Linear Tube Audio licensed David Berning’s ZOTL tech — and then, began the process of tweaking and adjusting and fine tuning. The result is — at least here at CanJam — the $1,100 headphone amplifier, the […]
The big news coming out of Audeze was all about Sine — their new $449 on-ear fold-flat planar magnetic headphone. Another partnership with BMWDesignWorksUSA, the Sine is a sexy little beast and incorporates Audeze’s latest thinking […]
Occasionally, you run across an offering that is both a high-performer and high-value. But finding one that is also gorgeous and clever is rare. And delightful. Enter Meze Headphones. The 99 Classic ($309 in walnut/gold) were a […]
High-end audio is expensive. It’s a maxim! So finding “affordable” corners has become something of a snipe hunt — ain’t no such thing, baby. Except when it is. Admittedly, this is a lot easier in […]
Campfire Audio was launched late last year out of ALO Audio, the Portland-based dealer-turned-manufacturer, and current source of much portable audio goodness. There are three offerings from Campfire: Jupiter ($899), Lyra ($749) and Orion ($399). […]
If you spend any time with headphones — at all — you realize that there are several major weaknesses with the whole enterprise. One? Headphones are hell on your coiffure. Two? At some point, you’re gonna […]
I want to say that the new Ultimate Ears 3D scanning procedure is “cool” or something, but after peering deep into my own ear canals and seeing what the audiologists have been seeing when they’ve […]
There are several benefits to working with wood over, say, metal. The big one? Tooling. With wood, a CNC machine can make your shapes and cutouts for you without having to invest in extremely expensive […]
Brannan Mason, the ultra-buff co-owner of Noble Audio, introduced a brand-spanking-new line of universal-fit in-ear monitors at CanJam last week, all featuring the new anodized shells first-seen with the flagship 10-driver Kaiser that was re-launched […]
FIIO, the maker of affordable digital audio players, was showing with SoundMagic, the maker of affordable headphones. The K5 (available on Amazon for $109) is the docking station for a variety of FIIO players, and features […]
Chord Electronics has offered what may well be the greatest headphone DAC/amp combo ever — and they call it DAVE. You can queue the 2001: A Space Odyssey music at any point. Shown here with […]
I can imagine that foam tips are not really something you tend to get all hot-and-bothered about, but I want to encourage you to reconsider. Nay, I demand it! Ha ha! Mortal, kneel at the […]
I am sad to report that Astell&Kern still has not launched their $10,000 portable ultra-player, the fabled AK960. And this is despite all of those April 1st announcements! I am completely at a loss. Instead, they’ve launched […]
AudioQuest has doubled-down on their commitment to real-world high-end — and the two new, soon-to-ship, DragonFly DACs are their latest salvo. First up is Red (pictured above). Red, which will ship “soon” at $199 a […]
I should be packing for the trip home, but I’m not. Instead, I’m sitting here at the computer. Marveling. Mainly at the fact that I’m awake and semi-alert (I really ought to know better — […]
By Lee Shelly Note: Many of the sources have already been covered in the Amplification Report. Those include the combination DAC/Amplifiers like The Codex from Ayre Acoustics, The Woo Audio WA8, The Chord Hugo […]
By Lee Shelly Schiit Audio The first stop I made (pre- show!), was to the Schiit booth. When I got there, Jason Stoddard was fighting with his flagship system … no sound was coming out … […]
By Lee Shelly Ultimate Ears On Friday, I was part of a group tour at Ultimate Ears, conducted by General Manager Philippe Depallens. It was amazing seeing their two processes for creating custom in-ear monitors. […]
By Lee Shelly CanJam … the very term inspires thoughts of great gear and fantastic fun as this community gathers to enjoy the music and the friendship. Scot asked me to cover the meet for […]
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