Introduction   The A83 have been on my wish list for a while now, saw them at a reasonable price so thought why not snatch them up. So here we are I finally have the lovelies plugged into my ears and what a joy it is!   Initial impressions   I'm having to write this as I've noticed quite a significant amount of adjustment since the A83 and I first met.   Well my initial impressions had me feeling a little lost didn't quite know how to sum them up, couldn't get a good read on them at all.  The sound was good at best and the fit well...

The Acoustic Research AR-M2   The Anticipation (Skip to the review part if you need to)   I first got the chance to hear this sleek beautiful piece of art during the Headroom Show down in London. I actually remember passing it by initially thinking I haven’t ever heard of that company before perhaps I will try it a little later. Well after trying out everything on offer and just before leaving I remembered that oh too curious, unknown shiny box.   You know what they say though save the best to last. By this time I had already had the pleasure...

ASG 1 Plus   Introduction   Well I certainly wasn't expecting to be holding one of these in my hands anytime soon….. Yep, this is my new baby say hello to one of the newest editions to the Aurisonics line up the 1 Plus. I have never had the pleasure of listening to any of their previous earphones until now. However, I have continually kept an eye on what the company has been doing, developing and the stream of positive comments being posted throughout the forum. Long story short I saw this for sale at fairly reasonable price so I snapped her up...

Acoustic Research UA1   Firstly I would like to thank Robert and David at Acoustic research for this review sample. Disclaimer I am not now or ever have been affiliated with Acoustic Research all material written in this review is purely subjective.   Packaging and contents   I have uploaded a few pictures below of the contents and packaging. Included in the luxuriously presented box is the UA1 DAC itself, USB cable, instruction manual and installation C.D. The packaging is minimalistic but well-presented, sort of what you’d expect from a high...

I borrowed these from a friend as a trial and I can see why he likes them, unfortunately I do not share the same appreciation. Original review updated an extra half a star added.    Let me elaborate on this as it's no justification at all to dismiss these earphones because I have a personal preference. So with over 100 hours of burn in and a pain staking few days getting used to them I feel I can now review and asses the fx750's with brutal honesty.   Well lets start off with some positives:   Spacious is a word that I find myself picking as I...

After reading so much and so little about this beast I decided to take a leap of faith and purchase, when I saw it of the forum for a respectable price it was an opportunity not to be missed.   Sound Impressions   I had a rough idea what I was expecting to hear when I first plugged this thing in, maybe the reason I felt a touch underwhelmed by my initial experience. Sure it didn't do anything wrong but there wasn't anything to justify what I was hearing was any better than other portables I've owned. So after plugging in to variable sources I...

Prologue:   Lets start with a story of a young man on a desperate mission to rediscover the beauty of music. Long long ago there was a man a man named Dan he had a plan to try a DAC but many seemed to lack true emotion and heart.   OK skip a few chapters the introduction would be far too long and I'm not that eloquent fortunately, this wonderful piece of equipment is. I was out in Birmingham on a day trip when I stumbled onto the uncovering of a Super fi, the sales staff were very helpful leading me to the back room showing me various DACs...

As there already four reviews I shall keep this one short and sweet.   Initial impressions: Holy cow! Accessories galore, beautiful balanced sound and more accessories.   The sound has grown on me over the months and actually changed my sound preferences. Overall these are what I would call neutral but not necessarily natural. The flavor consists of dry, clean, transparency with a bite of lemon.   Treble: In a nutshell basically the treble is very detailed but doesn't quite have the extension to reach its ambitions. It can be very sharp at...

Let gets started a little background i have tried over 20 dedicated bass head iem's ranging from the well know Future Sonic Atrios to the lesser priced Skull candy 50/50. I know hardly should be able to compare the two but everyone's journey starts somewhere. Anyway it has to be said these are the best bass heavy iem i have heard to date hopefully this review will shed some light on why so lets get in to it.    For arguments sake we will start with my main gripes to get them out of the way:   COMFORT: These have to be one of the most...