Meze Empyrean
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Meze Empyrean – First Contact

Marcus
$1000+, Headphones, Orthodynamic
Disclaimer: The Meze Empyrean sent to us was purchased by us and is an ex-demo unit with burn-in. We thank the team at Meze for giving us this opportunity to review at this early stage. To read more about Meze products we reviewed on Headfonics click here. T...
Hifiman Ananda
9.1Score

Hifiman Ananda Review

Marcus
$501-1000, Headphones, Orthodynamic
2
Disclaimer: The Hifiman Ananda sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank the team at Hifiman for giving us this opportunity. To read more about Hifiman products we have reviewed on Headfonics click here. In a way, the release of t...
Crosszone CZ-1
8.8Score

Crosszone CZ-1 Review

Marcus
$1000+, Closed, Headphones
Disclaimer: The Crosszone CZ-1 was sent to us as a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank Crosszone for this opportunity. I saw the Crosszone booth at CanJam in Singapore I believe 2017 and maybe 2018 but I never actually managed to sit down an...
UBSOUND Dreamer
7.4Score

UBSOUND Dreamer Black & Gold Review

Marcus
Headphones, Portable, Up To $100
Disclaimer: The UBSOUND Dreamer Black & Gold was sent to us a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. We thank UBSOUND for this opportunity. To learn more about UBSOUND products on Headfonics you can click here. We have covered UBSOUND gear before, mo...
Erzetich Mania
8.4Score

Erzetich Mania Review

Marcus
$1000+, Full-Size, Headphones, Open
Disclaimer: The Erzetich Mania sent to us for the purposes of this review is a sample and does not have to be returned. Thank you to Erzetich for giving us this opportunity. Erzetich was established in 2012 and are located in Slovenia. The company is the bra...
ESS 422H
8.3Score

ESS 422H Headphones Review

Michael
$101-200, Closed, Headphones
2
Disclaimer: The ESS 422H sent to us for the purposes of this review is a sample and does not have to be returned. Thank you to ESS for giving us this opportunity. A while back, ESS (ElectroStatic Sound) sent over a dual package filled with their newer 422H an...
Verum 1
8.7Score

Verum Audio Verum 1 Review

Marcus
$301-400, Headphones, Orthodynamic
3
Disclaimer: The Verum 1 sent to us for the purposes of this review is a sample only and Verum Audio is not a site advertiser. You can find out more and pre-order the Verum 1 on their Kickstarter Page here.  Over the last 2 years, planar headphone companies ha...
SoundMagic HP200
7.6Score

SoundMAGIC HP200 Review

Michael
$101-200, Full-Size, Headphones, Open
Disclaimer: This SoundMAGIC HP200 sample was sent to us for the purposes of this review and does not have to be returned. Thank you to the team at SoundMAGIC for giving us this opportunity. A few weeks ago, SoundMAGIC sent me a care package that contained a f...
Hifiman Sundara
8.7Our Score

Hifiman Sundara Review

Marcus
$401-500, Headphones, Orthodynamic
7
Disclaimer: The Hifiman Sundara sent to us for the purposes of this review is a sample and does not have to be returned. Thank you to Hifiman for giving us this opportunity. It has been 3 years since Hifiman last focused on it's entry-level or mid-fi range of...
beyerdynamic DT240 Pro
8.1Our Score

beyerdynamic DT 240 Pro Review

Michael
Headphones, Portable, Up To $100
1
Disclaimer: The DT 240 Pro sent to us for the purpose of this review is a sample and does not have to be returned to beyerdynamic. Thank you for giving us this opportunity. The world of portable studio monitor headphones has always been a bit bleak, to say th...
AEON
9Our Score

MrSpeakers AEON Flow Open Review

Marcus
$501-1000, Headphones, Orthodynamic
6
The AEON line first launched with the closed back version last year has fast become a bit of a darling for its excellent price to performance ratio. This was a uniquely designed, lightweight planar headphones with technology previously found in their flagship...
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The SINE DX By Audeze

Marcus
$501-1000, Headphones, Orthodynamic
11
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 than that. Now here comes 2017 and Audeze decide t...
NightOwl Headphone

The NightOwl Carbon By AudioQuest

Michael
$501-1000, Closed, Headphones
6
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 priced at $699.99 and is designed to compliment the c...
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The 99 Neo By Meze

Marcus
$201-300, Headphones, Portable
4
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 in today's inflated market. We scored it an 8.3 a...
beyerdynamic Amiron Home

The Amiron Home By Beyerdynamic

Marcus
$501-1000, Full-Size, Headphones, Open
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 DT1770 was an excellent studio headphone when...
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The RockMaster Live By Encore

Michael
Headphones, Portable, Up To $100
2
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 offered. Last year, I got to review the Encore R...