309$ for looks, comfort, and clear, fast audio. I have a feeling that when my review gets tossed up on Headfonia's servers, it will be glowing.
Meze Headphones - 99 Classics Gold
Read more2015: Year End audio ohmage
Disclaimer: after just a few hours with a defective unit, I purchased a Mojo for myself. That unit had its own default and was exchanged for a pristine but used Mojo. Many thanks to e-Earphone for their patience.
Read moreAudio website year-end ohmage: Digital Audio Review
J-Dog (left); Noble Audio's Brannan "The Glove" Mason (right)
Before I publish this year’s hardware year-end ohmage, I’m going to tip my hat to a site, and a colleague, for whom, as a publisher, I have the utmost respect. That site is Digital Audio Review. That colleague is J-Dog, whom I am told, prefers to be called John, or when formality takes over, Big-D.
Read moreThoughts on the Noble Audio K10u
Back in September, I shot Noble Audio's new flagship universal, the K10u. It was an ultra-light, jewel-like, and hollow non-working sample. It was carefully packed and pretty, ready for careful photography.
Read moreMerry Christmas from Head-fi
The clock (speedometer?) has me stumped, but the valves, power supply tree base, and snug little room barely containing a Chevy Chase-approved Christmas tree, make comfy the audio geek vision of the holiday.
Read moreReview: Chord Mojo
At long last I published The Chosen One, my review of the Chord Mojo at Headfonia. Eyes aside, it is brilliant. It is powerful. It is stable. It is compact. I imagine that it is behind panic in the streets of Chord's competitors.
Read moreAdvantages of 24-bit audio and hi-res players dissolve prior to and after hitting play
Prior to reading this article, please check out Lachlan’s critique of 24-bit audio, in which he distills the important bits about 24-bits. Whether or not you read this article, and especially if cool-aid isn’t your thing, watch his video.
If you’re a metaphysicist, no amount of evidence will convince you of anything. You probably also believe that stair steps represent discrete sampled signals. This Xiph video may help disabuse of that belief. If it does not, remember: your god or spirit guide, or whatever, tells you to forgive.
Linnenberg Vivace 2 debut
After brushing a few mistakes from my LinnenberG Maestro amp review, I hopped on over to LinnenberG -and discovered that I missed a big announcement: Vivace 2 DAC is out. As you know, Vivace is my favourite listening DAC. Yes, Hilo-be-damned.
Customer service lesson from ALO Audio
Subject: ALO Rx IEM amplifier
ohmage: RMAA: ALO Audio Rx 24-bit
f your ALO Rx's gain is a bit too aggressive, contact ALO. They'll tailor it to your sensitive earphones. Or, if you need more gain, they'll do the same thing in reverse. And, as always, they've got a 30-day money back guarantee just in case.
DARko: Sony's Just ear custom IEMs, just for Japan
Digital Audio Review's latest, a ditty about Sony's geeked-out custom earphone line, Just Ears, is a good, tempting read. But it's just as poignant:
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