There is just so much craptastic dreck in the <$100 IEM category. You know the sort, right? Sizzly sibilant treble that feels like an ice pick to the brain, recessed blurred midrange, bloated slow bass that bleeds into the lower mids so much that every male vocalist sounds like a bad imitation of Pavarotti. Ugh. I find myself unable to bear another mass-market brand asking me to listen to their 'reference' $99 headphones. The inevitable disappointment is depressing. So there I was, enjoying the sights and sounds of CanJam SoCal, when David Kellogg...

RHA MA-600 Review   I was given a sample of the RHA MA600 (Thank you RHA!) to review.  They arrived on Monday of Thanksgiving week with the request that I get some impressions up by Thanksgiving…so here are my initial impressions.   I received the MA600…not the iPhone version, but the standard version without iPhone controls.  Price from various online retailers is $79 ($89 for the iPhone control version)       They arrived well packaged and undamaged.  The packaging is very nicely done and well thought out…           Included is a...

Audez’e LCD-X www.audeze.com   Packaging:   The LCD-X’s arrived well packed in an outer cardboard shipping box around their rugged transport case.  Inside the case, the LCD-X were well protected in custom cutout foam.  Also in the case were a Single Ended Cable, a Balanced Cable & a 1/4 to 1/8 Adaptor.  I love the rugged case.  It features a nice handle for transporting your headphones.  While no one will mistake these for typical portable headphones, it’s nice to be able to take them from home to office or from meet to meet with the confidence...