FIIO'S E11K KILIMANJARO 2   INTRODUCTION Fiio is a Chinese maker of audio equipment that has become well known for offering good gear at highly competitive prices.   With a lineup of competent, if not highly compelling, DAPs, amplifiers, and DACs, Fiio has generally been incredibly fast in reacting to audiophile market trends.  The previous E11 was a budget portable amplifier aimed primarily at winning the hearts (and ears) of IEM/ portable headphone users.  It turned out to be quite successful, and received some serious praise from many...

JOINHANDMADE'S JELLY GALAXY   INTRODUCTION Joinhandmade is a Vietnamese earphone maker.  Its specialty is obvious: handmade electronics.  To date, Joinhandmade has released two earphones as part of the “Jelly” project.  The design philosophy for the Jelly lineup is simple: create earphones that owners will “love and [be] proud to have for themselves”.  The company states that it isn’t a question of “what” should be done with the earphones, but “why” these earphones should be created in the first place.   Clearly, aesthetics and the...

Thanks guys for helping to get this review featured!  The support I've gotten so far is amazing and I look forward to bringing more reviews to the Head-Fi community.    AUDIO TECHNICA'S ATH-IM02 Quick Link To Review Thread Here.   INTRODUCTION After recently purchasing a pair of Sony MDR-XB70AP's (see next review), I was greatly disappointed by the terrible overall sound quality on the "Extra Bass" earbuds.  I guess it should have occurred to me that earbuds named and marketed as "Extra Bass" would be pretty bad, but I fell into a...

DUNU'S DN-2000 Quick Link To Review Thread Here.   INTRODUCTION It has been a little while since my last earphone review, so I am quite excited to be presenting a new review on Dunu's DN-2000 IEM.  Before I continue any further, I would like to offer a big thank you to Fred at Dunu for responding to my request and sending me a sample unit to review.  Once again, here are the usual disclaimers about this review.  I am neither an employee nor an affiliate of Dunu, and all photos are taken and owned by me.     Dunu is a comparatively new...