What’s the difference between a Reference and a Statement then? And should you care? Paul Rigby dons two sets of Grado headphones to find out It’s just one of those things…
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Offering a relatively large, two-box, headphone amplifier, Paul Rigby settles back and lights up a valve This is a high-end, two box, valve-based headphone amplifier created by the UK outfit, Icon…
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat but our wallets and purses seem to be travelling in the opposite direction. Paul Rigby wanders into the realm where two digits rule…
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Working with the headphones specialists Stax, both it and Edifier offer a new set of wireless headphones based, Paul Rigby finds, on Planar drivers I’m a big admirer of Stax, the…
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A pair of open-backed headphones driven by dynamic drivers all the way from Guangdong, China. Paul Rigby gets cosy with walnut SIVGA (who sound like they really should be into producing…
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Offering a swathe of features and options, Paul Rigby reviews this desktop unit from the Chinese outfit I have reviewed a variety of Topping hardware here and on my website but…
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The cheeky chappy is back! Updated, more features but still retaining that compact form factor and matt finish, Paul Rigby reviews Chord’s headphone amplifier/DAC OK, settle down. Yes, this is a…
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Offering wireless and noise cancelling facilities, Paul Rigby reviews these closed-backed headphones And yes that’s just what they are, closed backed and over-the-ear designs replete with the addition of Bluetooth and…
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Small in stature with plenty of tweakability, Paul Rigby reviews this compact headphone amplifier and integrated amplifier combo plus the new Super Charger power supply add on I wonder how many…
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Fully balanced with the addition of a pre-amp to boot, Paul Rigby reviews the SGA1 headphone amplifier Of all of the popular and upcoming hi-fi brands that are emerging or have…
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Have a pair of sub-£100 earphones and looking to upgrade to the next level? With the IE 300 earphones, Paul Rigby might have just the thing for you It’s been a…
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Created in collaboration with the high-end hi-fi outfit Auris, Paul Rigby reviews this portable, battery-powered headphone amplifier and DAC, featuring a pre-amp option First impression? The Earmen styling of the metallic…
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Created in collaboration with the high-end hi-fi outfit Auris, Paul Rigby reviews the Earmen portable, battery-powered headphone amplifier and DAC, featuring a pre-amp option The Earmen TR-Amp uses an ES9038Q2M Sabre…
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A rather substantial pair of high-end headphones from this German outfit. Paul Rigby reviews the Solitaire P headphones From the off, you can see that T+A has been quite meticulous in…
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At a small form factor and an equally small price, Paul Rigby reviews this dinky DAC/Headphone amp combo This DAC accompanies the Zen Blue DAC unit I reviewed recently to form…
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A headphone amplifier, pre-amp and DAC, this balanced unit is a real Curate’s Egg of a system. Paul Rigby smiled and frowned and smiled and… A fully balanced version of the…
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Based on Planar Magnetic technology, Paul Rigby reviews both the open and closed versions of these headphones Formally known as MrSpeakers and now Dan Clark Audio (well I know that we…
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A lightweight, balanced unit, Paul Rigby reviews this pocket-sized headphone amplifier The xCAN is a dinky little thing, spanning 95 x 67 x 19mm and weighing in at only 127g, so…
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Out of Yokohama, Japan and designed by ex-Texas Instruments man, Shinobu Karaki, Paul Rigby reviews this distinctive, balanced headphone amp The Heada looks interesting, doesn’t it? The contrast is the outer,…
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The ME100 is company’s first in-ear design, Paul Rigby takes a look as this single dynamic-driver IEM with a detachable cable I’ve always known Shanling for its very nice range of…
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Looking for earphones with a slightly exotic air? Paul Rigby reviews a likely subject, the Kinera Idun Looks can be deceiving and the Kinera Idun earphones certainly fit into that mould.…
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Bursting with valves and, hence, an appealing aesthetic, Paul Rigby reviews the Feliks Elise Mk.II headphone amplifier Headphone amplifiers, external models that is, are much preferred to the built-in options often seen…
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A neat, yet solid looking DAC with an integrated headphone amplifier, Paul Rigby reviews the iFi nano iDSD Black Label If you plug headphones into your phone or your laptop and…
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Adding a sense of style to its overall design, Paul Rigby reviews the French-sourced aëdle ODS-1 earphones Earphones retain their now enduring popularity. It seems that a week doesn’t go by…
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Looking for a balance of style, sound quality and price from a pair of earphones? Paul Rigby checks out the Meze 12 Classics to see if they measure up Before we…
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An intriguing proposition, Paul Rigby reviews the Archeer AH45 Bluetooth headphones which also double up as Bluetooth speakers You heard right. This is a set of Bluetooth headphones which can also…