No need to say much about Koss as they have one of the legendary gateway drugs in the Porta Pro and it's variations. Also of course not a one trick pony with the ESP950, the PRO4A variants, and some new solid entries in the PRO DJ's and SP330 and SP540. Not really much in the budget arena...

I saw that Koss had some new models out. Then I saw the new UR series, the UR23i, in blue, was a smidge over $15 Priority shipped on Amazon so how can you pass up trying out a new Koss phone    The Koss UR23i...

I got a message from Audrey saying Brainwavz had something new which she was nice enough to send me a pair of. The S0 which will be an SRP $50 phone in the S series. I have a sample that is still to change some in appearance so I can't take pics of it. We will see the finished version before...

  Having had the chance to sample the new Brainwavz earphones, Raz was kind enough to to send me a pair of HM9's. The HM9 are a pair of on-ear portable headphones. They are a decent size and weight but meet my "portable" requirements: ----supra-aural ----short cord(~4 feet) ----easy to...

The Brainwavz Delta are the new entry level earphone rounding out the trio to go along with the mid-level S1 and the top of the line R3. They bring a mix of traits seen in the other releases and fit right in nicely. An easy to recommend offering that does little wrong. Thanks to Raz for the...

A bit of hyperbole, that title, but it does seem apt for the S1 earphones which have some bold styling, a bold sound, and I think they will be quite popular since they are easy to like.    I was sent one of the early samples. These are said to come in at the $60 price point. Thanks to Raz for...

Some of Sennheiser's new releases include the "95" line. Three phones, the PX 95, PMX 95 and PCX 95. I bought the PCX 95 from Best Buy here in the US for $70. My pair had a problem with the exterior and instead of returning them I contacted Sennheiser through Rosmadi who is a member here on the...

I saw the Sennheiser CX985 product page today...   http://www.sennheiserusa.com/private_headphones_earbuds-and-ear-canal-headphones_505422   It seems that the tweaked the sound for the better. The housing is now metal alloy. The plug is re-designed. They are including more tips. All this...

I have some experience with Cresyn. I have owned a total of five Cresyn products that I know of. The Denon P372, the the Audio-technica ATH-CM5 and I currently own the Cresyn EP300 earbuds, HP600 portable headphones, and now the C510E. I have liked what I heard previously so when I saw these...

   I actually first got a phone call from FED EX that a package was being delivered. Not sure it was even mine and no what it might be. I was not expecting anything. Thinking hard I did remember that I am supposed to get a Blox M2C for participating in the audition thread so that might be it...

I recently went in on a Hisoundaudio Rocoo P auction. I might have thrown in a few extra $$ but I planned to ask for a pair of Live earbuds to try out and review. Based on the sound signatures of the Live and Living earbuds and the Rocoo I asked Jack if he could include a pair of Live buds with...

I got my new Brookstone earphones in the mail today. A joint venture with Joker since Brookstone had free shipping for $99+. We each bought a pair at $59.95 each and I just received mine from him today.   Brookstone, as you may know, sells most everything including electronics items. They...

Maybe not so a much review as impressions. I am not a big speaker guy anymore. I did review the Blue Ever Blue earbuds/earphones using the ETL tech. Since those are essentially a cheaper way to demo the speaker tech I was also offered a pair of Majestic Diamonds to try out as well. Who am I to...

Hi Everyone,   SoundMAGIC needs no introduction as they have a well established reputation for inexpensive, well thought out, and good sounding earphones. As you may already know they have introduced a new range of products earlier this spring including the E10, E30, P30, and the EH11.  ...

This is just a quick comparison among these four IEMs I have on hand. From L to R: Radius HP-TWF21, Dunu Trident, Xears CP100ip, and Dunu Hephaes   I purchased the Xears and have the Radius on loan. The Dunu are review samples.   The comparison was done with the four earphones...

DUNU are at it again with two more models, The DN-12 or Trident and DN-16 or Hephaes. All four models thus far from the DUNU-TOPSOUND resurgence are now available on ebay...http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=DUNU&_sacat=0&_odkw=DUNU&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313   First up is the...

My first venture with the ETL/HDSS phones happened by chance when searching the web one day. Took that chance and spent some cash to have them sent from the factory to try them out.   My original thread... http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/507136/hdss-earphones-with-etl-technology...

  Dunu is a Chinese earphone brand. They have had some notoriety even outside of China with their Itube armature earphones. Starsonic is the OEM for Dunu. I previously bought the Starsonic HDDS earphones to try out. I was recently contacted by Starsonic to try out and evaluate some of their...

Some info on the Senn PX90...   http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/private_headphones_mp3_street-line_502861   SPECS: Freq.Resp. - 20 - 20,000Hz Impedance - 32 Ohm Sensitivity  - 108 dB Weight      -  68 grams Cable        -  1.2m right angle  ...

The bullet shaped housing is quite popular these days. A few of the phones that use it are real solid phones such as...   The Silver Bullet   Munitio 9mm Bullet   and The Xears Bullet XB120Pro I call them Brass Bullets due since they are not gold but have a polished brass...

I was checking out the web and came across two earphones. They bear the High Definition Sound Standard lettering and talk of ETL technology.   Some ETL talk from the TBI Audio Systems website... "You only have to listen and if you get close to other small speakers you really hear the chaos...

Just doing my homework since I know very little about them. Thinking about ordering from them Music Dynamic Audio & Accessory Station . Buy Audio-Technica , Sony , Victor headphones..... Any experiences to relate? What to expect, etc? Thanks!

I recently purchased a Beyerdynamic DT-235. I was curious about the improved version of the DT-231 which had always been a well regarded can. I also happen to have on hand the Sennheiser HD 238. Thanks to Joker for loan of the HD 238. Here is a brief comparison between these two lightweight...

I may have missed it but wondering what happened to OVC? Don't see any of their stuff for sale anywhere outside of older stuff on Head-Direct. They do have a bunch listed...OCVACO / Earphone/Headphone/Headsets/Bluetooth/HDMI Switcher/HDMI Splitter/HDMI Cable... including some designs I haven't...

Hi All, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly has been used before. Even in product reviews. It really does seem to fit for this new offering from Sennheiser. Getting right into it with a short summary... THE GOOD 1) Price: Currently these can be had for $60 shipped in the states and that...