Feature / Headphone comparisons / Headphones STAX HISTORY PART 5 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
IEMs KIWI EARS QUARTET REVIEW BASSY AND SMOOTH The Quartet is the next step up from the Cadenza in the Kiwi Ears lineup. We reviewed… October 6, 2023 17 Min Read
IEMs SENNHEISER IE800S MINI REVIEW This is a short review of the discontinued IE800S in-ear monitor. The MSRP at launch in 2017 was $999. The Sennheiser… September 29, 2023 10 Min Read
IEMs HIFIMAN SVANAR WIRELESS REVIEW Hifiman has made a name for themselves primarily by making great sounding over-ear planar magnetic headphones. These have been an… September 28, 2023 23 Min Read
IEMs SENNHEISER IE600 REVIEW The Sennheiser IE600 is a small, metal-body single driver in-ear monitor, being the step below the flagship IE900 in the… September 20, 2023 25 Min Read
Headphone comparisons FOCAL STELLIA VS FOSTEX TH900 mk1 & TH900 mk2 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
IEMs KIWI EARS CADENZA REVIEW Since the first review in 2013, The Headphoneer has mostly been focused on rather expensive audio gear. However, I have… September 5, 2023 18 Min Read
Headphones / Selected QUAD ERA-1 REVIEW 2023 Quad is a British HiFi manufacturer with a long history, going back to the 1950s. Their QUAD II Power Amplifier… August 29, 2023 30 Min Read
Feature / Headphone comparisons / Headphones STAX HISTORY PART 4 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
Amplifier comparisons / Amplifiers / DAC/Amplifier DAC/AMP GROUP TEST: SPL PHONITOR xe, BURSON CONDUCTOR 3, MYTEK BROOKLYN BRIDGE / DAC+ AND RME ADI-2 DAC COMPARED This is a group test of the headphone performance as a standalone DAC/amp of the SPL Phonitor xe with the… August 20, 2023 24 Min Read