EE Rook Quick Review (ZTE Blade A410) by mark2410   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/810686/ee-rook-review-zte-blade-a410-by-mark2410   Brief:  A Stupid cheap phone.   Price:  £20 plus a mandatory £10 top up or £25 outright.   Specifications:  See here http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phones/pay-as-you-go/rook-from-ee-payg/details  The key specs include 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, a 5mp rear camera, a front facing camera, quad core 1GHz CPU, 4 inch screen, 4G compatible with all UK bands and a micro SD card slot.   Accessories:  You get...

PMV A-01 Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to PMV and their distributor, Penon Audio for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/810483/pmv-a-01-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Crazy cheap triple drivered hybrid   Price: US$69 or £48 (sans HMRC’s cut)   Specifications:  Cable material: silver-plated OFC, Cable length: 1.3m, Plug Type: 3.5mm gold plated, Speaker Impedance: 13Ω, Sensitivity: 110 ± 3dB, Distortion: <3% (1KHZ, 1mW), Frequency range: 20-20000HZ, Maximum power: 10Mw   Accessories:  3 pairs of Silicone...

LG G5 Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to Clove for the loaner.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/810010/lg-g5-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  LG and its modular bottom.   Price:  £480 which is about US$700   Specifications:  Go see GSMarena, LG’s own website includes bugger all information.   Build Quality:  For a top tier, and thus top priced phone it’s not quite perfect.  The join of the modular bottom and the rest of the body isn’t absolutely seamless and while I do understand why that is the case it’s going to bother some...

Somic v2 Headphone Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to GearBest for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/809323/somic-v2-headphone-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Somic, the hedgehog.   Price £32 or US$44   Specifications:  Connectivity: Wired, Application: Computer, Mobile phone, Portable Media Player, Plug Type: 3.5mm, Cable Length (m): 3M, Frequency response: 15Hz-30KHz, Impedance: 54ohms, Sensitivity: 95 ± 3 dB   Accessories:  You get a replacement ear pad set, some pleather ones and velvety ones.  Also you get a...

Hisoundaudio HSA-H200 Pro Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to Hisoundaudio for the sample   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/809117/hisoundaudio-hsa-h200-pro-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Hisoundaudio go 80’s retro!!!   Price:  Circa US$120 or about £83   Specifications:  Type: Dynamic, open, Driver Size: 40mm, Impedance: 36 Ohms, Sensitivity: 116db, Max SPL: 125db, Frequency Response: 20 – 20khz, Earphone Jack: 3.5mm straight, Cable Length: 120cm.   Accessories:  Spare set of foam pads and a little Velcro cable wrap tidy thing...

Hisoundaudio HA2 Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to Hisoundaudio for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/808682/hisoundaudio-ha2-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  A GR07 but that isolates.   Price:  Circa US$100 or about £68   Specifications:  Drivers: Balanced Armature (1x), Impedance: 35 Ohms, Sensitivity: 108 dB, Highest Sound Pressure: 125 dB (1 kHz, 1 Vrms), Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 Khz, Cable Length: 118 cm   (N.B. these are spec as written on the box I got.  The spec seem to differ slightly to what others...

Audio-Opus Opus #1 Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to Hifiheadphones for the loaner.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/808376/audio-opus-opus-1-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  A touchscreen but with real buttons too.   Price:  £449 or about US$515 when VAT’s removed and converted   Specification:  DAC: Cirrus Logic CS4398 x 2EA Dual DAC, Processor: ARM Cortex-A9 1.4GHz, Quad-Core CPU DDR3 1GB, 32bit processor core, Operating System: Customised Android operating system, Signal to Noise Ratio: 114dB @ 1kHz, Unbalanced & 115dB @ 1kHz...

T-PEOS RASIEL Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to T-PEOS for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/807332/t-peos-rasiel-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Finder X1 lookalikes.   Price:  I am told they are expected to retail for circa US$40, which is about £27.   Specifications:  Driver Unit: Dynamic driver 10mm, Impedance 8 ohms, Sensitivity: 110+/-15%, Power: 3mW / 20mW, Frequency Response: 20Hz to 15kHz, Weight 8g, Cord: 1.2m Twisted.   Accessories:  3 pair of silicone tips, a pair of Comply’s, a shirt clip and a “fabric...

DUNU TITAN 3 Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to DUNU for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/807020/dunu-titan-3-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  DUNU’s Middle Triplet   Price:  £95 or US$135   Specifications:  Driver: 13 mm Titianium drivers, Frequency Response: 10 Hz- 40KHz, Sound pressure level: 108 +/- 2 dB, Impedance: 32 Ohm, Plug Size: 3.5 gold-plated plug, Cord length: 1.2m   Accessories:  1 X case, 1 X 3.5mm to 6.3mm audio adapter, 1 X shirt clip, 6 pairs of silicon tips   Build Quality:  Very nice.  The buds...

DUNU TITAN 5 Quick Review   Thanks to DUNU for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/806906/dunu-titan-5-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  DUNU have triplets.   Price:  £95 or US$140   Specification:  Driver: 13 mm Titianium drivers, Frequency Response: 10 Hz- 40KHz, Sound pressure level: 108 +/- 2 dB, Impedance: 32 Ohm, Plug Size: 3.5 gold-plated plug, Cord length: 1.2m   Accessories:  1 X case, 1 X 3.5mm to 6.3mm audio adapter, 1 X shirt clip, 6 pairs of silicon tips   Build Quality:  Very nice.  The buds are CNC’ed...

