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FOCAL UTOPIA VS SENNHEISER HD800S REVIEW

The HD800S was introduced in 2016, but its construction and design can be traced back to 2009 when the nearly…

November 8, 2023 17 Min Read

These headphones are both full-sized over-ear closed-back headphones. However, they are very different sounding and aimed at different users. The…

November 5, 2023 10 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken LAMBDA – PART TWO Here comes part two of Stax’s SR-Lambda series, featuring the more modern…

October 30, 2023 7 Min Read

The planar magnetic Audeze LCD-X was launched back in 2013 as a low impedance, higher sensitivity option to the LCD-2…

October 28, 2023 15 Min Read

The HD800S and HD660S2 are Sennheiser’s two top open-back headphones at the moment. The HD800S was launched in 2016 and…

October 25, 2023 14 Min Read

Stax SR-009 and Sennheiser HD800S are both highly regarded high-end audiophile headphones but with a significantly different design principle. As…

October 23, 2023 8 Min Read

The Focal Clear MG and Sennheiser HD800S are both popular high-end audiophile headphones, available at a similar price point. While…

October 20, 2023 16 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken Stax SR-Lambda Series This is a bit about the early SR-Lambdas that, in a way, embody…

October 8, 2023 7 Min Read

This is a comparison between the two closed-back flagship headphones the Focal Stellia and the Fostex TH-900 (mk1/mk2). I will…

September 13, 2023 20 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken Stax SR-Sigma and SR-4070 SR-Sigma Writing about Stax and just the Sigma series could become quite…

August 27, 2023 6 Min Read