Gear Reviews

Brainwavz, the darling of the budget IEM audiophiles, have recently released probably one of their most expensive IEMs to date, the $99 S5, just second only to the $123 R3 which is still their current top of th...

8.4Our Score

The L5Pro DAP By Luxury & Precision

November 9, 2015

$501-1000, DAP's, Gear Reviews, Sources

The world of high end portable music players seems to be set up like a tiger pit with many companies vying for attention, the ultimate prize of which would be reigning over all others with an iron fist. The DA...

8Our Score

Objective2 USB DAC & Amplifier Rev.B by Mayflower

November 4, 2015

$201-300, Amplifiers, DAC's, Gear Reviews, Solid State, Sources

Oh, come on! Are you kidding, Mayflower? Pssh. Just take my $1000 deposit for the next few renditions of the O2 now, if you don’t mind. If you are an audio enthusiast, you should know that the O2 Amp/DAC is ...

7.7Our Score

The Alfa Genus V2 IEM by Rock Jaw

October 29, 2015

Rockjaw Audio are a small-time British Audio company that are all about the quality of sound whilst heavily emphasising the importance of simplicity. A few of their previous offerings were rated pretty well her...

7.3Our Score

BLU-100 Bluetooth 4.0 aptX IEM by Brainwavz

October 21, 2015

It never rains it only pours. The Pendulumic Stance S1+ is the first proper aptX BT headphone I reviewed recently. I thought it was a pretty decent rig for the price just lacking in a little bass which I found ...

8.7Our Score

The Magni 2U & Modi 2U By Schiit

October 14, 2015

$101-200, Amplifiers, DAC's, Gear Reviews, Solid State, Sources

The crudely named audio company has been in the game for quite some time now having released a myriad of audio solutions for virtually every price point. Built exclusively in the US, Schiit abides by a simply p...

6.4Our Score

The SRS X11 Mini BT Speaker By Sony

October 11, 2015

Gadgets, Gear Reviews, Speakers, Up To $100

Bluetooth seems like it is the future for we audio nerds, doesn’t it? It also really feels like the market is flooded with off-brand, no name, nonsense BT products and that there is no escape from…curtains for...

7.3Our Score

The K553 By AKG

October 4, 2015

$101-200, Gear Reviews, Headphones, Portable

AKG has been piping out a lot of budget options for us to gobble up lately. Sets like the K267 and the K550 really went over very well with the audio community in recent years, but it seems that wasn’t enough ...

8.3Our Score

The Cloud Nine by PlusSound

October 1, 2015

$301-400, Amplifiers, Gear Reviews, Portable Amps

PlusSound is a discrete company which specialises in custom cables for earphones, headphones and interconnects. Based in Los Angeles, the aim of PlusSound is clear; to provide uniquely exceptional products that...

8.2Our Score

The Answer & Answer (The Truth) IEMs by Dita

September 4, 2015

$501-1000, Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

You will probably notice in the last year or so of IEM reviews on Headfonics that I have been constantly comparing to a set of IEM's called the Answer by Dita. I believe 11 reviews in total over the last 18 mon...

8.1Our Score

The T20 IEM by RHA

August 23, 2015

$201-300, Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

I am a big fan of RHA and their line of cost busting earphones. The MA750 single dynamic driver for under a hundred quid really upped the expectations of what a relatively cheap earphone could and should sound ...

HiFi Room Essentials – The Chair

August 16, 2015

$1000+, $201-300, $301-400, $401-500, $501-1000, Accessories, Featured, Features, Gear Reviews

This is the first article in what I hope to become a Hifi Essentials guide that revolves around anything and everything commonly found in a high end audio listening lounge. All audio enthusiasts should have n...

7.2Our Score

The Alpha & Delta AD01 from Lend Me Your Ears

August 13, 2015

The Alpha & Delta AD01 is a new effort from Singaporean-based headphone retailer Lend Me Ur Ears (LMUE) in collaboration with a local Chinese company. Many would claim that this is a bold move seeing as LMU...

7Our Score

The RockMaster Headphone & IE by Encore

August 10, 2015

Gear Reviews, Headphones, Hybrid Universal, IEM & Earphones, Portable, Up To $100

Encore and Sonic Unity have teamed up recently to produce a nice deal for us audio nerds. They may be newbies in the audio circuit, but there is little doubt in my mind that these guys are interested in knocki...

8.4Our Score

The DN-2000J IEM by DUNU

August 2, 2015

$301-400, Gear Reviews, Hybrid Universal, IEM & Earphones

DUNU have been in the IEM game for quite some time now and while never a prime innovator of their field during their early stages, they have aggressively climbed the industry ladder and have released some of th...

8.2Our Score

The Lyra IEM by Campfire Audio

July 29, 2015

$501-1000, Dynamic, Gear Reviews, IEM & Earphones

Campfire Audio. It is a new brand but under the wise hands of a much older and trusted company, ALO Audio. In many ways this is new territory for the team at ALO who are commonly known for their diverse range a...

6.4Our Score

The Phonitor Mini by SPL

July 26, 2015

$501-1000, Amplifiers, DAC's, Gear Reviews, Solid State, Sources

SPL’s products have always been exclusive to me, I never knew anyone who owned a Phonitor…but I sure as hell wanted one despite that. It came to a bit of a shock to me that the company fashioned a mini version...

7.8Our Score

The M DAP by Calyx

July 23, 2015

$501-1000, DAP's, Gear Reviews, Sources

This South Korean company burst onto the scene recently with their beast of a DAP, puffing their chests and boasting impressive DSD capabilities and high driving output power in a portable music player for us a...

7.7Our Score

The Momentum In-Ear Monitors by Sennheiser

July 15, 2015