Jude from Head-Fi.org has uploaded a video interview with Focal’s Nicolas Debard where they go into detail about the technology of the new Focal Clear headphones, including measurements. The Clear features […]
Headphones
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P1ZDMX2_Hg A few years ago a company from Romania caught my attention with some wood headphones that had attracted a few members. They quickly spotted that they were a rebrand […]
If you have a pair of Audeze headphones, specifically the LCD-X, LCD-3 or LCD-4, and Roon, there are now presets for these models inside the preferences. From the Roon Knowledge […]
It all started some time ago with a message asking me if I’d like a free review sample of some headphones from a creatively off-beat name. I’d seen the name […]
At the 2017 Spring Tokyo Fujiya Avic festival I had a chance to audition the latest version of Audio Technicas metal-cup headphones, the A2000Z. In the past, I’ve tried the […]
Jona from Gearbest wanted to send me a pair of Bluetooth headphones. She promised that they sounded good (George previously had sent me a pair that sounded like rubbish) so […]
I’ve met Dan Clarke of MrSpeakers a number of times of the years, mostly at the Tokyo Headphone festivals where one year, funnily enough, his table was opposite that of […]
Some years ago I had a chance to listen with Sony’s legendary R10 headphones, then once again at a meet in Tokyo. In context they were impressive headphones for their […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcA1MnxWb78 I first had the chance to audition Focal’s Utopia at the Wikia meet in San Francisco, taking them around and trying them in different rigs. For $4000, they had a lot […]
Back when I owned a modified Denon D5000, I went to a local hi-fi store and demoed a Stax system. I almost bought it on the spot, only hesitating because […]
With the release of HiFiMan’s HE1000 at $3000, there was a large gap between their lesser planar offerings, such as the HE560 and the flagship. Filling that gap, originally at […]