately...hasn't he? Not too long ago, ZMF had sent me a care package containing both the Eikon and the Auteur. In today's publication, I'll be detailing the Eikon. W...
Kennerton Vali Review
The Kennerton Vali took me by surprise when it was first announced. I mean I know about Kennerton, see their products but the launch of this and the Odin is serious stuff. I had worked with Fischer Audio going...
Hifiman Susvara Review
The Hifiman Susvara is a headphone that has been with me longer than any product before I decided to write the review. And for good reason. This is a $6000 headphone and one of the most expensive headphones on...
Phiaton BT460 Bluetooth Headphone Review
Phiaton has entered the modern over-ear Bluetooth scene, standing in the river alongside many other companies now and struggling for the attention of the general consumer or traveler with their newer BT460 mode...
Audio Zenith PMx2 Review
Back in 2014 Kyle reviewed the Oppo PM-2 (https://headfonics.com/2014/11/the-pm-2-planer-headphone-by-oppo/) and concluded that the PM2 were an amazing set of headphones with only but a few flaws. Kyle was not...
The ÆON By MrSpeakers
Mad Dog, Alpha Dog, Prime, Ether, Ether Flow and now Aeon. MrSpeakers is on quite a roll since 2012 and is now a bonafide manufacturer in their own right of some amazing planar headphones with their own unique ...
The SINE DX By Audeze
By a quirk of fate, Mike reviewed the SINE closed headphone over a year ago and seemed very happy with it. It stole the show for him, got the end of the year award and rated a solid 9.0. You can't say fairer t...
The NightOwl Carbon By AudioQuest
Fast on the heels of the successful launch of AudioQuest's first foray into headphones, the NightHawk, in comes a new headphone, called the NightOwl. This closed back very cool Carbon designed headphone is pri...
The 99 Neo By Meze
The 99 Classic we reviewed last year came out of nowhere to be perhaps the 2016 sleeper hit in terms of enjoyable headphones. It sounded great, looked the part and had a price tag that was more than reasonable ...
The Amiron Home By Beyerdynamic
Beyerdynamic had a busy year in 2016 with the release of the DT1770 and DT1990. These were updated revisions of the older DT770 and DT990 classic models, both in terms of sound and looks. Personally, I thought...
The RockMaster Live By Encore
The portable headphone market seems to fluctuate with bargain deals quite often. There have been entire years where nothing was released that was easy on the wallet, but that was also worth it in sound quality...
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 LCD-4 By Audeze
Ever since the conception of the LCD-1 in 2009, Audeze has been a chief player in the audiophile headphone market today. Audeze specializes on planar magnetic headphones much like Hifiman and MrSpeakers. Plana...
The HP-2 BY RBH Sound
I'd never heard of RBH's headphone line before Marcus had let me know about their HP-2 Beryllium. Honestly, I am lesser for not noticing it before. RBH is an American branded company that is well regarded for t...
The Utopia By Focal
The Utopia is Focal’s third headphone and flagship model priced at $4,000. With its hefty price tag, is it able to perform against other top-of-the-line headphones? Build The box sports a similar design to ...
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The MJ2 By Mitchell & Johnson
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
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
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
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...