Beyerdynamic Xelento Remote 2nd Generation. https://north-america.beyerdynamic.com/xelento-remote.html Introduction There has always been a beyerdynamic in my collection while a lot of headphones have come and gone again the DT 1770 Pro is the one that have stayed. I still remember how much I enjoyed the T70 and T70p with their bright and airy sound. I had the T1 first generation and the 1st generation T5p for a long time. Even before them I had the original DT-770 and DT-990. I also had a chance to listen to the latest DT 700 Pro X and DT 900...

EarMen Angel I would like to share my impressions of the EarMen Angel. I have had my eyes on the Angel right from the beginning when it was launched and I wanted to buy it as an upgrade from TR-Amp, from the same company EarMen. I was hoping the Angel had more of that wonderful lifelike character as the TR-Amp. The TR-Amp has been my daily portable DAC/Amp in the office and also at home, since I purchased it back in February 2021. Before I purchased the TR-Amp, I had the ifi hipdac and the first version of the Chord Mojo. But the TR-Amp, even...

Beyerdynamic DT900 ProX I have tried to get over the new toy syndrome before I am writing this, but that feeling has not been easy to get out of the system after unboxing the DT900 Pro X. I think though, that I have reached some sort of conclusion on the DT900. I bought them in the beginning of December and they arrived in the first days of January after some weeks stock-shortage from the european dealers. My first WOW-moment was the velour-pads on the DT900. They are probably the most comfortable pads in any headphone I have had so far. Everything...

I am placing this review of the Grado SR225x in the SR225e review because there is still a lot of love for the now discontinued e-series drivers. Grado SR225e vs. 225x I bought myself a 6 weeks old pair of SR225x to see if they were an improvement over the SR225e. I was not sure if they had been used a lot, so I started by giving them some proper break-in time with 48 hours of my speaker break-in CD. After the first listen, I was wondering; where are all the micro details that I have loved in 225e? The SR225x is definitely a darker sounding...

Etymotic EVO First of all thanks to @Zachik for setting up this tour. I would never have had the chance to get to listen to the EVO in a store or at a meet if it wasn’t for this tour happening. I was contemplating buying the EVO but the German distributor still does not have a date for when I can get them and there is no distributor in my country. Being selected for the European tour saved me from waiting any longer. Since I am the last person on the European tour, I am lucky that I get to keep the sample. I will try not let that influence my...

EarMen TR-Amp The TR-Amp impresses right from the first moment of listening. I have only had it for less than a week and it has become the most enjoyable DAC/Amp I have. In fact I have already sold my Chord Mojo and my iFi hip-dac after the TR-Amp arrived. I got more money for my 3 year old Mojo than I gave for the brand new TR-Amp. The Mojo never really gave me the same musical enjoyment as the TR-Amp does or maybe I just need some fresh air and the TR-Amp helps a lot with that decision. Nothing bad being said about the Mojo, it is a well designed...

I received the T5 for review purposes through a connection at the Danish Beyerdynamic distributor of the professional Beyerdynamic product-line. I have them on loan for some days to spend time with them and then they have to go back to Beyerdynamic again. I am not associated with either Beyerdynamic or the danish distributor in any way, so I can share my sincere impressions with no strings attached. Here it goes… I recommend that you read my impressions of the T1.3, (found here...

My listening impressions with Beyerdynamic T1.3 I received the T1.3 (and T5.3) for review purposes through a connection at the Danish Beyerdynamic distributor of the professional Beyerdynamic product-line. I have them on loan for some days to spend time with them and then they have to go back to Beyerdynamic again. I am not associated with either Beyerdynamic or the danish distributor in any way, so I can share my sincere impressions with no strings attached. Here it goes… September 11th, right out of the box. First impression was a dark...

q-Jays - Purity and Elegance ^ 2   https://www.jays.se/products/q-jays/     I received q-Jays as a loan in the tour on the Danish head-fi community forum www.hoved-fi.dk  Courtesy of Claus. Thank you very much for that. I have not regretted for a moment that I agreed to spend a few evenings to listen to these wonderful in-ears. They have impressed me from the first moment in several ways.         1. Package The first thing I was impressed by was the elegance that is in the product's packaging. I will not go into the details of writing...

Out-of-box experience.....Accessories and packaging   Receiving and unboxing the RHA T20 gives the impression that this product is not just "some" product. Everything signals quality and thought. Right from the beginning it is a pleasure to use the T20.           All the accessories with the T20 is more than one could wish for. It contains tips for most sizes and preferences. The interchangeable filters are sturdy and easy to handle and change. It does not require a separate tool or anything to change them. The packaging is very nice...

  Beyerdynamic A1   I got my Meier Concerto for nearly eighteen months ago. It has played faithfully and well with all the headphones I've used with it and I'm still happy with its sound in every way. It has since I got it been my reference amp when I have listened to potentially new amplifiers to my headphones.     It's always nice to listen to new gear and the Concerto is always fresh for a challenge from other gear once in a while. So I thought it would not hurt to try a new piece of gear to see if it can stretch the Concerto...

  Hisoundaudio Studio-I and the PAA-1 earbuds     First> A video teaser with the product: http://vimeo.com/10283236   This product was completely new to me. To be honest I have never regarded any digital audio player that much since I have only been using Apple products since 1998. So using other players than my iPods or iPhones has never really crossed my mind. I have been satisfied with the Apple sound, which got a lot better in the iPhone 4 line out - not headphone out - compared to the iPod 5G. I find that with some earphones like...

  Hifiman HM-601 + RE-272     Story and scope After the Danish Head-fi meet, nc8000 (the father of our Danish Head-fi society) said Fang from Head-direct had given him a HM-601 + RE-272 to pass on to another head-fi’er who would write a review of the HM-601 together with the enclosed in-ear headphones, the RE-272. I volunteered because I thought it would be fun to compare it to the Hisoundaudio player described above.   I was told that a lot has already been said about the HM-602 and the HM-601. So I hope it makes more sense to compare...

I can not find any headphone similar to the SR-325. They are very different from all other headphones I have heard and also from the rest of the Grado line. You either love them or hate them. I can say for myself that these through the years have become my reference and no other Grado headphone have been able to take their place for me - even though HF2 was pretty close.    The SR325 has a very forward, in-your-face sound. It offers a detail level on par with the rest of the top of the line Grados and it has crystal clear mids wich gives them a...

I have had my iQube for more than two years now and I love it more and more. I like the sound quality and compared to many other high end portable amplifiers this is one of the top competitors. The level of details is perfect. This is a truly transperrant and neutral amplifier with absolutely no grain or added texture to the sound. It might be a bit more expensive than other portable amplifiers but for me it has been fully worth it.    The iQube is based in a Class-D topology which is why it is very efficient and runs many hours (50+) on 4 normal...