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Matrix Quattro Balanced Amplifier
After spending a lot of time with some high quality tube amplifiers, I thought it was time to revisit the world of solid state (using sound processing chips rather than
Where I’ve Been Lately
I’ve been quiet for a while here on the Passion for Sound blog due to a little personal project I’ve been working on over at Head-Fi. Some of you will
Matrix X-Sabre DAC
Matrix is a Chinese brand that made its name with the astonishingly affordable and excellent M-Stage headphone amplifier. After making a few products which were seen as “clones” of other
SoundMAGIC HP200
I have a confession to make. I have completely disregarded the SoundMAGIC headphones for ages simply because of their name. It wasn’t the fact that they’re a Chinese (i.e. not
Onkyo ES-FC300 – Giki Gill’s Headphones Mass Review (Part 2)
The next headphone up in Giki Gill’s Mass Review (see Part 1 here) is the Onkyo ES-FC300. When I first heard the FC300 I wasn’t particularly impressed. I thought it
JVC HA-SZ2000 – Giki Gill’s Headphones Mass Review (Part 1)
A friend of mine recently lent me a whole bag full of headphones for a few weeks so I figured I should review them. The only issue is that there
Astrotec AX-60
There are 2 pieces of opening information required to help contextualise this review. Firstly, Astrotec may sound like a new name in the business, but they’ve actually been making headphones
Bottlehead S.E.X. – “The Build”
Some time ago I built the Bottlehead Crack amplifier and reviewed both the build process and the resulting sound. After thoroughly enjoying the Crack for over a year, I decided
Beyerdynamic T1
Beyerdynamic are a well known name in the headphone industry and in the professional audio world. I have toyed with the idea of purchasing Beyers on many occasions, but never
Chord SilverPlus USB Cable
I need to start this review with a strong disclaimer. Having read a lot of different views and applied my own limited knowledge to the topic, I really didn’t expect
Fischer Audio FA-011 Limited Edition
The Fischer Audio FA-011s have an existing following of fans. They’re known for their price / performance ratio and their bass performance in particular. So what happens when they create
iRiver AK100
I’ve called this review “iRiver AK100”, but it probably should be called the iRiver Astell & Kern Red Wine Audio RWAK100. I’l explain… The AK100 is originally designed by Korean
