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HiFiMan HE1000 V2 Headphones

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HiFiMan HE1000 V2 headphones measurements can be found by clicking this link.

December 2016

Reviewers' ChoiceWhy are they reviewing these headphones again?

If you’re thinking that, I don’t blame you. At a glance, the HiFiMan HE1000 V2s look just like the HE1000s, and the original price of $2999 USD remains unchanged. Look closer, though, and you can see that the V2s are different in many ways. The HE1000s have been my reference for high-end headphone sound ever since I reviewed them in October 2015. I had to wonder why HiFiMan had changed them, and what effects those changes would have on their sound.

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Final Sonorous III Headphones

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Final Sonorous III headphones measurements can be found by clicking this link.

November 2016

Final is a brand from Japan that specializes in exotic, high-end headphones decorated with lots of shiny metal bits. I’ve seen Final headphones at a few headphone shows, but otherwise have rarely encountered them. That’s true of a surprising number of small headphone companies, which seem to do most of their sales through the Internet. When I found out about the Sonorous III headphones, a closed-back design priced competitively at $399 USD, my curiosity was piqued.

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Beyerdynamic T 5 p Headphones

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Beyerdynamic T 5 p headphones measurements can be found by clicking this link.

November 2016

Reviewers' ChoiceThe new, second-generation version of Beyerdynamic’s T 5 p headphones embodies three trends I’m happy to see. First is a new interest in closed-back, audiophile-oriented headphones. I generally prefer the open-back sound, but many audiophiles must listen while surrounded by the sounds of family members or office colleagues, and open-back models let all that noise through. Second is an apparent trend toward a more natural, less treble-heavy voicing in audiophile headphones, which I noted in my review of the Sennheiser HD 800 S ’phones. Third is a trend toward greater sensitivity in audiophile headphones, to make them more practical to use with smartphones and tablets.

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AudioQuest DragonFly Red and Black USB DAC-Headphone Amplifiers

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October 2016

Compact, portable DACs that plug into a laptop’s USB port, extract up to 24-bit/96kHz digital audio using the jitter-eliminating asynchronous protocol, and provide amplified output for headphones and line-level output for preamps, are common enough these days. But in 2012, when AudioQuest introduced its first DragonFly DAC, the concept turned heads. The most attention-grabbing element was no doubt that the DragonFly was the size and shape of a USB memory stick. That such tiny hardware could make possible the playback of high-resolution audio through headphones -- not to mention a high-end audio system -- seemed nothing short of amazing.

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Oppo Digital Sonica Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Speaker

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October 2016

Reviewers' ChoiceI’ve dreamed of wireless speakers for years. For one, I’ve always been owned by at least one cat, and, well, what you’ve heard is true: Curiosity can kill cats. I’ve had more than one sail through its first four or five years of life showing no interest in wires -- then, suddenly, the left channel starts to fry, and close inspection reveals a chewed wire. Fortunately, none of my feline friends has chewed anything carrying current heavy enough to kill.

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Audeze Sine Headphones

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Audeze Sine headphones measurements can be found by clicking this link.

September 2016

Most new headphones are just permutations of past designs. Not the Audeze Sines. They’ve got two genuinely unusual, perhaps even unique, features. First, they’re an on-ear design with planar-magnetic drivers -- the first ever of this type, Audeze claims. Second, they’re available with analog and digital cables.

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Sennheiser HD 630VB Headphones

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Sennheiser HD 630VB headphones measurements can be found by clicking this link.

September 2016

There can be no doubt that Sennheiser is one of, if not the, best-known headphone brands. The company offers models for every conceivable application, ranging in price from under $20 to the flagship HD 800S ($1699.95 USD). Sennheiser is also one of the few brands that is both familiar to the mass market and respected by audio engineers and audiophiles the world over.

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Optoma NuForce HEM8 Earphones

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Optoma NuForce HEM8 earphones measurements can be found by clicking this link.

August 2016

How many drivers do earphones really need? I’ve heard models with as many as eight per ear. I’ve also heard excellent earphones that have just one driver per ear. With their HEM earphone models, Optoma NuForce lets you decide. You can get the single-driver HEM2s ($119 USD), the two-driver HEM4s ($299), the three-driver HEM6s ($399), or the four-driver HEM8s ($499). All share the same enclosure shape and features. When NuForce asked which I wanted to review, I opted for the top-of-the-line HEM8s.

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Arcam MusicBoost DAC-Headphone Amp and Case for Apple iPhone 6/6s

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August 2016

As anyone who has recently visited an Apple Store can tell you, iPhone protection is big business -- a high-quality phone case can easily cost $50 to $70. Another big iPhone-related business is headphones -- something that an iPhone owner checking out the Bose, Beats, or B&W options at that same Apple store can readily confirm. The argument in favor of a good case is easy to make -- fixing a broken iPhone can be startlingly expensive (yet another iPhone-related business). But what good, ultimately, are pricey headphones if the sound delivered by your iPhone’s headphone output is, at best, mediocre?

