Back in the day, overly bassy headphones are considered to be a travesty to the hobby. Of course, there are some who like it but as a whole, this type of headphone gets easily snubbed and remarked “not for me” by purists. Fast forward to now, things have changed quite a bit and headphones like […]
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End Game Headphone in 2020? Focal Clear Review
Throughout my journey as a headphone hobbyist, I have learned that there are expensive headphones, more expensive headphones & outrageously expensive flagship headphones. Believe it or not, the Focal Clear clocking in at around $1,500 (72,000 php) sits just right in the middle of that list. Regardless of what box it belongs to, it’s worth […]
Best Sounding Wireless Headphone? Drop THX Panda Review
The demand for wireless headphones has been at its peak thanks to the painful death of headphone jacks in smartphones. It honestly won’t surprise me if laptops and desktop computers would soon yank it out as well. 🙄 Superb sound quality is rarely the selling point for these types but the Drop THX Panda headphone […]
Competitive in 2020? Hifiman HE400i Review
My first exposure to Hifiman headphones was during the local November Hifishow in 2014 when there was a dealer that displayed an HE400i, HE560i, and even the mighty HE500. At the time, I was just a couple of years into my headphone journey so auditioning those unsurprisingly blew me away. 3 years after that, I […]
HD560s: Sennheiser’s New Entry-Level Audiophile Headphone
The HD-XXX line is Sennheiser’s main headphone line starting from the budget HD200 to its top-of-the-line HD800s. Specifically, the HD500/600s have been extremely popular to audiophiles because of their competitive pricing structure and how well they scale with better source and amplification. You can add the newly-released HD560s to that list which retails for $199 […]
The Divisive Audioquest NightOwl Carbon
Higher-end sealed headphones don’t usually give out a good price-performance ratio mainly because they don’t really deliver the same type of performance that their open back counterparts usually have. Until that time comes, the only allure of getting a headphone of this type is you get some noise isolation and no leakage which are both […]
No Longer the King of Noise-Cancelling? Bose QC35ii Review
The Quiet Comfort 35 is arguably the most recommended noise-canceling headphone for the better part of the last decade but competition has been strong in the past two to three years with competitive offerings from Sony, Sennheiser, and Microsoft. Bose did release the Noise Canceling Headphone 700 which I’ve reviewed here but they also made […]
The Best Noise-Cancelling Headphone? Bose 700 Review
I’ve been wanting to get my hands on with this noise-canceling cans for quite some time now but I just couldn’t justify purchasing one because I don’t really travel that much and also because I feel IEMs are more than capable alternatives for the land commute. That’s why I’m more than elated to get possession […]
