If you’re familiar with the “community-driven commerce platform” Massdrop, you likely know that they’re certainly no stranger to the audiophile market, having collaborated with the likes of Sennheiser, AKG, MEE Audio, and HiFiMan, leading to several highly lauded and much loved Massdrop branded headphones and earphones over the past few …
Read More »Audio Technica WS55 Review – Fashionably Solid Bass
Accessories: These ship with a leather drawstring carrying bag and that’s it. Design and Build Quality: The lightweight plastic construction of the headphones themselves is more durable than one might expect when picking them up but they fold flat for storage and the dual entry cable is thicker than many …
Read More »Schiit Magni and Modi – First Listen
UPDATE 1/17/13 – Apparently, the Magni itself didn’t break. The AC adapter, however, did. Curious, I tested the Magni with the 12VAC adapter I bought for the O2+ODAC and, lo and behold, the Magni turned on and functioned as normal. I plugged the other adapter into the O2 and it …
Read More »The Original PlayStation: An Audiophile’s Dream?
Spurred by a number of articles that have been released in recent years, the audiophile community has long been divided by the original PlayStation. According to reviewers at audiophile publications and websites such as 6moons and Stereophile, the original PlayStation, model number SCPH-1001, can go toe-to-toe with the likes of …
Read More »Apple Dual Driver In-Ear Headphones Review
Prelude Apple’s stock earbuds that have been shipped with every iPod since its inception are quite possibly the most prolific and widely distributed tech accessory of all time. It’s hard to go anywhere without seeing a pair of these things dangling from someone’s ears. Casual listeners are bound to be …
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