MEE audio M6 Pro Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to MEE audio for the sample   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/806529/mee-audio-m6-pro-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  A bargain priced monitor   Price:  US$50 or £35   Specifications:  driver type moving coil (dynamic), driver size 10 mm, frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz, impedance 16 Ohms at 1K, sensitivity 100±3 dB (1mW at 1KHZ), maximum power input 30mW, Microphone Specifications directivity omnidirectional, frequency response 100 Hz to 10 kHz, sensitivity -42dB± 3dB, Product...

FiiO M3 Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to FiiO for the sample.   Full review here  http://www.head-fi.org/t/805984/fiio-m3-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Itty bitty DAP.   Price:  US$55 or £50   Specifications:  You name it, they list it.  See here for full details.  http://fiio.net/en/products/47/parameters   Accessories:  A micro USB cable, a pair of earbuds and a neck length lanyard.   Build Quality:  It would all seem to be pretty reasonably constructed.  It’s all very light though which some people think means lacking, the thing...

Superlux HD681EVO Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to GearBest for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/805775/superlux-hd681evo-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  They may look cheap but they sound anything but.   Price:  US$32 or £23   Specification:  Headset type: Dynamic, Connectivity: Wired, Connecting interface : 3.5mm, Application: Mobile phone, Computer, Sport, Portable Media Player, Aviation, DJ, Cable Length (m): 1m, Driver unit: 50mm, Frequency response: 10Hz-30KHz, Impedance: 32ohms, SNR: 98dB, Input Power: 300mW (...

MEEaudio X7 Plus Quick Review   Thanks to MEEaudio for the sample   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/805135/meeaudio-x7-plus-review-by-mark2410   Brief: Uhura’s audiophile earphones.   Price:  US$100 which is about £70 before HMRC and Parcel Farce get involved.   Specifications:  driver size 6 mm, frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz, impedance 16 Ohms at 1K, sensitivity 100±3 dB (1mW at 1KHZ), battery type 2x built-in rechargeable Li-Poly battery, music playback time 7.5 hours, talk time 8 hours, standby time 300 hours, charging...

Brainwavz BLU-200 Quick Review by mark2410   Thanks to Brainwavz for the sample.   Full review here  http://www.head-fi.org/t/804729/brainwavz-blu-200-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Uhura’s earphones 2.0.   Price:  US$54.50 or £39.50   Specifications:  Transducers/Drivers: Dynamic, 9.2mm, Rated Impedance: 16ohms Closed Dynamic, Sensitivity: 96dB at 1mW, Frequency range: 20 ~ 20000Hz, Bluetooth 4.0 (CSRBC8645) with aptX, Operation max distance: 30ft (10m), Battery: 60mAh - 4hrs playtime, 100hrs standby, 2hrs for full charge (Micro USB...

Ruark Audio R4 Mk3 Quick Review   Thanks to Ruark for the loaner.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/804721/ruark-audio-r4-mk3-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Ruark’s box of wonders.   Price:  £650 which is circa US$915   Specifications:  • 2 x 3.5 in custom high-fidelity drivers, • 4.0 in sub woofer, • Tuned bass reflex cabinet, • 80w nominal power output, • Enhanced 3D sound processor, • DAB*, DAB+* and FM tuner with RDS, • Removable DAB/FM aerial with F-Type connector, • Security slot, • OLED display, • Full function remote...

Honor 5X Quick Review   Thanks to Honor for the loaner.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/804272/honor-5x-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  An Honourable mid-ranger.   Price:  £190 or US$200.  Three UK contracts start at £13 a month. (N.B. there is presently an extra £20 off available.)   Specifications:  System: Android 5.1 + EMUI 3.1, Memory: Internal: 16 GB / RAM: 2 GB / Slot type: microSD / Max. slot capacity: 128 GB, Display: 5.5" / Full HD IPS / Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels,     Camera: 13 Mpixels / Front: 5 Mpixels, Network...

Zorloo Aero Quick Review   Thanks to Zorloo for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/801984/zorloo-aero-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Zorloo make exactly what I wanted them to.   Price:  Post Indiegogo I believe RRP will be US$120   Specifications:  DAC/amp ESS SABRE 9018Q2C, Max Sampling 48kHz, Max Depth 24 bit, SNR 105dB, THD 0.003%, Driver Size 14.8mm, Cable Length 1.2m   Accessories:  3 pairs of silicone tips, a pair of Comply’s and a little baggy case thing.  Which looks like a grey version of what I got, it’s a...

Fidue A65 Quick Review   Thanks to hifiheadphones for the sample.   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/801198/fidue-a65-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  Don’t mind if Fidue (sorry but I had to:-)   Price £50 or about US$70   Specifications:  Driver Unit: 8mm dynamic Drive with Titanium Composites, Frequency response: 16Hz - 22000 Hz, Rated impedance: 16Ω, Sensitivity: 101db, Distortion: <1%, Max Input Power: 30mW, Plug: 3.5mm mini stereo gold-plated plug, Cable: 1.3m, Sensitivity of Mic: -42+-3db, S/N Ratio of Mic: ＞55db  ...

MEEaudio M6 Quick Review   Thanks to MEEaudio for the sample   Full review here http://www.head-fi.org/t/800957/meeaudio-m6-review-by-mark2410   Brief:  A fresh look at an oldie   Price:  US$20 or £16   Specifications:  Driver 9 mm ultra high performance drivers with neodymium magnets, frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz, impedance 16 Ohms at 1K, sensitivity           98 dB (1mW at 1KHZ), maximum power 30 mW, memory wire stainless steel, connector 3.5mm gold plated, right angle connector, cable color matched 130 cm (51 in) cord with attached...