I was one of the lucky ones: with no more pomp than an email, HiFiman hooked me up with a box loaners, two of which have blown quite through three pair of my sox, one which left me fuming, and another about which I oscillate between cynicism and joy. In no particular order, that lot is: Susvara, RE2000, RE800, and the Megamini DAP.
Read moreohmage: HiFiman RE800
It's been a long while, but ohmage is back, though with some acrobatics, and without stepping on Headfonia's toes. Today’s ohmage comes straight from a special HiFiman loan, and one which is fuller of goodies than ever I could have hoped. The RE800 is my favourite of what fit in the box, despite Susvara also blowing my brain. It’s small, bright, and where it counts, powerful. It’s got many bugger points, some of which we will get to.
Read moreHiFiman selling its customers a bridge
The incomparably charitable HiFiman team are happy to let you, their customer, bear the burden of designing, tooling, and footing all R&D bills for their next amp module. In return for giving away the know-how potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, you can have one of their spiffy headphones! If your blood, sweat, and tears win!
1st 1 HE560
2nd 2 RE600
3rd 3 RE400
Appetite whetted? Head to Head-fi's front page! Or this thread! Then shoot them a PM about a bridge; they've got one going for real fucking cheap.
NOTE: the post has been removed from Headfi's front page.
Headfonics: HiFiman HM901 review
The much-delayed, and rather impressive HiFiman HM901 receives good coverage over at Headfonics.
While not boasting the same level of build and attention to detail as its Astell&Kern counterparts, the HM901 looks to be a solid contender for most-reaching all-in-one digital audio player.
Read the full review here.
Headfi: HiFiman giveaway
If you've got a hankering for HiFiman's awesome RE600 or RE400 earphones, or the flippy HM700 player, jump into this headfi thread, and follow these simple instructions:
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