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Updated 3/29/19

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Headphone Reviews

AKG

1. AKG K550 Review
2. AKG K553 Review (Demoed)
3. AKG K52 Review (Coming soon!) (Demoed)
4. AKG K240 Studio Review (Owned & Sold)
5. AKG K240 600 Ohm Headphone Review + 850 Comparison (Owned & Sold)

Audeze

1. Audeze LCD-2 Review (Demoed)
2. Audeze LCD-3 Review (Demoed)
3. Audeze LCD-4 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
4. Audeze LCD-X Review (Demoed)
5. Audeze LCD-XC Review (Demoed)
6. Audeze EL8 Open Review (Demoed)
7. Audeze EL8 Closed Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
8. Audeze Sine Review (Demoed)

Audio Technica

1. Audio Technica ATH M50 Review (Owned & Given Away)
2. Audio Technica ATH M50x Review (Demoed) (May or may not review in the future)
3. Audio Technica ATH M40x Review (Owned & Sold)
4. Audio Technica ATH AD900x (Demoed)

Audioquest

1. Audioquest NightOwl Review (Demoed)
2. Audioquest NightHawk Review (Demoed)

Beats

1. Beats Solo 2 Review (Demoed)
2. Beats Solo 3 Review (Demoed)
3. Beats Studio 2.0 Wireless Review (Demoed)
4. Beats Studio 3.0 Wireless Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
5. Beats Pro Review (Demoed)
6. Beats EP Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)

Beyerdynamic

1. Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250 Ohm (Coming soon!) (Demoed)
2. Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium 600 Ohm headphones
3. Beyerdynamic DT 770 Review (Demoed)
4. Mage Audio’s DT770 “Black Mage” Review (Demoed). This is a mod from a good fella named Craig Boyles of Mage Audio. Check out his website here!

Bluedio

• Bluedio T4 Review (+ T4S Comparison) (Demoed)

Bose

1. Bose Quiet Comfort 35 Review (Demoed)
2. Bose Sound True Around Ear II Review (Demoed)

Bowers & Wilkins

1. Bowers & Wilkins P7 Review (Demoed)
2. Bowers & Wilkins P9 Review (Demoed)

Focal

1. Focal Elear Review (Demoed)
2. Focal Clear Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
3. Focal Listen Review (Demoed)
4. Focal Utopia Review (Demoed)
5. Focal Elegia Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)

Fostex

1. Fostex TH-X00 Ebony – Massdrop version (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)

Grado

Original

1. Grado RS2i Review (Demoed)

e series line

1. Grado SR60e Review (Demoed)
2. Grado SR80e Review (Demoed)
3. Grado SR125e Review (Demoed)
4. Grado SR225e Review (Demoed)
5. Grado SR325e Review (Demoed)
6. Grado RS1e Review (Demoed)
7. Grado PS500e Review (Demoed)
8. Grado GS1000e Review (Demoed)

Wireless Bluetooth

1. Grado GW100 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)

HIFIMAN

1. HIFIMAN HE400i Review (Demoed)
2. HIFIMAN HE400S Review (Demoed)
3. HIFIMAN Edition X Review (Demoed)
4. HIFIMAN Sundara Review (Demoed)
5. HIFIMAN Ananda Review (Demoed)

MrSpeakers

• MrSpeakers ÆON Flow (Closed) Review! (Demoed)

Oppo

1. Oppo PM3 Review (Demoed)

Philips

1. Philips SHP9500 Review (Own)

PSB

1. PSB M4U Review (Demoed)
2. PSB M4U 2 Review (Coming soon!) (Demoed)

Samson

1. Samson SR850 Review (Owned & Sold)

Sennheiser

1. Sennheiser HD 280 Review (Owned & Given Away)
2. Sennheiser HD 201 Review (Owned, Given Away, Owned Again, Sold)
3. Sennheiser HD 202 Review (Owned & Given Away)
4. Sennheiser HD 25 Review (Owned & Sold)
5. Sennheiser HD 558 Review (Owned & Sold)
6. Sennheiser HD 598 Review (Demoed)
7. Sennheiser HD 600 Review (Own)
8. Sennheiser HD 650 Review (Demoed)
9. Sennheiser HD 6XX Review + HD 600 Comparison (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
10. Sennheiser HD6 Review (Coming soon!) (Demoed)
11. Sennheiser HD 200 Review (Coming soon!) (Demoed)

