I’m here today with a review of the Aeon Closed RT, purchased back in 2021 for $500 as my first experience with DCA headphones. I eventually used it for a 15% Club DCA discount on the $4k Expanse and $900 Noire, so I’ve certainly gotten my money’s worth from the Closed RT. No photos this time since I sold these to a friend before taking them. Build and Accessories For the price, the Aeon Closed RT is definitely one of the best built headphones out there – while it’s not especially premium (being mostly plastic-adjacent build), everything is solid...

DCA Expanse Just over a year ago, I heard that Dan Clark Audio was releasing their newest flagship: the Expanse, an open version of the closed-back Stealth. I rather like my Aeon Closed RT, as well as the Stealth in stores, so I excitedly, and perhaps unwisely, bought a pair blind and hoped FedEx wouldn't lose it. According to the serial number, provided I'm reading it right, I got one of the first hundred units made. The Club DCA 15% discount is also a very generous (and smart) way to get returning customers like me and I wish more manufacturers...

IE 600 Here's the second of my reviews of my collection, the quite popular IE 600. I bought my pair at launch in early 2022, for the full MSRP of $800, as a more comfortable alternative to the IER-Z1R that I daily drove at the time. While comfort was certainly a massive improvement, there were a few significant drawbacks. Note that this review was done with the Final Audio E Type tips. While I generally try to use stock tips, that was impossible in this case. No pictures again, cause I need to take better photos. Build & Comfort The actual build...

I've owned the IER-Z1R for a couple years now, since 2021. At the time, I was looking for the step up from the Blessing 2 and these seemed a perfect fit. Not that they were similar in tonality, but past me didn't pay enough attention to notice that before buying. With headphone shops few and far between, and often closed for pandemic restrictions, I bought them blind and eagerly waited. This will by my first review as I go through and finally review my collection. The IER-Z1R is one of my favorites and seemed like a great place to get started. No...

The AKG K7XX's are very popular in this community, and while I can see why, I'm personally not a fan. (Pls no haterinos, it's just a personal opinion) Packaging: eh/10 As the K7XX's are a Massdrop exclusive, designed to be sold at a lower price, the packaging was nothing special. The headphones came in a simple "presentation" box with one cable. No other accessories were included, again understandable, but still a bit troublesome. A shorter cable would have been greatly appreciated, as the one included with the headphones is around 8 feet long (and...