The ability to understand graphs is very useful to make a proper, objective idea to which to compare reviews from different sources. This is especially true for Headphones. InnerFidelity (run by Tyll Hertsens) provides very accurate graphs, taken with very high-end instrumentation. Frequency Response and Square Wave Response graphs for most Headphones – InnerFidelity A… » Read the full article
DAC Chips List
–>List Of All The Existing CD Players, DAC’s and Transports, and the Chips Used are the best of the single-bit Panasonic MN6476 – 1 bit MASH | MN64761 – 1 bit MASH _ | MN66271 – 1 bit, cheap, chip “all-in-one” MN662713 – 1 bit, cheap, chip “all-in-one” ————————————————– Pioneer: PD2026 – 1 bit cheap,… » Read the full article
Quad Electrostatics: Some Of The Best Web Resources
This page is in constant evolution… Amplifiers for Quad: Amplification for Quads – Very Important Essay Refurbishment Solutions: ESL Labs – Held by Arend-Jan, located in the Netherlands Sheldon’s World: Quad ESL Repair, DIY Speakers, DAC Design – Important Site They make a speaker kit as well as built units Useful posts from DIY Sound… » Read the full article
Sennheiser HD800 Review
I have had two flings with Sennheiser HD800, distanced in time. First, a couple of years ago, I obtained a pair on loan for evaluation, with the personal aim of reviewing them for a contest put up on Head-fi (proposed by an online shop, now disappeared); later on, I had the chance to test them with… » Read the full article
Stax SR-X Mk3 Pro Review
The SR-X Mk3 Pro is one of the rarest vintage Stax on the market. They use drivers common to Gamma Pro and Alpha Pro Excellent, and the same housing as the more common normal bias SR-X M3. While it’s actually possible to DIY a Pro bias by transplanting Gamma Pro drivers into a Normal Bias… » Read the full article
Stax SR-003 Electrostatic In-Earspeakers
The purpose of this article is to give both an introduction to Stax headphones (electrostatic technology) and a review of an entry level (price wise), yet outstanding unit, the SR-003, which performs better than several other models in the same family. I know the SR-003 deeply and across the years I have listened to them… » Read the full article
Review Round-up: All Yuin Earphones
This review originally appeared on Head-fi.org. It was my view about the so much talked Yuin earbuds: the PK1, PK2, OK1, OK2 and OK3. Since most (if not all) of these models are still around, and among the most interesting earbuds available, I wanted to give a refreshed view here. Presentation Yuin is a chinese… » Read the full article
A Soundbsessive Manifesto
In the course of the last 6-7 years, I have been trying pretty much all the headphones in existence, owning mostly, reviewing many, writing impressions. I have also had experience in tuning certain orthodynamics, and, at some point, I started cultivating a strong passion towards digital reproduction, the main concerns involved, what makes tonality right,… » Read the full article
