The RHA T20: Something for (almost) everybody Note: I was a participant on a tour organised by RHA on head-fi, and received zero compensation in return for providing this review.   First, some information about the T20 from RHA:           Lots of goodies included, all bearing the RHA logo, which is quite fetching imo.     A nice, aluminum tip holder - very cool design imo.     The sexy black leather case - very nice!     The FR graph from RHA's website.     How I Went About Things   I used these for...

The Cayin C5 Spark Portable Amp/DAC: Inner Beauty   Cayin has been making its presence known on head-fi with some well-received portable offerings in the past couple of years, and they were kind enough to set up a tour for a bunch of us, so I'd like to tip my hat to them for being gracious in doing so. I had the C5 Spark Amp/DAC for a couple of weeks as part of the tour, and received no compensation whatsoever.   Before I get into the meat and potatoes of it all, let me give you some context so you know a bit more about me and how I went about...

The Fiio X1 Begs The Question: Do I Really Need A Flagship DAP?   Before I get into anything resembling a detail about the X1, I want to thank everybody at Fiio for once again doing all of us a solid with their X1 tour. With any luck, there will be an X7 tour down the road....   First Things First:   Headphones Used:    V-Sonic GR07  Unique Melody Miracle   Mr. Speakers Mad Dogs 3.2    Music Played:          (Format is flac and all are generally very well-mastered recordings. Unfortunately, I'm of little help to those who enjoy EDM...

The BTG-Audio Sunrise CIEM Cable Warning: This sophmoric review was written after repeated viewings of The Big Lebowski, and some may find it annoying. I am the walrus.   The Industry Abides...   We audiophiles (or whatever the hell we are), new to the hobby and old-timers alike, are living in a sort of golden age; the manufacturers have finally caught wind of the lengths people will go to, as in the money we're willing to spend, to put together a system that induces an out of body experience (at least that's what I'm after), and it no longer...

The Fiio X5 Pays A Visit To Saigon   I first want to thank James at Fiio and everyone else involved in setting this tour up (especially Joe Bloggs) – it was way cool of you guys to let us have a crack at the X5 before its release and much more satisfying to be a participant as opposed to a spectator, which was always the case in the past for this guy….     Where I’m Coming From   So I’ve been into this hobby for a couple of years now and started out buying a used Cowon J3 in the for sale threads after having an ipod 5.5 and and 4th generation...

These are my first purchase of head-fi recommended headphones. I do not have ANYTHING to compare them to since I'm a novice audio enthusiast. This really amounts to a bit of babbling by someone who does not know very much about his new hobby. However, I will offer my proverbial 2 cents. Here goes nothing:   I've had these for about a month and have approximately 40 hours use on them. They may still be burning in at this point.   Build Quality: The build quality is quite good for the price point. I think we have all seen the plastic-clad...