Shure

1. Shure SRH440 Review (Demoed)

Skull Candy

1. Skull Candy Uproar Wireless (Own)

Sony

1. Sony MDR 7506 Review (Owned & Sold)
2. Sony MDR V6 Review (Owned & Sold)
3. Sony MDR V150 Monitor Series Headphones (Owned a long time ago :D)
4. Sony MDRZX100 Review (Demoed)
5. Sony MDR Z1R Review (Demoed)
6. Sony MDR 1A Review (Demoed)
7. Sony MDR XB950N1 (Demoed)
8. Sony WH1000X M2 Headphone Review (Demoed)

Superlux

1. Superlux HD330 Review (Demoed)

Status Audio

1. Status Audio CB-1 Review! (Owned & Sold)

V-Moda

1. V-Moda Crossfade M100 Review (Own)
2. V-Moda Crossfade LP Review (Demoed)

 

Headphone Comparison Reviews

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Headphone Comparison Reviews

A

1. AKG K240 vs. Samson SR850
2. AKG K240 vs. K240 MK II
3. AKG K240 600 Ohm vs. 55 Ohm
4. AKG K92 vs. K240
5. AKG K550 vs. K551
6. AKG K550 vs. Q701
7. AKG K701 vs. AKG K702
8. AKG K701 vs. DT880
9. AKG K701 vs. K240
10. AKG Q701 vs. K701
11. AKG Q701 vs. K712
12. AKG Q701 vs. Beats
13. AKG K702 vs. K712
14. AKG K612 vs. K712
15. AKG K612 vs. K701
16. AKG K451 vs. K452
17. AKG Q460 vs. Beats Solo
18. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Pioneer HDJ 2000
19. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Shure SRH 840
20. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Grado SR80i headphones
21. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Bose AE2
22. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Audio Technica ATH M50S
23. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Beats
24. Audio Technica ATH M50S vs. Sennheiser Momentum
25. Audio Technica ATH M50x vs. M50
26. Audio Technica ATH M50x vs. Sony MDR V6
27. Audio Technica ATH M40x vs. M50x
28. Audio Technica ATH M40x vs. Sennheiser HD280 Pro
29. ATH M50 vs. HD 598
30. ATH M50 vs. HD 558
31. ATH M50 vs. Beats Studio
32. ATH M50 vs. Beats Pro
33. ATH AD 900x vs. M50x
34. ATH AD900x vs. HD598
35. AD900x vs. AD700x
36. Audeze LCD-2 vs. LCD-3
37. Audeze Sine vs. Oppo PM3
38. Audeze Sine vs. EL8

B

1. Beyerdynamic T90 vs. T1
2. Beyerdynamic T1 vs. T5P
3. Beyerdynamic DT 770 vs. 880
4. Beyerdynamic DT770 vs. ATH M50x
5. Beyerdynamic DT 990 vs. DT880
6. Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro vs. Premium
7. Beyerdynamic DT990 vs. Sennheiser HD600
8. Beyerdynamic DT880 vs. Sennheiser HD600
9. Bowers & Wilkins P7 vs. Sennheiser Momentum
10. Bowers & Wilkins P7 vs. Bose QC15
11. Bowers and Wilkins P7 vs. ATH M50
12. Bowers and Wilkins P7 vs. HD650
13. Bowers & Wilkins P5 vs. P7
14. Beoplay H6 vs. Sennheiser Momentum

Beats & Bose

1. Beats Solo vs. Studio
2. Beats Solo 2 vs. Studio
3. Beats Solo 3 vs. Studio
4. Beats Solo vs. Solo 2
5. Beats Solo 2 vs. Solo 3
6. Beats Solo vs. Solo HD
7. Beats Studio vs. Studio Wireless
8. Beats Studio Wireless vs. Beats Solo 3
9. Beats Studio 2.0 vs. 3.0
10. Beats Studio 3 vs. Bose QC35
11. Beats Studio 3 vs. Solo 3
12. Beats Studio vs. Bose AE2i
13. Beats Executive vs. Beats Studio
14. Bose QC15 vs. Beats Studio
15. Bose AE2 vs. Beats Studio
16. Bose AE2 vs. Bose OE2
17. Bose Quiet Comfort 3 vs. 15
18. Bose Quiet Comfort 35 vs. Beats Studio Wireless
19. Bose QuietComfort 25 vs. 35
20. Bose Quietcomfort 15 vs. 25
21. Bose QC35 vs. QC35 II

