Audiophiles have generally been a fan of Etymotic IEMs though it can be argued that their line has gone a little stale in the last 10 years or so and that many IEMs or earphones have surpassed them in one way or another. Released in 2017, the ER4SR and ER4XR have been the much-needed update to the ER4 line that was first released in 1991. We have the ER4SR and have spent weeks putting it through its phases to see if this is still a competitive earphone by today’s standards. Let’s check it out!
Still an End Game Candidate in 2024? 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 asking if the Focal Clear is a realistic end-game headphone for most of us. Let’s find out in this review!
Best 11.11, Black Friday & Cyber Monday Headphone Deals
It’s everyone’s favorite period of the year; the upcoming Christmas season. As we approach that, we are greeted with a bunch of sale periods namely the 11.11 (less familiarly known as singles day), Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, and some small various ones that happen during the month of December!
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 decided to differentiate itself from the rest. In this review, let’s find out if it succeeds in trying to do that.
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 decided to finally get myself a pair. It was considered to be a competitive mid-fi headphone during that time and fast forward to today and having owned more than 10 headphones after, I thought it’d be interesting to see where I’d rank the HE400i and whether it’s worth recommending in 2020.
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 (around 9,600php)
High-Quality Listening at your Fingertips – DragonFly Cobalt Review
Adding a headphone amplifier and dedicate DAC to any type setup is far from the most convenient thing in the world. They take up space, you have to plug them in, and sometimes you need to buy additional cables to daisy chain them. What options are there if you don’t want that? You have the Dragonfly USB DAC/Amp/Pre-amp and today we have the Cobalt to take a look at.
Exotic and Extravagant: B&W P5 S2 Review
Small on-ear headphones have a weird place in this hobby. They are extraordinarily small, heavily marketed for casual use, but tend to be expensive for the sound they provide making them almost a non-option for most headphone enthusiasts.
The Bowers and Wilkins P5 S2 is one of them and in this review, we’ll determine if this specific headphone is even worthy of a look in the grander scheme of things.