I've spent a few days listening to John Massaria's new XTC closed back headphones. This is a brand new custom design of his own under his JM Audio Editions brand. When I found out he had released this, I knew I had to get one and I was very excited to see this progression. JM is well known for headphone modifications including his work on the Kennerton Gjallarhorn GH50 which was so popular that Kennerton worked with him to release a JM Edition (something that is on my wish list). I first was introduced to JM's fractal mesh technology with his modded...

So I've spent a few days with this DAC. I left it powered on to ensure it was all "warmed up" and so on. I wanted to see what the whole Multibit was about. I already have a Modius (the AKM version, not the current "e" or version with the ESS chip), so could this be different? Not better, just different? First off, I LOVE Schiit and I think they offer a fantastic products at good prices. If you don't have a Schiit DAC yet, then this is not a bad choice at all. I would recommend it. That said, if you're debating between one of their Multibit DACs and...

It's kinda hard to list cons for this review. I put some in to be fair, I can't mislead anyone and proclaim this is the end all be all pair of headphones. They aren't going to be in the best of the higher end. For midrange? Yea, you probably want to get excited now. When everyone says they compete with headphones two times the price and more...Yea, they do. They punch above their weight class, into midrange, and all the way on to the doorstep of high end. Excellent value. I've spent about a week listening to these now. I've used the Loxjie balanced...