This is my impression after only about 24 hours of warm-up… Old guys’ ears typically lose the higher frequencies to certain extents, and I can attest to that in my right ear especially. Any phones/cable combos that attenuate the higher frequencies exacerbate this for me and seriously darken the music. These wonderful iems, when matched to a good balanced cable, open the mid and upper registers crisply. The dynamic driver provides exceptional bass with precision. The soundstage is wide and deep, and is sweetly airy. You can pay a lot more for iems...

I’ve been listening to my Fh7 earphones for 10 months and decided to change things up. I had planned to do a “Bang for the Buck” review of earphones/cables early last year, but I got ill, had two major surgeries and have only recently gotten back to about 90% of well. Anyway, these CCA12 iems hadn’t even gotten warmed up before I became ill, but after ~48 hours of random music at varying volumes, they are extremely crisp without annoying sibilance. The bass is strong but not rumbling. Three things you must realize is I have old man ears (higher...

The folks at **** Audio graciously provided the ZSN PRO IEMs for this objective review. First, the IEMs are plastic with a metal plate, producing a solid feeling, comfortable weight earphone. The stock cables have angled pin connectors that slide over the protruding jacks on the phones. While the mating of these components seems secure, I can’t help but wonder about the durability of the plastic protrusions. Sound wise, the hybrid phones, consisting of a double-magnetic, dynamic driver and a balanced armature, produce a mid-bass/upper-mid...

I received a complimentary pair of KZ ZS7 earphones from the folks at **** Audio and was asked to evaluate them objectively. I am happy to do that. It appears that KZ has successfully reengineered the overly sibilant ZS6 into a set of full spectrum phones. The stock, non-mic cables I received produce a veiled, bass boomy sound signature that hides how excellent these earphones can sound. Ditch them quickly and opt for more balanced cables. Just make sure the 2-pin cables are compatible with the phones. Some of the earlier KZ compatible cables...

These have been on the market for over a year, now, and several companies have marketed them at widely divergent prices. Mine are **** iems and are priced for old guys like me and college students. The cash challenged... These are perhaps the most comfortable iems I've tried in a long, long time. After inserting them in your ears, you may find that you forget about them being there. You can sleep with these babies, or at least I can. My N3 DAP played all night the first time I wore them to bed, as I normally listen to music for awhile and then...

After I bought these on Amazon, **** reimbursed me for them in return for a review. This is as objective as I can be. Actually, there's not much to dislike about the KZ ZSE earphones. They are inexpensive and they sound excellent, price notwithstanding! These are all-day, everyday, catch the bus, bass monsters, that have a decent high end and a serviceable mid range. In short, they would be great in the school cafeteria, on the subway or in a crowd anywhere... These will do away with the outside world, so be careful crossing streets! They worked...

Disclaimer: Edifier graciously sent me this set of IEMs to review. As they are intended to be used for cellphones, I can be objective, since I don't use my cellphone as a music source these days and I only use a Bluetooth auto link for my phone while driving. As cellphone models are all idiosyncratic, your mileage may vary from anything I state. I also used my "gym-rat" daughter to evaluate the phones while strapped to her iPhone in exercise mode. I burned-in the IEMs for a good day or so, about 25 hours.   I'm not showing a bunch of unpacking...

After many months of almost daily usage, this excellent, budget-fi DAP is with me wherever I go. The only complaint I have is that the selector wheel is imprecise. While I only have a 64GB card in it at the moment (~ 2000 files), one day the 5800 files limit may come into play.   It has paired well with every amp I've thrown at it, from cmoys to a G3 and Project Horizon. Most of my iems do well with the X1 without being amped, though. Sound stage complaints are not viable in my opinion, either.   Good sound quality has to have excellent...

I took a leap of faith with this purchase. There were only 9 reviews on Amazon, but the avg was 4.5. I don't usually expect a lot of credence in most Amazon reviews, but people are critical of bluetooth headsets in general. I am, too.   My initial testing, though by no means extensive, indicate that this BT stereo headset is a capable little item. I had a range of over 20' several times, which means I don't need to carry my iP5 around my office. Callers say it sounds, "good," "normal," "like a real phone" (whatever that means). And the tunes on...

I purchased my E11 bundled with an extra, larger capacity battery and a charger off of Amazon. The additional items added a miniscule amount to the total, but greatly increased the overall value for me. It also negates the biggest gripe that folks have about the E11, which is not being able to use it while charging. Opening the slim cover without fingernails or a guitar pick (or the like) isn't all that easy and closing it makes the cover flex a little, which is a little scary. Nothing has happened with it... yet.   If you are using the headphone...

People are dissing these for their looks?!? If you are buying any full-sized cans because of their sexy factor, you need to reexamine your priorities. If you haven't heard these, I'd bet you take them home when you do. For the tiny bit of $$ you'll pay, these are absolutely the best sounding cans you can purchase. College students, people on fixed-incomes and the thrifty audiophile will especially love these. Replace the pads with velour ones, if you want. The cans will still sound good and they may be more comfortable. As good as they sound and as...

Incredible soundstage is the best thing about these full-size cans. Unmodded, they are merely good. The "Top Pop" mod makes the bass tighten up quite a bit, stopping any "boom." It really makes these come alive. Very 3D.