Audeze LCD2 closed-back $899 version
July 20, 2018 Comments Off on Audeze LCD2 closed-back $899 version
“You’re still getting the same planar magnetic drivers. Unlike normal headphones, they use a thin, vibrating diagram that’s driven by magnetic fields to produce sound, instead of a traditional coil system. This has come to be expected from Audeze, which created the same warm sound that made the LCD-2 so popular in the first place. Now, you can enjoy it with better sound isolation, and perhaps more importantly, you won’t irritate all your co-workers or fellow commuters with your personal jams.”
SENNHEISER HD 660S REVIEW
July 18, 2018 Comments Off on SENNHEISER HD 660S REVIEW
“Overall, the Sennheiser HD 660S represents a stronger, and arguably better version of its predecessor, the HD 650. It retains the smooth signature but imparts more spirit into it this time around. This change isn’t for everyone, but I found it for the better as it gave songs and genres that previously needed that oomph the ability to shine; it was that little bit that was missing that the 660S brings to the table.”
CanJam London 2018 First Look – Video
July 18, 2018 Comments Off on CanJam London 2018 First Look – Video
FINAL D8000 PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONE
July 11, 2018 Comments Off on FINAL D8000 PLANAR MAGNETIC HEADPHONE
“Straight out of the box, the D8000 offered astonishingly fine bass and midrange performance, but with upper mids and highs that, though very clear, also seemed a bit reticent or subdued. However, after several hours of run-in time using a ‘Cascade Noise Burn-In Sounds’ track from Tara Labs, the D8000’s mids, upper-mids, and highs opened up in a magnificent way, so that the headphone’s tonal balance became pleasingly neutral while its overall resolution, transient speed, and focus took quite dramatic steps forward. The resulting sound was, I must say, simply breathtakingly good, though in an effortless and almost self-effacing way (the D8000 offers listener’s huge helpings of sonic excellence, but never sounds as if it is working hard to do so).”
STAX SR-L700 LAMBDA EARSPEAKERS/SRM-006TS REVIEW
July 10, 2018 § 1 Comment
“Eventually, when you get past being enthralled by the sound of the system, you can begin to point to its strengths. The most obvious is the speed of delivery, and it’s that speed that makes you so enthralled with music. Listening to Richard Thompson’s guitar playing requires a system that can translate his dexterity, or potentially ruin the performance. Here, the Stax pair shine, and it’s like the man is playing live in your listening room. That speed doesn’t just apply to fast folk guitarists, it is needed universally; when you experience it, it’s hard to break away from its thrall. Other systems – even supposedly fast ones – sound sluggish by comparison.”
Sony WH-1000XM2 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones Review
July 5, 2018 Comments Off on Sony WH-1000XM2 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones Review
“I conducted several lengthy listening sessions with the Sony WH-1000XM2, with various musical genres, and watched a variety of video content, from energetic action movies to quiet dramas, wired and wireless, with and without noise cancelation, and there is no doubt these headphones sound wonderful. I would easily rate them near-audiophile quality. No smiley face EQ curve here, unless that’s what you want, as you can easily dial-up whatever EQ settings you like. Sony even added LDAC, which enables hi-res audio, and when your source is not hi-res, DSEE HX is a digital sound enhancement engine, sort of like the audio equivalent of video up-converting.”
NAD VISO HP50 Headphone Review
July 2, 2018 Comments Off on NAD VISO HP50 Headphone Review
“To be clear, the black headphone target frequency response curve is the equivalent of a loudspeaker in a reference listening room with a measured response of ~ 10 dB downward slope from 20 Hz-20 kHz. Both of which are subjectively preferred and perceived as flat or neutral sounding to our ears. Or put another way, as Floyd Toole describes, accurate and preferred are synonymous. The green dotted curve is the equivalent of the in-room measured response that is flat from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, which is not the preferred response, but used as the reference point for the listeners to adjust bass and treble to their preferred response.”
Focal Clear Headphones $1,500 Review
July 1, 2018 Comments Off on Focal Clear Headphones $1,500 Review
“The Focal Clear is an exquisite-looking and brilliantly executed pair of headphones. Its extremely well-balanced performance would provide long-term satisfaction for an overwhelming majority of listeners. Yes, if you’re the questing type and money is no object, you can spend more and get more—but a lot of folks with four figures to spend might want to stop right here.”
Sony MDR-Z7 $700 Review
June 30, 2018 Comments Off on Sony MDR-Z7 $700 Review
“First let’s discuss the bass response, which is stunning. Nothing is invented here, so if the track you’re listening to was mixed with moderate bass, the headphones won’t be boosting the lows like roughly 75 percent of the models we test do. However, if the track in question does indeed pack some powerful, deep bass, Sony delivers the ideal melding of clarity and full depth. On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife’s “Silent Shout,” the drivers deliver an accurate thump that will sound dialed-back to anyone used to the full-throttle bass experience typical of today—but there’s plenty of depth here. You’d never accuse these headphones of sounding remotely thin, and the entire frequency range is well-represented—it’s a crisp, detailed, full sound.”
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