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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 -
RHA MA600i and MA750i in-ear monitors
|From the RHA press release Glasgow, UK, August 7, 2013 - British headphone specialist, RHA, today announced two premium additions to their in-ear headphone range. The MA750i and MA600i are engineered to offer RHA's signature ...read more -
HiFiMAN Introduces RE-600 Premium Earphone
|(From the HiFiMAN press release) CE Week New York, NY June 24, 2013 -– HiFiMAN, a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance headphones and portable audio products, announced an ultra-high quality in-ear monitor designed ...read more -
Competition: WIN! 100 pairs of Final Audio Adagio III in-ear monitors must be won!!!
|To help celebrate our 100th issue, the good people at Final Audio Design will give away a 100 pairs of their excellent £70 Adagio III in-ear monitor earphones. Now in its 40th year, the Japanese ...read more -
Westone Introduces Adventure Series Alpha Earphones
|(From the Westone press release) WESTONE BRINGS PREMIER SOUND TO THE ACTIVE LISTENER WITH ADVENTURE SERIES ALPHA EARPHONESColorado Springs, CO, June 04, 2013 – Westone, the leader in high performance audio and in-ear monitoring technology, ...read more