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Headzones at the National Audio Show 2014, Part 2
|This is the second part of our 2-part report on the “Headzones” section of the recent National Audio Show, 2014 at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, UK. Below we touch on highlights and new products from many ...read more -
First Listen: Noble Audio Kaiser 10 (K10) custom-fit in-ear monitors
|At AXPONA 2014 I experienced a ‘new-to-me/ discovery when I was introduced to Noble Audio (not to be confused with the great in-wall loudspeaker manufacturer Noble Fidelity) and Brannan Mason, one of the co-owners of ...read more -
Westone W10 earphones
|Over the past year or so, the Colorado Springs, CO-based firm Westone has worked steadily and methodically to revise, update, and improve its several ranges of universal-fit earphones and custom-fit in-ear monitors. For those unfamiliar ...read more -
RHA MA750i Earphones
|RHA is a British (well, Scottish) audio manufacturer that aims to revise our thinking on what a genuinely modestly priced pair of earphones can be and do, both in terms of sound and build quality. ...read more -
Show Report: AXPONA 2014 - Headphones, etc.
|I spent this past weekend serving as the Hi-Fi+ emissary to the AXPONA 2014 show, held in the Westin O’hare Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, USA. For those of you not familiar with the show, let ...read more -
First Listen: NuForce Primo 8 phase-coherent, quad-driver earphone
|NuForce is, as many of you know, a fascinating Americo-Asian audio equipment manufacturer perhaps best known as a pioneer in Class D amplifier design. But those who know NuForce well recognise that there are several ...read more -
Head-Fi meet in Austin, TX
|It occurs to me that many readers familiar with the traditional world of speaker-centric high-end audio systems may be unaware that there is a rapidly evolving, parallel high-end audio universe that revolves around high-end headphones, ...read more -
CES 2014: Headphone, Earphones, and Related Electronics – Part 3
|If I had to name one broad high-end audio product category that is growing rapidly and for all the right reasons, that category would be Headphones, Earphones, and the specialised electronics needed to drive them. ...read more -
CES 2014: Headphone, Earphones, and Related Electronics – Part 2
|If I had to name one broad high-end audio product category that is growing rapidly and for all the right reasons, that category would be Headphones, Earphones, and the specialised electronics needed to drive them. ...read more -
CES 2014: Headphone, Earphones, and Related Electronics – Part 1
|If I had to name one broad high-end audio product category that is growing rapidly and for all the right reasons, that category would be Headphones, Earphones, and the specialised electronics needed to drive them. ...read more -
Cardas Audio EM5813 Ear Speakers
|While Cardas Audio’s EM5813 Model 1 Ear Speaker is a relatively new arrival in the marketplace, it has been under development for years. To his great credit, company founder and Ear Speaker developer George Cardas ...read more -
Show Report: CanJam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2013 - Part 2
|What follows is a mostly pictorial survey of new headphone, earphone, and related products seen and heard at RMAF—some of which will become review subjects in Hi-Fi+ and/or our US-based sister publication The Absolute Sound ...read more -
Show Report: CanJam at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2013 - Part 1
|Over roughly the past decade an alternate high-end audio universe has been emerging—a universe centered on very high-performance headphones, earphones, portable and desktop headphone amplifiers, and amp/DACS. In short, it is a world that might ...read more -
MartinLogan Mikros 70 Earphones
|With the Mikros 70 earphone, MartinLogan has joined the growing group of loudspeaker manufacturers now offering products targeted toward headphone enthusiasts. Given MartinLogan’s hard-won reputation as one of the world’s premier makers of hybrid electrostatic ...read more -
Musical Fidelity EB-50 in ear monitors
|A big name in the traditional hi-fi business, Musical Fidelity has always had an ear (pun intended) to the ground. The company has survived for the longest time by always being proactive toward changes and ...read more