Priced around US$300 with single-ended 3.5mm output. Already placed an order, let see how this stack up against RU6, which is cheaper and also has balanced output. Conclusion: Overpriced, roll-off treble, glitch, so AVOID, AVOID, AVOID. P/S: July 27, 23. New firmware 1.06 finally fixed the...

There are things big smartphone companies do that make no real sense – removing the 3.5mm socket is one of them. But unfortunately for us the consumer, we don’t really get to say much about it. What we do get to say however, is whether you want to utilize the wired or the wireless option to...

Wrote this for some place else but I guess it is just as relevant here. Probably be better to post it in the Wiki section, but it doesn't seem to be working right after the forum update. So here it is. A ‘single-ended’ source is the kind of normal audio source with a 3.5mm or 6.35mm stereo...

Convenience is the KING! Here is a thread dedicated to all discussion related to BT adapters in the forms of TWS (True Wireless Stereo), neckband and cable style that has has user removable connectors (2 pins, MMCX, A2DC, etc) and designed to allows the user to convert wired IEM / earbuds to...

...well, about 2 hours ago actually. It was 8.30pm just outside of the house, all I can tell that it is a blackish small snake (...and to think I saw a small cobra outside a few months ago). Now I am already an hour in the hospital's A&E - a few blood draw, put onto ECG twice, needle poking...

The name Massdrop is a well-known and has been fairly well-received by us HFer - while the company doesn't exclusively deal with audio gears, it has however brought us quite a few of really excellent audio products as well as collaborations from various audio companies - from well known huge...

I has always been interested in wireless headphone audio, more specifically BT adapter for headphone. Recently we have seen major advancement on BT codec as we moved from SBC/AAC to aptX (plus aptX LL and HD), then Sony's LDAC, Huawei backed SaviAudio's HWA (LHDC), and Hiby's UAT. This means BT...

From time to time I make / mod cable and build different small audio stuffs for fun. Figure this will be the place where I post the related pictures and project updates. NOTICE: I take no responsibility for any action and result you take or suffer by following any guide I posted in this thread...

Some pictures first, impression to come in a few days.

...and BluRay business as well. No more headphone and amps from Oppo anymore. Seems the company is calling it quits. Smartphone business will continue but that's actually a separated business from Oppo digital. https://www.oppodigital.com/farewell.aspx

*3.5PRO is a new standard proposed by the China Audio Industry Association Headphone Division and is said to be adopted by several Chinese manufacturers in the near future as an improvement over the original Hifiman proposed 3.5mm TRRS balanced plug. It is essentially just the same 3.5mm TRRS...

I am guessing I might be the first to face this issue but I am running out of the 10000 characters count allowed for the headphone inventory inside the user profile. I still have more earbuds and IEM to fill in so is it possible to increase the characters limit?   Thanks.

    Snugs is a UK based company that specialized in making silicone soft-shell custom eartips for IEM. Though they don’t make custom IEM themselves, they do offer a couple of IEM models that you can order with the custom eartips included, from the cheapest GBP $159 SoundMAGIC E10S to the...

It has been 3 years since my original review of iFi Audio’s original micro iUSB Power, iDAC and iCAN. Fantastic when they are first released and, in my opinion, still quite relevant after all these time (*with the testimony that they still form part of my PC audio chain), the competition has...

If I recall correctly, I am the first person to write an review of the original Hifiman RE0 way back in 2008. I was mightily impressed back then and the RE0 has served as my reference and benchmark ever since, and probably one of the most popular dynamic IEM among HF'er of its time. Even so, it...

It has been rumored to death with the lack of 3.5mm headphone jack on upcoming iPhone but Motorola has beaten Apple to the punch with the new Moto Z / Z Force, which won't come with a 3.5mm jack and will require a headphone with digital input or an extra DAC adapter to work with your 'normal'...

Post this on another place but I think it deserves its own thread , as the EM3 is really FiiO true first earphone of its own design.       To win a free EM3, check out the contest detail here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/801365/fiio-em3-impression-and-discussion/15#post_12449107

There seems to be a big surge of budget priced hybrid IEM, especially from China these days - and by budget, I mean under $100. Most of you probably already know the Xiaomi Hybrid, by far the cheapest of any hybrid, but it really isn't the first nor the best sounding sub-$100 hybrid you can buy...

  If you wonder why there ain't that many people in the picture, it is because I was there very early, before the show even started and so many of the booths ain't setup just yet. Though the good news is I got to try whatever that were already setup in a relatively quiet environment.    ...

Haven't seen anyone posting about this, so here it is: - Free admission with online registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mook-headphone-festival-singapore-2015-tickets-19310666724

Received the NS-U1 yesterday and already gives it a quick burn-in (~10 hours). So here are some pictures, basic measurement and early impression:   NS-U1 comes in a big plastic cylinder case with soft silicone inlay   Two pair of foam and three pair of silicone eartips.   Build...

    Here are the things you will need for making your own OTG cable for A10 + HA-2: Sony DIY dock connector for OTG. This is commonly known as the ‘dock connector for ZX1 to PHA-2’, but it will works for A10 series as well. Please note that there are three kind of DIY Walkman dock...

Prelude: A few weeks ago I was contacted by a mutual 3rd party on whether I will like to give some Chinese made high-Z earbuds a review. Immediately I recalled a review article I read awhile back in erji.net that comes with fairly high praise (and subsequently get knocked around a few times, see...

It used to be just fine but recently I can't seem to browse HF properly on my Android smartphone (Xperia Z2, 4.4.4). It happens to both Chrome as well as Opera - basically, if I browse the forum normally, what I'll get are thread listing that are a few days old (and sometime a week old) instead...

Nov. 28th - International Sound and Sight Exhibition: This is traditionally more of a higher end AV / home entertainment show rather than a headphone show, but this year they have more headphone and portable gears at display.   Lehmann Traverller is the first pootable amp I saw in the show...