I received the Jade 2 part of the tour organized by HFM. Many thanks for the opportunity to hear these at home and at length. In terms of look and feel, the Jade 2 have an industrial look and feel. Not very premium, but appears sturdy, and at this price range I think this is about right. The only weakness is the cable which seems less sturdy than comparably priced Stax cables. It has been a while since I owned electrostats, but I did acquire an used pair of Stax L700 during my time with the Jade 2, as I also wanted to hear the latter at home and so...

The IEMs were audiotioned at home and were received part of a tour. Many thanks to the organizers for the opportunity to listen to and enjoy these IEMs. In terms of look and feel, the LSX seem very well built and the size is certainly smaller than both my Layla v1 and ProPhile 8 that I will be comparing these with. The Lark Studios won't protude much while inserted in the ear. The stock box is very well presented and they come with a great looking copper cable with standard 2 pin connectors. I have to note with this cable the socket fit is not...

Mason V3 Review This pair has been with me for two weeks part of a tour demo. I have used these IEMs with the below system(s): Leckerton portable amplifier/MSB DAC V DX200 Other IEMs: JH16v2pro, Etymotic ER4-SR Introduction, Personal bias: My personal TOTL collection includes the modded early version HE-6, Focal Clear, and "kiss" modded HD650s. From the stat world I really like both the SR-009 and SR-007 MK1, both of which I owned for a long time, before sticking with dynamic for the convenience of better amplification available to me. As such I...

Thanks go to @glassmonkey and Aune for the loan tour. One of the reasons I decided to join this tour and write some impressions is that I am in the market for a new portable player at reasonable cost. The other is I am very pleased with my Aune B1 amplifier - love the  class A/discrete approach, looks and of course sound. Then there's the price which makes this an affordable DAP.   Since we have a few impressions with pics and specs I will skip this bit and move straight to the sound.    Build: In terms of build quality nothing to complain...

Preface: Hearing the MSB Analog was a long overdue matter. A couple of weeks ago, I finally decided it was a good time to do something about it, hence I got one from local dealer to have the question answered. The usual details & stuff.   Source(s): - Jriver Media Network DLNA - SOTM SMS-100 network streamer with LPS - Schiit Wyrd or  - ESound CD-E5 Signture Edition CD player - ifi Ilink USB to Coax interface - Chord Indigo Plus Coax cable Amp used: Eddie Current 2A3MK4 with 4x EML2A3 solid plates, 2x Ericsson NOS 5842, 2x NOS...