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The TH500RP by Fostex
The surge in portable listening in the past decade has encouraged manufacturers to work around the clock to refine more premium concepts in more affordable packages. The latest of such trends has been to incorp...
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8.3
Oppo PM-3 Review
The Oppo PM-3 is the company's lightest and most compact form-factor closed-back planar magnetic headphone launched to date. It is priced at $399. Disclaimer: The Oppo PM3 was sent to us as a sample in excha...
8.9
MrSpeakers Ether Review
The MrSpeakers Ether is the next generation open-back planar magnetic flagship headphone weighing in at just 370g. Priced at $999.99 Disclaimer: The MrSpeakers Ether sent to us is a sample in exchange for ou...
The Alpha Prime by MrSpeakers
MrSpeakers, makers of our number one product of 2014, the Alpha Dogs, are back again with their latest incarnation, the Alpha Prime Planar headphone which is technically and fiscally their new Flagship headphon...
4.8
The HE400i and HE560 Planars by Hifiman
The HE400i and HE560 are two new full-size open-back planar headphone releases from Hifiman. The retail for $499 and $899 respectively. Disclaimer: The Hifiman R2R2000 HE-400i and HE-560 sent to us are sampl...
The ZMF x Vibro and ZMF Blackwood
The Fostex T50RP’s driver never fails to show its versatility. Years back, it showed it shone with some very simple mods with its stock enclosure. Gary Butcher found great success transplanting the driver into ...
The PM-2 Planar Headphone By Oppo
Oppo have recently released their second planar headphone titled the PM-2 which looks a lot like the PM-1 only this time the big unique selling point is the fact that you should get all of the benefits of the P...
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The LCD-XC Closed Planar by Audeze
About a year ago, Audeze released two new headphones in their lineup: The X ($1,699) and the XC ($1,799) to complement and fill a void between their previous generation models that included the LCD2/LCD3, and b...
The Enigma by Enigmatic Audio
There’s something endearing about products created in a very small scale, handmade out of love. You realize you’re holding the heart and soul of its creator. They make what they make not necessarily to make mon...
The PM-1 Planar headphone by Oppo
I recall drooling uncontrollably at my desk back in 2013 when the images of Oppo's new Planar headphone were first released. Such a sleek and attractive design simply was too tantalizing for me to resist. That ...
The Alpha Dog by MrSpeakers
The Fostex T50RP has been out for years and years and in that time just about everyone I know has had a go at some sort of modification or another to this sub-$100 headphone. It is the cheapest planar on the ma...
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The LCD-3 by Audeze
Back in 2010, Hi-Fi audio and Audeze become synonymous with each other, a hand in hand and a brothers in arms sort of thing. Funny now that I think back on it, Audeze is the only company that I've ever known to...
The Fostex T50RP as envisioned by Zach Mehrbach
The Fostex T50RP, with its potential to sound truly fantastic with simple modifications, has exploded in popularity in recent years. Naturally, not all people are willing to spend large amounts of time and mone...
The Mad Dog by MrSpeakers
Every once and a while, the Audiophile universe manifests something that is truly worthy of praise in the highest regard. Something to be revered and able to strike with sufficient power far beyond it's own wei...
Hifiman HE400 – A planar headphone for the masses?
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 HE500–Proof That The Planars Are Here To Stay
This, my friends, is by far the best headphone I have ever heard. However, it’s also in the running for the headphone that I dislike the most. Why? Well, it’s a simple when you think about it. This is a $900 he...
8.3
Hifiman HE5 Review
The Hifiman HE5 is the company's debut full-sized or circumaural open-back planar headphones. It was originally priced at around $600. Disclaimer: The Hifiman HE5 is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion...
Hifiman HE4 – More fun than the HE6?
$449 from www.Head-Direct.com Technical Specifications Freqency Response: 10 to 60 KHz Impedence: 38 Ohm Efficiency: 86 DB Weight: 350 g Accessories Headphone cable (OFC) with 6.5 mm plug...
Audio Technica ATH-2–Retro Awesomeness
The ATH-2 is a strange headphone. It was Audio Technica’s best efforts at making an orthodynamic, and it looked like they knew what they were doing, but for some reason, they stopped about half-way to avoid can...
Audeze LCD2 – One of the best?
I've always been a fan of orthos ever since I had my Hifiman HE-5LE. It was almost the perfect headphones for me but I just can't seem to get over the sibilance issue. And I thought Hifiman was able to solve th...