headphones

Technics is a long-established audio brand under Panasonic, famous for lots of old-school tech, including record players and passive speakers. Today, we examine how competitive it is in the new norm of TWS earphones, with its current flagship AZ70 prom…

7Hz is no new kid on the block, but with the new Timeless, it has certainly carved out a space in the competitive IEM market. Having organically grown as a strong recommendation, the 7Hz Timeless is a very well-tuned set using 14 mm planar magnetic dri…

IKKO targets the mainstream audience with its new ITM01 portable DAC/amp, which is priced lower than other tested options to date while using magnetic connectors, offering physical buttons, and even three operating modes to choose from. We also examine…

SeeAudio recently took the global step with its IEMs and impressed with the tuning and value for money. Today, we examine its latest, the Bravery with four balanced armature drivers looking to buck the negative expectations from an all-BA set of IEMs, …

The HIFIMAN Arya gets a stealth magnet revision, which makes this premium set of headphones more efficient to drive off amplifiers. We examine its tuning and technical performance, gauge its synergy with different music genres, and pair it with the Apo…

TinHiFi is back, and this time with a new entry to its popular T2 “Tank” lineup. The new T2 Evo goes back to a machined aluminium body of good build quality and lots of nice accessories for the price, but has a tuning that is hit or miss depending on y…

Ovidius, another new brand out of China, has already distinguished itself through a unique combination of function and form. We examine the RX-100 (Qin Armour) IEMs that look like a piece cut out of the Terracotta warrior sculptures, shaped to be the m…

Shanling has an interesting product in the BA1 desktop Bluetooth receiver. It uses hardware seen in smaller, more portable form factors, but markets it more as a way to add Bluetooth connectivity to desktop audio hardware. There is also a feature-rich …

MOONDROP is an audio brand that has built up a reputation of good-value, nicely tuned IEMs at various price points. We put the recently released MOONDROP Aria (2021) through its paces and verify whether the bold marketing claims for its single LCP dyna…

Meze Audio is a Romanian brand famous worldwide for a harmonious combination of design, build quality, comfort-in-use, and tuning. Today, we examine its budget-friendly 99 Neo, which is a closed-back set of headphones that is bass-emphasized.