Dekoni Audio Choice Leather Earpads For Sennheiser PC37X/HD598 Intro Whenever we're talking about aftermarket headphone parts, we usually talk about cables. With dozens of companies to choose from and prices ranging from 'pocket change' to 'holy crap that's a stereo' one can be certain that regardless of what headphones you own and how deep your wallet is, your needs will be met. But with earpads it's a quite a different story. Manufacturers don't offer any choice when it comes to material and filling selection. You're stuck with whatever came in...

Introduction I received the Masons V3 as part of the European Review tour. I did not get to keep them and I did not receive any compensation for writing this. My main point of reference for this review were Focal Clears driven by either iFi iDSD Black Label or Schiit Ragnarok. All music was lossless from Tidal. Sorry in advance for the poor picture quality. Package contents Unique Melody definitely wants you to feel pampered as soon as you open the box. THe amount of accessories included with the Mason V3 is seriously impressive. Aside from the...

Have you ever felt like the spark that used to be there just vanished? That the world, once bright and colorful became bland and dull over time? That you no longer feel the joy, the excitement and the energy that you used to feel? If you do that means one of two things. Either your marriage is about to fall apart or you’ve caught upgraditis. If it’s the former I strongly advise you to go seek professional help instead of reading this review. If it’s the latter keep reading and I’ll tell you how I dealt with upgraditis after contracting it about two...

Intro   I wanted to start this review off with a Swiss Army knife joke but it looks like several Head-Fiers have already did that so in a futile attempt to be both funny and original I’ll start off with a comic.                                                    I'm 99% sure this is how it went down   I’d like to sincerely thank Hoomairah Atchia-Rawat from iFi Audio for choosing me for the Review Tour as well as Mateusz Przychodzień of Forza Audioworks for lending me his personal iDSD BL unit for evaluation. I was not paid to write this review...

This review is a repost from the Soundblaster X7 thread. I bought the transceiver with my own money. Packaging   When I saw the package delivered by the courier I just laughed. One day Creative will figure out how to use bubble wrapped envelopes but today was not this day. Instead they decided to put a device the size of a fingernail in a box that could fit two DualShock 4 controllers. Besides the transmitter itself the box contained standard manual (in bazillion languages), warranty card, and some other papers.         Pairing In order to...

Disclaimer I received the X1 2nd gen as part of its World Review Tour. After ten days I shipped it off to the next reviewer. No compensation was offered or implied by Fiio.   Intro So, the X1 2nd gen. Fiio’s newest affordable music player. If high-quality audio reproduction is an addiction then the X1 is a getaway drug sold to children at schools. At mere 99$ this little device promises to open the eyes of the infidel to the truth of the Audio God. So how much of the Truth can you learn for 99$? Let’s find out.   Package The player arrived...

Introduction You probably heard of Burson Audio. An audio company well-regarded in the Head-Fi community for their Soloist amp and Conductor amp/dac. You may also know them as the makers of the infamous V5 op-amp, also known as: “The only op-amp visible from the outer space”.                                                 Seriously, that thing is huge. Which makes it unsuitable for devices with little room to spare such as the X7. Luckily, Burson Audio created the V5's little brother, the V5i, aka “Reasonably-sized Burson op-amp”   Disclaimer...

This review was copy pasted from the Sound Blaster X7 thread with minor edits to make it appeal to broader audience.   Intro First of all, I would really like to thank Andrew Sparks, the man behind Sparkos Labs. Mr Sparks is a really nice and helpful guy who didn't seem to be bothered by thousands of my emails and always replied to them as fast and polite as possible which is much appreciated. I'd also like to thank another Head-Fi member @Jusiz who gave me the idea to try these in the first place.   Disclaimer I bought these op-amps with my...

Disclaimer I received these earbuds from Fiio as a review sample in exchange for my honest opinion on them. I did not receive any other compensation for this review.   Intro: Today’s audio market is kinda like a corporation. Big fat executives in expensive suits calling in meetings to pat themselves on the back and discuss million dollar audio equipment as if it was weather. Young employees with outfits and hairstyles straight out of Vogue suck up to their bosses, exclaiming their eternal love for 512x DSD and cable holders. And then there is...