This is my review of the HifiMan HE-1000. I got interested in them after listening and owning the HE6, and I purchased them about two months ago. They are currently HifiMan flagship headphones, and they aim to be the top end of the orthodynamic headphones. Orthos, also identified as Planar Magnetic headphones, are somehow between… » Read the full article
The Yulong U200 is the second product put out by Yulong this year. The U200 has been designed by Yulong to be placed at a lower price point than the DA8II, trying to maximize the performances for people with very specific requirements. The U200 comes with only one USB input, discarding coaxial and optical in… » Read the full article
The Yulong DA8II is the successor to the original DA8, which came out two years ago as Yulong’s flagship. The DA8II is a revised design, in which Yulong decided to collect some of the users’ suggestions, and achieve a warmer, smoother presentation. The Yulong DA8II is still based on the ESS9018 DAC chipset,… » Read the full article
This is a wonderful paper written by PhD Brian C. Moore, which explains with clarity the principles of compression (a concept historically present in audio) as applied in modern hearing aids. Slow-compression and fast compression speed approaches are considered and compared. The Choice of Compression Speed in Hearing Aids: Theoretical and Practical Considerations and… » Read the full article
Perhaps the most interesting thread on Head-Fi.org is the DIY Electrostatic headphone thread. With cheap DIY CNC equipment now available, a whole world has been opened up. Orthodynamics or electrets could be done DIY’ed as well. The thread creator, Chinsettawong, is very receptive to helping others and sharing his knowledge. DIY CNC machining is an… » Read the full article
Here I am finally reviewing the SOtM sMS-100, a very simple, feature loaded Network Player that’s become a keeper in my audio chain. The main purpose of the sMS-100 network player, is to get rid of a computer in the living room for a more direct, convenient way to access to the music. I have… » Read the full article
After a couple of years since it came out, I have finally laid my hands on a SR-009, and had a chance to compare it thoroughly to two SR-007 (Omega 2), as well as a SR-003 (“Babystax”). The SR-007’s we have in our circle of friends are very different: one is the ‘dark’ type,… » Read the full article
My latest acquisition is the filtered USB cable from TotalDac. I have been very interested in this cable and how it would compare with my other favourites, and most specifically with the JCAT from Jplay. The TotalDac usb cable is conceived like a standard looking cable with a metal box in the middle. The box… » Read the full article
In this multiple review, I am going to evaluate a number of Acoustic Revive interconnects which I purchased along with some friends after the Munich high-end festival. In the article I will evaluate three different Acoustic Revive USB cables, a pair of XLR interconnects (XLR-1.0PA II) and an AES/EBU active connector (DSIX-1.0BPA II). The USB… » Read the full article
This review was originally posted in 2003 on Head-Fi. Darth nut is a psychoacoustician and his review is considered to be the most epic headphone review ever written. While the detail he goes into psycho acoustics and “headstage” are too overwhelming for most people, his write-up is one of the absolute best description of the… » Read the full article
