Introduction: Dawnwood GT-36 is basically an earbud-like design with a single large diaphgram (according to specs its 13.6mm) in each earpiece. So basically its a single dynamic driver earphone. The earbud shape turned in to an iem-like design by the use of a proper sound tube and filters. But as expected from this kind of an earphone design, it leaks some sound outside (while listening on high volume levels) and lets some of the outside noise -in- while listening.   I gave approximately 100 hours of burn-in time before starting critical...

What is Brainwaz S3?: S3 is the latest iem offering from Brainwavz. It is a single dynamic driver (8mm) unit iem which has full aluminum chassis. Cable is flat all the way down to the jack. This iem has a microphone and 3 remote control buttons on its cable. Its gold plated 3.5mm jack is compatible with iPods, iPads, IOS, Android devices and mp3 players.     A little about me: My age is 42 (as of this writing). I have 24 years of background in listening to music with quality headphones (I don't count the crappy equipment non-serious period) and...

          What is Cozoy Aegis?: Did you remember Cozoy Astrapi DAC/AMP? Well this is the brother of it   Aegis (right)   Aegis (left) and Astrapi (right)   Cozoy Aegis is a DAC/AMP built inside a small and tiny aluminum shell. The team behind the Cozoy Aegis is the same team as the famous Shozy Alien DAP. Aegis decodes natively up to 24-bit/192kHz on IOS/Android devices along with an advanced digital volume control algorithm.   About Cozoy Company*: Cozoy was incorporated in 2014 with a simple vision - to strive for ultimate sonic...

As an Audiophile; if you're left alone on a desolate island and if you are asked to bring only one device (to connect to your phone and HP) which DAC/AMP would you bring with you? My answer is simple. Read-on and you'll understand why     What is Cayin C5DAC (Aka the Spark)?: Zhuhai Spark Electronics Equipment Company (producer of Cayin branded DAC and AMPs) is an experienced and well established hifi equipment manufacturer from Guangdong/China. Cayin C5DAC is the Zhuhai Spark's recent DAC/AMP offering (now you know where the Spark name of...

  About the review: In this review I have examined the Don Scorpio sMushroom Bluetooth iem (red-black) for its sound and call quality, comfort, isolation, charge time, battery life, general usage and comfort. Since the sMushroom and sMushroom HD shares many similarities, this review is nearly identical to my sMushroom HD review. So readers will be finding a lot of the parts to be the same.   Introduction to The Don Scorpio sMushroom: Don Scorpio sMushroom is a self powered (85 mAh rechargeable battery), rechargeable bluetooth iem (BT iem) that...

  About the review: In this review I have examined the Don Scorpio sMushroom HD Bluetooth iem (white) for its sound and call quality, comfort, isolation, charge time, battery life, general usage and comfort.   Introduction to The Don Scorpio sMushroom HD: Don Scorpio sMushroom HD is a self powered (85 mAh battery), rechargeable bluetooth iem (BT iem) that supports BT 4.1 and aptX codec for -supposedly- HD call and audio quality. Built-in microphone which adopts advanced noise reduction technology, to obtain the highest quality call transmission...

About the review: In this review I have examined the Brainwavz BLU-100 Bluetooth iem for its sound and call quality, comfort, isolation, charge time, battery life, general usage and comfort.     Introduction to The Brainwavz BLU-100 IEM: Brainwavz BLU-100 is a self powered (60mAh battery), rechargeable bluetooth iem (BT iem) that supports BT 4.0 and aptX codec for enhanced audio quality. It is compatible with many android, IOS and other devices that have BT 4.0 support. This is the first BT iem that Brainwavz ever manufactured. Brainwavz is a...

  What is Cozoy Astrapi?: Cozoy Astrapi is a Digital Audio Convertor (DAC) and an Amplificator (AMP) built in to same device which is shorter than a regular toothpick. According to the specs Cozoy Astrapi supposed to work with; iPhone5, iPhone6/6s, iPad/iPod mini, iPod touch, Android (OTG Function) and PC/Laptop. Astrapi supports: 16 / 44.1 sampling rate, impedance of 16-100 ohm at 1khz loading and has a very low total harmonic distortion (THD+N: 0.003% ,1khz 0dbfs),  signal to noise ratio is also great (105dB at 3.3V power supply).   I have...

      Introduction: When I first came accross the AudioMinor in e-bay I was surprised that the seller is located in the country where I live: Turkey.   I have contacted with the company owner/ebay seller Boğaç (nickname is Compicatx) and chat with him some time ago…  He appeared to be a great guy (Also he is holding 100% positive feedback score in his ebay shop). He responded my every single email lightning fast and helped every situation. He is making many different custom cables for audio components. He can build cables according to your needs but...

  These are seriously great Ear-Pads!  (For some headphones you'll need a tool to fit them easily, just read!)   With iems you have huge amount of cheap eartip choices to alter the sound and comfort. But when it comes to headphones, especially full size ones, there are not too many earpads "which can deliver good sound and comfort for a reasonable price".   Well, you can get cheap earpads for your Beyer, Fostex, AKG or Philips from e-bay sellers. Some of them really look good quality. I did manage to buy some of these earpads in the past. They...

AP001 is a battery powered headphone out splitter and amplificator. The first amp that Brainwavz have ever produced (as far as I know). It has a relatively cheap price around 29 USD.     There are many amplification solutions on the market now for headphones and iem's. I sometimes tend to choose a smaller amp over a large one while I am on a trip or outside the home. So I need enough volume with good sound quality. But battery life is also very very important. When I started to evaluate the Brainwavz AP001 from this perspective it has some pros...