It was early 2013 when I first started writing on this blog, back then I despised audiophiles who spent hundreds in so called audiophile improvements. Most of those improvements aka tweaks were subjective and from my point of view probably snake oil. In my mind those audiophiles raised the price of gear, because audiophile companies... Continue Reading →
Audiophile headphones* are a niche market, a profitable one but still small when compared with the professional and the mainstream markets. In this hobby most of us, if not all, tend to have a "limited" view based on our experience with gear, audio/music related knowledge and the communities we interact with. Let's imagine that our... Continue Reading →
This all started when the brother-in-law of my wife asked me to buy a cheap generic USB to MIDI cable so he could update the presets of a Korg A3 performance signal processor. The A3 is mostly known for the iconic "U2 - Mysterious Ways" guitar effect and is now a processor some guitarists want to... Continue Reading →
Some years ago, I was rather aggressive on my quest for true music reproduction, during that time I often said and wrote that measurements were the only way to correctly support audiophile claims. I went out of my way to prove I was on what I thought was the correct side of the fence, the objective... Continue Reading →
Hydeout VitorAcha que o AS10 pode ser uma boa opção para performances ao vivo? Tenho o KST preto e ele não fica firme. Uma orelha sai mais que a outra e como ficam frouxos, o grave é quase inexistente quando tenho de movimentar mais. For my non-Portuguese readers, Vitor asks if the AS10 is a... Continue Reading →
The KZ ZSN was sent free of charge by Lillian the co-founder of Linsoul. I’ll try my best to give an impartial opinion about the gear*.Below I share the links to the store which provided the samples I’ll be reviewing, keep in mind that without the cooperation of this store I would probably not review this gear. Amazon:... Continue Reading →
I must admit that I have a soft spot in my heart for KZ Acoustics in-ears and because of that, I follow their releases with some attention.My main problem with KZ, is their aggressive release schedule, they literally cut the value of their top gear almost as soon as it's released, lucky for us it's also a... Continue Reading →
The Tin Audio T2 Pro was sent free of charge by Lillian the co-founder of Linsoul. I'll try my best to give an honest opinion about the gear*. Below I share the links to the store which provided the samples I'll be reviewing, keep in mind that without the cooperation of this store I would probably not review... Continue Reading →
I bought the AKG for 25€ on Amazon.es (Amazon's own stock just in case you think I bought a fake). I’ll try my best to give an honest opinion about the gear. Let me save you some time, the Y20 sounds like shit...there, review done. Introduction AKG is an old company known for many high-end... Continue Reading →
I bought the Superlux HDF381F for 13€ on Gearbest. I’ll try my best to give an honest opinion about the gear. Introduction Superlux is known for making professional audio equipment on the cheap, they have several acclaimed models inspired by famous mainstream headphones like Beyerdynamic, AKG or Sennheiser. The HD381F is no different, being compared... Continue Reading →
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Mini-Disc was technical but proprietary marvel from Sony, sadly it failed to gain traction in the US, with moderate sales in Europe and some success in Japan. Right now I'm writing an article about Mini-Disc which made me think if this format is still worth it for music enthusiasts, anyway if you don't mind reading... Continue Reading →
I was for the most part someone who disliked waiting for things, I wanted everything right away and I'm more or less still like that, with some exceptions. I learned that there are things you should wait and save enough money to buy, headphones and digital audio players belong to that group of things you... Continue Reading →
I bought the Yinyoo HQ5 for 126€ on Aliexpress. I'll try my best to give an honest opinion about the gear. Introduction I first found out about this in-ear after reading the translated review of a Japanese enthusiast called Bisonicr. After reaching out to him on Twitter, to know the size of the shell, I... Continue Reading →
As you probably noticed on the end of my BGVP DMG review I shared some measurements of the frequency response of the nozzle filters. As we speak I still have the doubt if I should share measurements done with amateur tools but then again because I'm an enthusiast I can't really look the other way. In... Continue Reading →
Some days ago I was organizing my audiophile feed on The Old Reader site, let's just say I have a bit too much on the Hi-Fi topic, so I trimmed down a little. So how does one clean a long list of hobby sites without losing the good stuff? Well, if in the feed of... Continue Reading →
