I was fortunate enough to be picked for the review tour for HiFiMan’s latest planar magnetic headphone, the HE-400i, billed as an improvement over the outgoing HE-400 model, and slotting in at $500, $100 more than the HE-400. The HE-400i arrived in sizeable, leather appointed box, much improved from the …
Read More »Xbox One Stereo Headset and Adapter Review
When the Playstation 4 launched, its DualShock 4 controller featuring a built in 3.5mm headset jack, it ushered in a new era for users of high end headphones, able to simply plug in any set of headphones they chose and receive stereo audio directly from the controller without having to …
Read More »HiSoundAudio E212 and PAA-1Pro Review – Middle Ground
First, I’d like to thank the folks at HiSoundAudio for sending me samples of the E212 and PAA-1Pro for review. Up for review are two of HiSoundAudio’s budget offerings, the E212 IEMs and PAA-1Pro earbuds, both of which retail for around $50. HiSoundAudio calls these the best performing earphones in …
Read More »HiFiMan RE-600 Review – The Lap of Luxury
Thanks to the folks at HiFiMan for sending me a sample of their latest IEM to review. Well, let’s get right to it. This is HiFiMan’s in ear monitor flagship, the RE-600 “Songbird”. Replacing the previous flagships, the RE-262 and RE-272, the RE-600 has some big shoes to fill, and …
Read More »Amplifier Round Up Part 4 – JDS Labs C5
First, I’d like to thank John Seaber at JDS Labs for the C5 review sample. Up next in part 4 of my amplifier round up series is the JDS Labs C5 the second generation portable amplifier designed by JDS Labs itself (replacing the outgoing C421) and is claimed by its …
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