The Reference R1 by Flare Audio
Ever ask yourselves what a headphone would sound like if you combined an Electrostatic, Planar and a Dynamic headphone and furled it into a ball? Well, this R1 could be that headphone. The Flare Audio R1 uses...
Our picks from 2013 in review
2013 has been an interesting year for us at Headfonics in terms of product reviews. When I look back on our review catalog we did less headphones and more amps and DAC's and in someways that is reflected in our...
Hisoundaudio PAA-1 Pro – Warm enough for thorough satisfaction
If you're one of the people who have recently opened up a newly-purchased piece of portable electronic equipment, like, say, a mobile phone or portable music player, chances are you'll have a pair of generic, b...
Hifiman HE300 – Hifiman Goes Dynamic!
Hifiman have come a long way from their initial foray into headphones. The initial HE-5 wood edition is still one heck of a glamorous looking headphone but sound quality wise it is quite far off now from where ...
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...
Grado Reference Series RS1
Three odd years ago these marvelous cans were considered the cream of the crop from Brooklyn-based audiophile headphone house Grado Labs. Even in their very own website, Grado stated that these are the Top ...
Takstar TS-671 – What can I get for 53mm?
These days China is just spewing out one great audio product after another; some at top prices such as Hifiman with top sq to boot and others, such as Superlux going for the bang for buck hunters with superior ...
Sony PFR-V1 – nerdy but nice!
So when it came to writing about the Sony PFR-V1 I just could not figure out where to classify this left of field designed headphone. Yeah headphones is a working title but the intent is full audio, albeit on a...
Hifiman HE6 – Is this the end of the road for me?
I remember back in 2001 buying my B&W series 2 5.1 setup full audio system. That was back then the 601/3/cc6 and for kicks the huge ASW1000 subwoofer. Pure solid black leviathan of a gut wrenching mid to hi...
Audeze LCD-2 Launched
Audez’e is proud to introduce the LCD-2s designed for Recording / Mixing Engineers as reference headphones and the audiophiles and music enthusiasts. The LCD-2s are in production and will start shipping to cus...
Grado Head-Fi Series HF2
A product of Todd from TTVJ and John Grado of Grado Labs. The HF2 is a hybrid headphone with mahogany chambers and aluminum cups. The drivers are allegedly taken from the RS2 and tweaked to deliver a soun...
Audio Technica ATH-AD2000
This has been in the market for a while but we finally got our mits on this open air monster and put it through its pace's with a variety of amping and music. Read on to see if this beat is the mid-range beast ...