Everyday Listening

Audeze LCD-5 Review – Rejuvenation

Should you want for a comfortable open-back headphone with a hyper-detailed, achromatic sound, the LCD-5 deserves exclusive recommendation.

Cayin RU6 Review – Oldschool Cool

Enthusiasts will be sure to enjoy the RU6’s wide stage and analogue-like note presentation that grant it one of the sweetest and most euphonic sounds I’ve encountered from a portable source yet.

Moondrop KATO review – Scion

The KXXS-platform remains Moondrop’s most accessible product range to a wide range of consumers and the KATO is its best and most complete incarnation yet.

MMR Balmung Review – Guilty Euphoria

This is a beautifully formed, truly masterclass basshead-style IEM and while that means it falls behind market leaders in versatility, on tracks where it hits, be ready for a home run.

Meze Elite Review – Triumph

Machined and weighted to perfection with a highly refined tuning devoid of peaks and dips, the Elite represents a triumph in high-end headphone design.

Protected: Rosson RAD-0 Review – The Specialist

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Astell & Kern SP2000T Review – Finding Harmony in Dichotomy

So long as you aren’t expecting smartphone-like smoothness, the SP2000T is a premium flagship DAP that performs accordingly, crafting an impressive listening experience with efficient tunability.

Meze Audio Liric First Impressions

Meze just launched a new high-end closed-back headphone using technology from their flagship Empyrean and Elite. Details inside!

Oriveti OV800 Review – Iteration

Oriveti’s updated flagship remains beautifully designed, smooth and coherent whilst introducing greater versatility than before.

Dunu Falcon Pro Review – Reinvigorated

The Falcon Pro strikes me as a forgiving and flexible in-ear and a good alternative for those that find the typical Harman IEM fatiguing or intense

DROP + Sennheiser PC38X review – Game Changer

Combining all day comfort and integrated coms with a balanced and spacious sound from essentially any source, it is hard to deny the versatility and value provided by the PC38X.

Drop + JVC HA-FWX1 Review – Golden Hour

If you don’t mind a laid-back midrange or a relative lack of treble extension, the FWX1’s highly textured notes and rich instrument timbre permit a sublime listening experience with classical, jazz and acoustic.

ag WHP01K Review – Portable, Pedestrian

The WHP01K is one of the better choices if you want an affordable headphone with active noise-cancellation that still sounds decent, and value purchasing your gear from an authorised dealer with a full local warranty.

64Audio Duo Review – Fun, Forgiving, Fabulous

If you enjoy a coherent, bass-forward sound, are averse to IEM wearing pressure but don’t want to miss out on top-level treble extension, the Duo is without equal.

xDuoo TA-26 Review – Great Scott!

Combined with a set of high-impedance cans, it makes for a reasonably priced, truly unique and romantic listening experience that you’d be hard pressed matching with other amp types

Final D8000 Pro Review – Zen

The D8000 Pro meticulously balances summit-fi technicality with an inviting, balanced and genre-flexible tonality that I haven’t yet heard in such equal measure.