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KEF Egg Powered Loudspeakers

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July 2016

The speaker designed for desktop use is a category that seems to be in flux. A few companies specialize in desktop designs -- Audioengine comes to mind -- but most mainstream speaker makers have either missed the boat or taken a pass on the opportunity to make a statement in this category.

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  1. AKG N60 NC Headphones
  2. Bluesound Node 2 Streaming Tuner, Pulse Mini Streaming Loudspeaker, and Vault 2 Streaming CD Ripper and Storage Device
  3. Focal Sphear Earphones
  4. Bluesound Pulse Flex Bluetooth Speaker
  5. Audioengine HD6 Powered Loudspeakers
  6. Moon by Simaudio Neo 230HAD DAC-Headphone Amplifier
  7. Sennheiser HD 800 S Headphones
  8. RBH Sound HP-2 Headphones
  9. Pryma 0|1 Headphones
  10. HiFiMan Edition X Headphones
  11. JBL Everest Elite 700 Headphones
  12. Klipsch Reference X20i Earphones
  13. KEF Muo Bluetooth Speaker
  14. Definitive Technology Symphony 1 Headphones
  15. RBH Sound EP3 Earphones
  16. NAD Viso HP30 Headphones
  17. NuPrime Audio IDA-8 Integrated Amplifier-DAC
  18. Oppo Digital HA-2 Headphone DAC-Amplifier
  19. HiFiMan HE1000 Headphones
  20. Cabasse Stream 1 Bluetooth Speaker
  21. AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones
  22. PSB M4U 4 Earphones
  23. Bowers & Wilkins P5 Series 2 Headphones
  24. Aurender Flow Headphone Amplifier-DAC
  25. Oppo Digital PM-3 Headphones
  26. Torque Audio t402v Headphones
  27. Optoma NuForce DDA120 Direct Digital Integrated Amplifier-DAC
  28. Phiaton MS 100 BA Earphones
  29. Marshall Headphones Mode EQ Earphones
  30. NAD Masters Series M17 Surround-Sound Processor
  31. NAD Masters Series M27 Seven-Channel Amplifier
  32. Moon by Simaudio Neo 430HA Headphone Amplifier
  33. Oppo Digital PM-2 Headphones
  34. Onkyo TX-NR838 Network Audio/Video Receiver
  35. Bluesound Pulse Wireless Loudspeaker System, Powernode Streaming Receiver, Duo Sub/Sat Loudspeaker System, and Vault CD Ripper and Storage Device
  36. Calyx Audio M Portable Media Player
  37. M2Tech Marley Headphone Amplifier
  38. Alpha Design Labs EH008 Earphones and A1 USB DAC-Headphone Amplifier
  39. NuForce Primo 8 Earphones
  40. Grace Digital Encore Wi-Fi Music Player and Internet Radio
  41. Oppo Digital HA-1 Headphone Amplifier-Preamplifier-DAC
  42. Samsung Level In Earphones
  43. Brainwavz S5 Earphones
  44. KEF M200 Earphones
  45. Definitive Technology Incline Desktop Loudspeakers
  46. Oppo Digital PM-1 Headphones
  47. Astell&Kern AK240 Portable Media Player
  48. NAD Viso HP50 Headphones
  49. Bowers & Wilkins P7 Headphones
  50. Aura Note V2 Music Center
  51. Audiofly Performance AF140 Earphones
  52. Focal Spirit Classic Headphones
  53. Audeze LCD-X Headphones
  54. Pathos Acoustics Aurium Headphone Amplifier
  55. Alpha Design Labs X1 USB DAC-Headphone Amplifier
  56. NAD Viso HP20 Earphones
  57. Audeze LCD-3 Headphones
  58. Sony XBA-H1 Earphones
  59. Logitech Harmony Ultimate Universal Remote Control with Ultimate Hub
  60. NuForce AVP-18 Surround-Sound Processor
  61. Sherwood R-807 Audio/Video Receiver
  62. Boston Acoustics MC100 Blue Bluetooth Speaker
  63. Miniwatt n4 USB DAC-Headphone Amplifier
  64. Mass Fidelity Relay DAC-Bluetooth Digital Converter
  65. Alpha Design Labs H118 Headphones
  66. Astell&Kern AK120 Portable Media Player
  67. Focal Pack 5.1 Bird Loudspeakers and Sub Air Subwoofer
  68. Cardas Audio EM5813 Model 1 Ear Speakers
  69. Audioengine W3 Wireless DAC
  70. Shure SE535 Earphones
  71. Definitive Technology Sound Cylinder Bluetooth Loudspeaker
  72. Definitive Technology SoloCinema XTR Sound Bar and Wireless Subwoofer
  73. Audio Pro Avanto 5.0 HTS Home-Theater Speaker System
  74. Cambridge Audio Azur 751R A/V Receiver
  75. DarbeeVision Darblet DVP 5000 Video Enhancer
  76. Oppo Digital BDP-105 Blu-ray Player
  77. Arcam rBlink DAC-Bluetooth Digital Converter
