9.2
The HE1000 V2 By Hifiman
The Hifiman HE1000 V2 is the second generation TOTL open-back planar headphone sporting a refashioned design and new sound signature. It is priced at $2999.
Disclaimer: The Hifiman HE1000 V2 sent to us is a sa...
9.2
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The Talos By Cascadia Audio
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 ...
Planar Musicality – An Interview with Igor Levitsky
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...
0
The SINE By Audeze
I've shaken my fist at the audio community for the past 8 or so years, but that prolonged whining got me nowhere. It seemed like no matter how hard I cried, audio designers and the HiFi community have both ins...
0
The Ether C by MrSpeakers
Those of you who read our top gear for 2015 review list in December 2015 would probably have noticed me waxing lyrical about headphone that no official review from us had come out at the time yet still received...
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The HE1000 by Hifiman
"You are going to need a bigger amp". Now looking around at my loveable Mjolnir and Hifiman EF6 SS amps that didn't inspire any fiscal and aural confidence but nevertheless those were the ringing 'Scheideresque...
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Hifiman HE400s Review
Disclaimer: The Hifiman HE400s sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the team at Hifiman for giving us this opportunity.
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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...
8.4
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...
9.1
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...
8.2
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 ...
8.3
MrSpeakers Alpha Dog Review
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...