Sent Isao Kumano of Phonon the email regarding sending a pair to Tyll for a demo. Hope he responds well.   Sit tight.....

Phonon's company heads Alex Pratt and Isao Kumano have been in contact with me and thank me for getting the headphones out there. I was informed that they are a very small start up operation and are working with limited resources so currently they only have 100 pairs of Phonon SMB-02s left in...

So I was able to obtain a pair of very nice Audio Technica ATH 900 x closed headphones for 225.00,    the air and spatial separation of instruments is very good. It's immediately noticeable that it is a warm pair of headphones, the top end might leave some to be desired because its a little...

that's the initial impression that I had to get over, but ultimately the sonics deliver and the simplicity of the headphone structure and design is tried and trued in the industry. While there is no industry standard to measure here, it does in fact conform to the needs of professional...

thanks for the appraisal guys. anyhow, I paid 350.00  plus tax for them and am going back for another pair for safe-keeping. ....shhhh... the wife need not know.   I am planning on picking up a woo audio amp to replace my cosmic sometime next month. be quite interesting how that would pair...

Okay so.. 30 hours into listening to the ATH-M30s side by side with the Phonon SMB-02s for laughs and I have to confess while the Audio Technicas do sound like a decent pair of headphones albeit a little muddy on the low-end and a little grainy at the top, it is not even a close match-up to the...

sorry for the caps everyone. but these are likened to the the refinements of guitar or car shop as put by the head of the company whom i had contacted. they are customized to the sound of hi-end audio of the good ol days of the 80s and 90s as he had put it. so, its a very handmade product in a...

have confirmed with Phonon regarding the smiliarities with the Audio Technica ATH-m30. yes, the design of the housing is based on it, but that is where it ends. you have a completely different product. the ath m30 were so cheap that i bought a pair to a/b and it's not even close. LANDSLIDE IS AN...

First off, I just want to say that I have been searching on the forum for years, but never really posted anything until now. So, please don't take my limited appearances on the forum make me seem like a know-nothing. I have over 20 years experience in hi-end audio. I have had big rig set-ups...

I have tried their site and I also added a bunch of stuff to the cart tonight only to clear them out because I just realize that Amazon had all the cd's there and none of the stuff i picked out on hdtracks were in high def anyway. So, might as well have physical copies. just very nice to have...

I love that album. Not the most refined, but it's most enjoyable.

I've been there. and come back. been there and come back.. vicious cycle of love and hate if you ask me.   My current gear:   woo audio 2  sennheiser hd650 cardas cable beyerdynamic dt880 600 ohm.    

I just ordered my 2 pairs today. I am listening to the AKG k501 right now with the Woo Audio 3. I think I've found the sound I've been finally looking for the whole time I was fixated on the HD650s. Yes, AKG K501 has a very musical midrange and paired with the Woo, very very defined. HD650s have...

The fact is that the AKG k501 is not lightweight to my ears. It's accurate. Don't get me wrong I like bass, but sometimes it can be overwhelming to the point where it interferes with the rest of the frequency range. Last weekend my cousin brought over his pair of AKG K501 and left me to enjoy...