  78. Axiom Audio ADA-1000 Multichannel Amplifier
  79. Atomic Audio Labs Mac Platform
  80. MartinLogan Motion SLM On-Wall Loudspeakers and Dynamo 700w Subwoofer
  81. Logitech Harmony Touch Universal Remote Control
  82. Bowers & Wilkins MT-60D Home-Theater Speaker System
  83. Audio Pro Living LV2e Wireless Powered Loudspeakers
  84. PSB Imagine Mini / Mini C / SubSeries 200 Home-Theater Speaker System
  85. Autonomic Controls Mirage MMS•5A Media Server
  86. Cambridge Audio Azur 851C CD Player-DAC-Digital Preamplifier
  87. Polk Audio UltraFocus 8000 Active Noise-Canceling Headphones
  88. Anthem AVM 50v 3D Audio/Video Processor
  89. Dynaudio Xeo 3 Powered Wireless Loudspeakers
  90. Paradigm Millenia CT Powered 2.1-Channel Loudspeaker System
  91. MartinLogan Mikros 70 Earphones
  92. Hegel Music Systems HD20 Digital-to-Analog Converter
  93. Bowers & Wilkins P3 Headphones
  94. Calyx Audio DAC 24/192 Digital-to-Analog Converter
  95. Beyerdynamic Tesla T 70 Headphones
  96. Totem Acoustic Element Ember Loudspeakers
  97. Bowers & Wilkins 802 Diamond Loudspeakers
  98. HiFiMAN HE-400 Headphones
  99. HiFiMAN Express HM-601 Portable Audio Player
  100. NAD Viso 1 iPod Dock
  101. Dynaudio Focus 110 A Loudspeakers
  102. PSB M4U 2 Active Noise-Canceling Headphones
  103. NuForce Icon uDAC-2 Digital-to-Analog Converter/Headphone Amplifier
  104. Audioengine D2 Wireless Digital-to-Analog Converter
  105. Fluance SXHTB+ Home-Theater Speaker System
  106. T+A Elektroakustik E-Series Music Receiver
  107. Polk Audio UltraFit 2000 Sports Headphones
  108. Paradigm Series 7 Monitor 11 / Center 3 / Surround 3 / Sub 12 Home-Theater Speaker System
  109. High Resolution Technologies Music Streamer II+
  110. Stax SR-507 Lambda Signature Earspeaker Headphones and WooAudio GES Headphone Amplifier
  111. SoundMagic PL50 and EH11 Earphones
  112. Densen Audio Technologies Beat B-130 Integrated Amplifier
  113. HiFiMAN HE-500 Headphones
  114. Polk Audio Blackstone TL350 / DSWpro 550wi Home-Theater Speaker System
  115. Etymotic Research ER-4PT Earphones
  116. Bowers & Wilkins C5 Earphones
  117. Smyth Research Realiser A8 Audio Processor
  118. April Music Aura Groove Integrated Amplifier and Aura Neo CD Player-DAC
  119. Audeze LCD-2 Headphones
  120. PSB CS1000 Outdoor/Indoor Loudspeakers
  121. Velodyne Digital Drive+ 10 Subwoofer
  122. Etymotic Research hf5 Earphones
  123. Focal Chorus 826V Loudspeakers
  124. TEAC SR-100i iPod Dock
  125. HeadRoom Balanced Ultra Desktop Amplifier and Sennheiser HD 800 Balanced Headphone System
  126. Ultrasone Pro 900 Headphones
  127. Cambridge Audio Azur 650R A/V Receiver
  128. Axiom Audio Epic 80-800 Home-Theater Speaker System
  129. Vizio VMB070 Portable 7” TV
  130. Audioengine N22 Integrated Amplifier
  131. Integra DTA-70.1 Multichannel Power Amplifier
  132. Logitech Harmony 300 Remote Control
  133. Logitech S715i Rechargeable Loudspeaker and iPod/iPhone Dock
  134. KEF XQ40 Loudspeakers
  135. Asus O!Play HDP-R1 Media Player
  136. Velodyne Optimum-10 Subwoofer
  137. Paradigm Reference MilleniaOne / Seismic 110 Home-Theater Speaker System
  138. Schiit Audio Asgard Headphone Amplifier
  139. Paradigm Reference Signature S6 v.3 Loudspeakers
  140. Definitive Technology Mythos XTR-50 / Gem / SuperCube II Home-Theater Speaker System
  141. Logitech Squeezebox Touch WiFi Music Player
  142. Curvi-Hifi Model 1 Version 2 Loudspeakers
  143. Aperion Audio Home Audio Link
  144. Paradigm Reference Signature S6 v.3 / C3 v.3 / ADP3 v.3 / Sub 1 / PBK Home-Theater Speaker System
  145. Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player
  146. Monitor Audio Silver RX6 / RX Centre / RXFX / RXW-12 Home-Theater Speaker System
  147. NAD T 175 A/V Processor
  148. Aperion Audio Intimus 6-IC In-Ceiling Loudspeakers
  149. Polk Audio RTi A1 / CSi A4 / DSW Pro 400 Home-Theater Speaker System
  150. Naim Uniti All-in-One Audio Player

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