Cypher Labs Algorhythm SOLO vs Venturecraft Go-DAP Unit 4.0 – Digital OutputIn trying to find a lost Sunwayfoto FB-44, I uncovered my old Solo. Scratched, beaten, and bereft of its charger, it has sat unused for a couple of years.
Read moreTitan 3 and 5 - Dunu about the finish
A bevy of grammatical mistakes didn't bar the publish of my Dunu Titan 3 and Titan 5 review at Headfonia. And, while I’m probably as negative as I’ve been for a product whose sound I really like, I hope you’ll see a method behind the grammatical madness.
Read moreEyes on Jupiter - Campfire Audio's case for patience
Metal bolts. Metal fascias. Metal skeletons. Metal bonnets. Full metal jacket. Metal up yours, all the time. That, my friends, is Campfire Audio’s flagship earphone, Jupiter. In October I reviewed a pre-production model. From what I understood at the time, its cable, ear pieces, fit, and sound, were final. The body? By late summer, anyone’s guess was as good as mine.
Read moreCampfire Audio's case for naked leather
Jupiter pre-production case to the left; final case to the right
Ultrasone and Sennheiser toe the smart line: leather cases, clean lines, respectable mass-market designs. FitEar cater to geeks looking for long-toothed products with great resale value. Jerry Harvey Audio push the boundaries of technology. Noble Audio are masters of extravagant design and itsy bitsy tooling.
Read moreMeze 99 CLASSICS GOLD
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.
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