D

1. DT770 vs. Q701

F

1. FA 011 vs. ATH M50

G

1. Grado PS1000 vs Sennheiser HD800
2. Grado SR60e vs. SR80e
3. Grado SR60e vs. SR125e
4. Grado SR60i vs. SR80i
5. Grado SR80e vs. SR125e
6. Grado GS1000 vs. PS1000
7. Grado GS1000e vs. PS500e
8. Grado GS1000e vs. Sennheiser HD800

H

1. HIFIMAN HE400S vs. HE400i
2. HIFIMAN Sundara vs. HE400i

M

1. Monster Inspiration vs. Beats Studio
2. Monster DNA vs. Beats Solo
3. Monster DNA vs. Beats Solo HD

O

1. Oppo PM3 vs. B&W P7
2. Oppo PM3 vs. Sennheiser Momentum
3. Oppo PM3 vs. PM2
4. Oppo PM3 vs. HIFIMAN HE400i

P

1. Philips SHP9500 vs. X2
2. Philips SHP9500 vs. Sennheiser HD600
3. Philips Fidelio X2 vs. HD650
4. Pioneer HDJ 2000 vs. Beats Pro

S

1. Samson SR850 vs. Superlux668B
2. Samson SR850 vs. SR950
3. Sennheiser HD 419 vs. HD 429
4. Sennheiser HD 518 vs. ATH M50
5. Sennheiser HD 380 vs. HD 558
6. Sennheiser HD 598 vs. Momentum
7. Sennheiser HD1 vs. Momentum
8. Sennheiser HD1 vs. Momentum 2.0
9. Sennheiser HD 598 vs. Beats
10. Sennheiser Momentum vs. Beats
11. Sennheiser Momentum vs. Beats Studio
12. Sennheiser Momentum vs. Momentum 2.0
13. Sennheiser Momentum vs. Amperior
14. Sennheiser Momentum vs. KEF M500
15. Sennheiser HD 518 vs. HD 558
16. Sennheiser HD 201 vs. 202
17. Sennheiser HD 201 vs. HD 206
18. Sennheiser HD 202 vs. 203
19. Sennheiser HD 595 vs. 598
20. Sennheiser HD 600 vs. 650
21. Sennheiser HD 600 vs. HD 700
22. Sennheiser HD 600 vs. HIFIMAN HE400i
23. Sennheiser HD 650 vs. HIFIMAN HE400i
24. Sennheiser HD 650 vs. 700
25. Sennheiser HD 650 vs. AKG K701
26. Sennheiser HD 280 pro vs. ATH M50
27. Sennheiser HD 800 vs. HD 650
28. Sennheiser HD 598 vs. HD 599
29. Sennheiser HD 598 vs HD 600
30. Sennheiser HD 558 vs. 598
31. Sennheiser HD 800 vs. Beyerdynamic T1
32. Sennheiser HD 600 vs. ATH M50
33. Sennheiser HD 25 vs. Momentum
34. Sennheiser HD 600 vs. Oppo PM3
35. Sennheiser HD 600 vs. AKG K701
36. Sony MDR V6 vs. Audio Technica ATH M50
37. Sony MDR V6 vs. MDR 7506
38. Sony MDR 7506 vs. Audio Technica ATH M50
39. Sony MDR 7506 vs. Beats
40. Sony MDR 7506 vs. Senal SMH 1000
41. Sony MDR 7510 vs. 7506
42. Sony MDR 7510 vs. 7520
43. Sony MDR V55 vs. 7506
44. Shure SRH840 vs. ATH M50
45. Shure SRH440 vs. M40x
46. Shure SRH440 vs. Sony MDR7506

V

1. V Moda Crossfade M100 vs. Sennheiser Momentum
2. V Moda M100 vs. LP2
3. V Moda Crossfade LP vs. LP2

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IEMs…

IEM Reviews

1. Shure SE215 Review
2. Tin Audio T2 Review

In-ear monitor comparisons

S

1. Sennheiser IE80 vs. Shure SE535
2. Shure SE425 vs. SE535
3. Shure SE530 vs. SE535
4. Shure SE846 vs. SE535
5. Shure SE846 vs. Sennheiser HD 800
6. Shure SE215 vs. SE315
7. Shure SE215 vs. Sennheiser Momentum
8. Bose IE2 vs. Shure SE 215

Shootouts..

Headphone Shootouts

1. Sennheiser HD 598 vs. HD 650 vs. HD 600
2. Audio Technica ATH M40x vs. Status Audio CB-1 vs. Sony MDR 7506

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