Final Sonorous Earpads are the original final audio earpads for their Sonorous headphone series. They available in 7 variations, and I tested 4 of them on my Sonorous-II and Sonorous-III models. Final Sonorous-II and Sonorous-III are in my opinion the absolute best closed back headphones you can buy for less than 500$ (either costing much…
K’s Earphone K300
After having met a lot of satisfaction on another K’s Earphone bud (Bell-LBs – follow the link to read my analysis) I decided to renew my trust in this manufacturer by purchasing their K300 model, which promises a quite different tuning and presentation, and still costs a very affordable € 29,00. At-a-glance Card PROs CONs…
Rose Mojito
The first model to appear in Rose Technics’ earbuds family back in 2016, Rose Mojito stay as an absolute gem in their category. Subsequently followed by other models named Masya and Maria, all of these including the original Mojito are now discountinued to leave the field to the latest iteration called Maria II, which is…
K’s Bell LBs – Neutral reference
The earbuds market is so flooded with worthless products all costing like one or two french fries portions, and I got so little time to waste that identifying key reference products on this category is not a trivial task for me. Here’s my analysis of K’s Earphone “Bell-LBs” model, which I recently personally purchased for…
Smabat Proto 1.0 – work in progress?
As a kid I certainly was fond of Lego blocks. Now as an old grumpy bear I’m much less into spending time building my own stuff, I prefer to pay for a professionally refined, ready to enjoy product or service. Yet, quite some time has passed from the former phase to the current one (more…
iBasso IT04 – a different one
I’ve been loaned an IT04 some time ago, and I spent quite some audition time on it – “time flies when you’re having fun” after all doesn’t it. This model has been released almost 4 years ago if I am not mistaken but it still holds the test of time as a very good mid-tier…
final Sonorous-II and Sonorous-III
I’ve been adopting and enjoying final Sonorus-II and Sonorous-III as my preferred closedback mid-tier (€300-ish) headphones for a while now, but other stuff kept me from dedicating enough time to report my views on a article. Now that these babies have been stuck on Wall of Excellence though… well, it’s time to act. At-a-glance Card…
Oriveti OH500 – Nice With You If You Are Nice With Them
I recently had an opportunity to audition a pair of privately-owned Oriveti OH500 IEM – 1 dynamic and 4 balanced armature drivers – for a week and here’s my personal experience with them. At-a-glance Card PROs CONs Rich, nice timbre & personality. Careful pairing required. Avoid budget sources and destkop amps. Well calibrated warm-balanced tonality….
Campfire Andromeda 2020 : Out-Standing Identity
A sort of mythological entity guards the entrance of the over-kilobuck IEM market segment since 2016, and that’s Campfire’s ultrafamous Andromeda. For how odd it may sound I never got to audition those… In conjunction with the release of the new product revision, however, the gap has been filled and I’ve been provided a sample…
Tansio Mirai TSMR-6 – Shiny Glass Cannon
I recently had the opportunity to audition one pair of Tansio Mirai TSMR-6 IEMs, which – I anticipate – I did like quite a lot from the technical standpoint, although their presentation is not my cup of tea as they say. We are talking about quite interesting IEMs, priced just above $500 and featuring a…