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IEMs Beyerdynamic’s DT Series IEM Offer Different Sonic Profiles for Engineers and Musicians: NAMM 2025 At $499, the beyerdynamic DT 70 series IEMs are specifically tuned for studio professionals, drummers, guitarists, or pianists. Robert SilvaJanuary 22, 2025
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Articles Best Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones: 2022 Buying Guide Our picks for the best wireless noise cancelling headphones to buy in 2022 at various price points may surprise you. W. JenningsOctober 21, 2022
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IEMs Master & Dynamic Relaunches ME05 Wired Earphones With Hi-Res Dongle DAC Are wired earphones coming back? The new $199 Master & Dynamic ME05 in-ear headphones refresh a 10-year old design with added support for hi-res... Robert SilvaDecember 5, 2024
New Products HiFiMAN’s ISVARNA Planar Closed-Back Headphones Are For Bass Loving Audiophiles At $2,899, the HiFiMAN ISVARNA offers both planar magnetic and dynamic drivers to boost the low frequencies in a closed-back design. Robert SilvaDecember 4, 2024
IEMs Zeitgeist Germany’s Tree Collection IEMs Are Made of Exotic Woods At $814, Zeitgeist Germany offers bespoke IEMs carved from 4 different types of wood -- Sequoia, Zebrano, Olive and Redheart. Robert SilvaDecember 11, 2024
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Dongle DACs iFi’s GO link Max Dongle DAC Doubles Down on Power and Connectivity With more power and balanced connectivity, the iFI GO link Max dongle dac is a great upgrade over the previous GO link and only... Robert SilvaNovember 20, 2024
Daily Deals Best Headphone Deals for Black Friday 2024 That Are Actually Good Our favorite headphones on sale for Black Friday 2024 that we would actually buy for ourselves or recommend to family and friends. Robert SilvaNovember 27, 2024
Music Jazz Vinyl Review: Rare LPs by Donald Byrd, Miles Davis and Clark Terry Reissued Horns a Plenty: Four jazz vinyl reissues deliver vintage trumpet sounds by Miles Davis, Donald Byrd and Clark Terry in amazing fidelity for a... Mark SmotroffOctober 30, 2024
New Products HiFiMAN HE1000 Unveiled Open-back Planar Headphones: CanJam SoCal 2024 At $2,699, the new top-the-line HE1000 series audiophile headphones feature a removable back panel and stealth magnet technology. Brian MitchellSeptember 25, 2024
Dongle DACs FiiO’s BTR17 is the Incredible Shrinking Dongle DAC: Preview Pocket size FiiO BTR17 offers desktop headphone amp power and performance for $199, using the latest Qualcomm, ESS and THX tech. Ian WhiteNovember 12, 2024
New Products Audio-Technica ATH-ADX3000 Open-Back Headphones: Flagship Performance for Half Price At $999, the Audio-Technica AT-ADX3000 open-back headphones use the same driver technology as its flagship AT-ADX5000. Robert SilvaNovember 7, 2024