Packaging and Accessories: These were purchased refurbished and, as such, I can’t comment on their packaging or accessories. Design and Build Quality: The glossy plastic design and the thin, one sided cable don’t exactly inspire confidence at first glance but I carried them with me on a daily basis in …
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Thanks to the folks at HiFiMan for sending me a sample of their latest IEM to review. Introduction Around here, HiFiMan needs no introduction. I first learned of them in early 2010, back when they were known as Head-Direct (which is still the name of their web store) and I …
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Full disclosure: I received these for free from Topdogheadphones after my review won a DUNU Tai-Chi review contest. I was offered a prize valued at £35 and chose the Telefunken TH-140. I was asked by the representative if I could review them as well upon receipt and I accepted. Introduction …
Read More »Rock-It Sounds R-50 Review
Introduction Rock-it Sounds is another of the upstart headphone manufacturers I hadn’t heard of until a couple months ago but they’re quickly making a name for themselves, doing the regularly scheduled rounds at Head-Fi and other audio forums. I became interested in the R-50 when I saw some reviews which …
Read More »JDS Labs Objective 2 + ODAC Review
As you know by virtue of being one of my regular readers (or not), I already posted about buying a JDS Labs O2 + ODAC combo to replace the Schiit Magni and Modi combo that broke (except not really, I explain here) so let’s just skip the introductions this time.
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