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Sunrise Audio is currently known on Head-Fi mostly for their IEMs and earbuds, but the company has plans to become a major player in the audiophile market this year. This includes branching out from headphones to other parts of the audio chain, including amps and DACs.   I received a unit of...

I've run into consistent issues when updating my threads with the first post always getting extra paragraph breaks when using the 'Edit post' function. I've previously edited them out manually, which was a huge time sink. However, it seems I can no longer do that as the site now comes back with...

Thoughts on Apple EarPods   Who would have thought that the one interesting piece of Apple tech to come out of 2012 would be a new set of "iBuds"? Certainly not me, but here they are, already on sale for $29 in all of their glossy white glory. Genuinely curious, I borrowed a pair of EarPods...

Operating out of Poland, Spiral Ear is a custom IEM company offering a variety of silicone-shelled earphones designed for music professionals. The 3-way Reference is positioned in the middle of the range and offered in both fixed-cable and detachable cable variants, priced at €575 (est. $740)...

Though reception of past Skullcandy products here on Head-Fi has been mixed at best, there is no denying that the company is one of the world’s biggest and most influential headphone brands. The reasons are numerous, but Skullcandy’s direct and tangible role in getting consumers to see the...

VSonic joined the upper-tier potable audio market a bit over a year ago with the introduction of the GR07 dynamic-driver monitor. The GR07 made quite a splash, quickly becoming one of the most commonly recommended earphones and maintaining its popularity to this day. My personal opinion of the...

Following hot on the footsteps of celebrity-endorsed headphones is the new trend of full-size Hi-Fi manufacturers entering the portable audio market - Rockford Fosgate, Bowers & Wilkins, Velodyne, and others have given in-ear headsets a go in the past year. 2012 brings Canada-based Paradigm...

Thanks to a fellow head-fier I recently got a 3-week audition of a new UE700 from Logitech. Having owned an original Ultimate Ears 700 for a while in the past, I was surprised to find several changes to the design that I've not seen documented anywhere. They are best seen on photos:  ...

Despite the in-ear earphone market being more crowded than ever, the Spark, developed by NYC-based accessory manufacturer id America, instantly caught my eye with its sparkplug-derived styling and bold color schemes (more can be seen here). Like the company’s iDevice cases, the Spark holds extra...

  Clear Tune Monitors operates out of Orlando, Florida, with a half dozen auxiliary offices open throughout Europe and South America. Compared to some of the other customs manufacturers discussed on Head-Fi, CTM is a fairly large outfit with professional clients all over the world. The company...

My last earbud review was subtitled ‘an earbud hater’s take’ – a stance that has not changed since it was written a year ago. The HiSound earbuds, however, interest me for one simple reason – the original PAA-1, included as a stock earbud with the old HiSoundAudio DAPs, was more than competitive...

Introduction   Despite all the time I’ve spent with top-tier headphones and earphones, breaking out a fresh review template for a shiny new product always brings with it a degree of anticipation. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by quite a few head- and earphones over the years and there is...

Though I am not a fan of conventional earbuds, the wooden HP-WHF11M caught my eye long ago by taking the wood theme very close to heart - aside from metal reinforcements on cable entry and exit points, the shells of the earbuds are made almost entirely out of wood. The majority of portable...

Following the success of the SW-Xcape in-ear earphone last year, Vietnam-based Sunrise Audio decided to branch out and explore more of the mid-range IEM market in 2011. In typical audiophile fashion, they chose to pursue different sound signatures instead of differentiating based on looks or...

Competing against the likes of the Sennheiser PX200-II and Soundmagic P20, the DTX 300 p is Beyer's new mid-range closed ultraportable. There is no doubt that Beyer can make a great-sounding headphone but the new 300 p is Beyer's cheapest ever over-the-head set. What does one of head-fi's most...

      There is no doubt that VSonic is a big name in the portable audio industry - considerable OEM experience aside, the company has previously brought some very impressive earphones to the sub-$100 bracket under its own brand name. Therefore, my excitement at the announcement of a new...

Japanese audio house Radius broke onto the portable hi-fi scene last spring with the introduction of the HP-TWF11. Nicknamed DDM (for Dual-Diaphragm Matrix), the TWF11 became the world’s first dual dynamic-driver IEM. Though extremely well-received, the original DDM placed sound quality above...

As the name implies, Australia-based Padacs (usually stylized in all-caps) specializes in iPad and iPhone accessories for the fashion-conscious. The Aksent is the company’s first earphone – an in-ear model with mic and remote. Marketed as a high definition earphone and priced at $49.95, the...

    The wooden-housing segment of the IEM market has been expanding rapidly over the past couple of years. Ignoring most of the field, my first Got Wood? review pitted Woodees’ original IESW101B model against Thinksound’s first release, the TS01. I found the two to be worthy competition not...

For the past two years Brainwavz, mp4nation’s in-house earphone brand, has been one of the names mentioned most often around Head-Fi whenever budget earphones come up, and with good reason – whether through luck or expertise, mp4nation has managed to put its name on some truly excellent products...

Edit: now that the CC51 audition is well on its way, this thread will be used to hold links to all of the review/impressions posts. The info below the break is kept for the reference of those participating in the program.     Links to CC51 Reviews/impressions:   Meelec CC51 Impressions...

Introduction   Gone are the days when headphones costing more than a day’s pay were only purchased by audiophiles and music professionals - the revolution in consumer-class portables, started by the likes of Bose and Sony, has resulted in the bridging of the gap between style-focused...

The profile of a bullet is a fairly natural form factor for a set of in-ear earphones, being the right shape and size and carrying an inherent appeal to the ’18-24’ demographic earphones are so often marketed towards. In the past year we’ve seen several manufacturers go down the ammunition path...

I’ve never made a secret of being a huge fan of in-ear monitors – for being out-and-about there’s simply nothing that beats the isolation, portability, and sound quality of a good IEM. Of course the custom-molded stage monitor has been the holy grail of in-ears for as long as I can remember but...