Two latest products from Audio Technica made their appearance at the recent Hong Kong high-end A/V show - the HA5050H and HA22Tube. The HA5050H has a completely different design from the HA2002/5000/5000ANV and does not have any of that famous, wooden front panel at all (WTH?!). It features...

I am looking for the H120/H140 to pair with my iBasso D12 and I came across this in the classified. Read and found out that it means the capacity is only 15GB and the RAM is half (16MB) of that compared to H120/H140 (32MB). I wish to ask if anyone had owned the H115 previously (and moved on to...

  Oyaide just announced a new IEM cable for UE IEMs! This uses PCOCC-A cables as core, silver plated OFC as shielding and the famous Oyaide straight silver rhodium plug. This should be available on 15th of December. I will say this looks better than the RC-UE1 released earlier.      

Just found out that Fiio announced the RC-UE1 cables meant for UE IEMs. Is there plan to make these cables with other connectors such as for Westone, Shure, Sony and perhaps the upcoming CK100 Pro?

It looks like Fiio may be starting to venture into IEM cables with their new RC-UE1 cables. The cables are specifically made for UE IEMs such as TF10, SF5Pro and SF5EB. It uses PCOCC-A cables, measures 1.3m in length and use Fiio's own plug. Impedance is 0.06 ohm. Scheduled to be available in...

Audio Technica has just announced an update to the CK100. The CK100 PRO features a new design, has woofer, mid-range and tweeter drivers and surprisingly (or maybe not) removable cables! However, the connector is unlike all we've seen so far. It should be available on 18th of November    ...

There will be a special edition of the SE535 to be released in mid-Oct, 2011 and claiming "a new approach to the sound signature and design". There is a teaser site (in Japanese) but has no interesting information except a new color (red) of the SE535.

The Fiio E6 was bundled with the Westone UM2, UM2RC, Westone 2 and 3 in Japan and bears the Westone logo. The E6 looks block-ish, similar to E5. Has frequency range of 10Hz t0 100kHz and recommended headphone impedance of 16-300 ohm. Uses internal battery and charges through USB. Will we see...

The trial batch (less than 100 units) of the HM-603 is now available for purchase from the official China website (in Chinese). It is built on the basis of HM-602 with improved power supply and amplifier. The production batch is scheduled to be released in June.   DAC：TDA1543 LPF...

Fiio had announced two new products - D3 and D5, at the Spring Headphone Festival 2011 in Japan. These DACs are pretty small in physical dimensions (from the picture, D3 may be just slightly bigger than the E5 amp). The D3 has optical and coaxial input and RCA output. It has a switch but I can't...

While looking through eBay for Sony PCDPs, I found auctions for the older models of minidisc recorders such as the R30/50 and that brought back memories of my first DAP, the R30. However, is it still worthy to get one over iPod video now? Does the minidisc sound any better than the lossless...

The next iteration of Go-Dap specifically designed for the iPhone 4 is now announced at CES. Still about twice as thick and now it seems that all the buttons and indicators are shifted to the left side. There is also a button for selecting the sampling rate/gain at 48k and 96k/24bit when output...

When VentureCraft announced the Go-Dap on head-fi, I was interested as it combines both a battery pack for the iPhone 3GS and also an amplifier section. There is absolutely no need for an interconnect as the Go-Dap connects directly to the line-out on 3GS, providing cleaner output. Looking at...

I came across this new product in the sponsor announcement section and wonder if there is anyone who had reviewed the product? The idea of combining amp and battery pack seems interesting and doing away with the LOD is much welcomed. However, according to the spec, it is using the same pre-amp...

I like how classical music and jazz sound on the UM3X, particularly the intimacy, instrument separation and layering. I am now looking for a portable/full-sized can with sound signature resembling that of the UM3X but have no idea which brand/model to start looking at. My budget will be around...

I came across the Silver Dragon IEM cables made for JH/UE and IE8. I am wondering if there will be a version for Westone IEMs, particularly the UM2/UM3X with recessed slots. Are there any choices of terminate (oyaide, ViaBlue etc) other than the Neutrik and Pailics?

Having read rave reviews on the SM3 and EM3 Pro, I am very interested in getting a pair of custom earphones from EarSonic. Due to limited budget, I am not able to go straight for the EM3 Pro but since EarSonic offers an upgrade path, I will take my time to upgrade and go for the EM1-iFI first...

I am currently using a pair of Sony MDR-EX500 and wish to upgrade to either the Sleek Audio SA-6, Sennheiser IE8 or Phonak Audeo PFE. I had only auditioned the IE8 as the other two are not available in Singapore. So far, I do like the sound signature of IE but the bass may be a bit powerful for...