Headphone Reviews & Comparisons

Updates

  • 3/29/19.
  • 11/26/19.
  • 1/10/19.
  • 1/15/19. Replaced Grado headphone image with a Sennheiser HD6XX. I believe the 6XX is a quintessential headphone, and a better representation of the hobby as a whole. The Grado was used simply because I designed it for a video at the time. The 6XX is the perfect headphone for someone wanting to get into higher end audio, and encompasses (more so than any other product), what the audiophile world is all about. Related: The 5 Best Audiophile Headphones For Under $500!!

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Current # of headphones/IEMs owned or demoed: 104

Currently Own: Sennheiser HD600, AKG K702, AKG K612, Philips SHP9500, Philips SHP9600, Koss KPH30i

Contact me if you would like to send something for demo. I’m always looking to test new products out!

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)
  6. AKG K702 Review & HD600 Comparison (Own)
  7. AKG K612 Review & K702 Comparison (Own Both)

Audeze

  1. Audeze LCD-1 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
  2. Audeze LCD-2 Review (Demoed)
  3. Audeze LCD-3 Review (Demoed)
  4. Audeze LCD-4 Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
  5. Audeze LCD-X Review (Demoed)
  6. Audeze LCD-XC Review (Demoed)
  7. Audeze EL8 Open Review (Demoed)
  8. Audeze EL8 Closed Review (Coming Soon!) (Demoed)
  9. 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

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)

Creative

Dan Clark Audio

Emu

  • Massdrop x E-MU Purple Heart Review (Coming Soon!) (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)
  6. Focal Stellia 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)
  9. Grado PS1000e Review (Coming Soon!)

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)
  6. HIFIMAN HE-4XX Review and Shootout (All 400 Series Final Impressions)
  7. HIFIMAN TWS600 Review (Own)
  8. HIFIMAN DEVA Review (Demoed)

Koss

  • Koss KPH30i Review (Coming Soon!)

Oppo

  1. Oppo PM-3 Review (Demoed)

Philips

  1. Philips SHP9500 Review (Own)
  2. Philips SHP9500 vs. 9600

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 (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)
  9. Sony MDR-101 Review (Coming Soon!) (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)

IEMs…

IEM Reviews

  1. Shure SE215 Review
  2. Tin Audio T2 Review
  3. HIFIMAN TWS600 Review (Own)
  4. HIFIMAN RE-600S Review (With RE-400 Comparison) (Demoed)

Headphone Comparison Reviews

Headphone Comparison Reviews

A

  1. AKG K702 vs. Sennheiser HD600
  2. AKG K240 vs. Samson SR850
  3. AKG K240 vs. K240 MK II
  4. AKG K240 600 Ohm vs. 55 Ohm
  5. AKG K92 vs. K240
  6. AKG K550 vs. K551
  7. AKG K550 vs. Q701
  8. AKG K701 vs. AKG K702
  9. AKG K701 vs. DT880
  10. AKG K701 vs. K240
  11. AKG Q701 vs. K701
  12. AKG Q701 vs. K712
  13. AKG Q701 vs. Beats
  14. AKG K702 vs. K712
  15. AKG K612 vs. K712
  16. AKG K612 vs. K701
  17. AKG K451 vs. K452
  18. AKG Q460 vs. Beats Solo
  19. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Pioneer HDJ 2000
  20. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Shure SRH 840
  21. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Grado SR80i headphones
  22. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Bose AE2
  23. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Audio Technica ATH M50S
  24. Audio Technica ATH M50 vs. Beats
  25. Audio Technica ATH M50S vs. Sennheiser Momentum
  26. Audio Technica ATH M50x vs. M50
  27. Audio Technica ATH M50x vs. Sony MDR V6
  28. Audio Technica ATH M40x vs. M50x
  29. Audio Technica ATH M40x vs. Sennheiser HD280 Pro
  30. ATH M50 vs. HD 598
  31. ATH M50 vs. HD 558
  32. ATH M50 vs. Beats Studio
  33. ATH M50 vs. Beats Pro
  34. ATH AD 900x vs. M50x
  35. ATH AD900x vs. HD598
  36. AD900x vs. AD700x
  37. Audeze LCD-2 vs. LCD-3
  38. Audeze Sine vs. Oppo PM3
  39. 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

IEM 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

Thanks for stopping by!

All the best and God bless,

 

 

-Stu

[Xtr@Ba$eHitZ]

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8 Comments
  1. Keith Aldrige

    Hey Stu,
    Keith here…I often check your site, and I follow your always on the mark advice but try as I may, I cannot find your review for Philips X2HR Fidelio or a compare to the Philips 9500 series. What gives big guy?

    Reply
  • Alex

    Hey Stu,
    Your site looks decent with a touch of fun, I am sure you are a great addition for the music people, the people who want to see it will find you. I try to give support, yeah I also have things on my mind like everybody nowadays, hey man keep the good stuff going. Greetings from the netherlands alex

    Reply
    • Stuart Charles Black

      Hey Alex! Great to hear from you! Been working on getting a website going/music, etc.?

      Reply
  • Alex

    Hey Stu! Yeah man great to be in contact with you. I do not know about a website. The problem is I prefer to work behind the scenes. Popular behavior (not that I find you guilty of popular behavior do not misunderstand) getting maybe hundreds of thousands fans or visitors is not my thing. I like a small club of people who trust each other. My deal is trust not quantity .Nowadays it is hard to trust people. Getting my face on the internet is not my thing. Maybe I am born to be the mystery music producer although I was and am DJ so some people do know me or know my face. I am DJ in small clubs 200 people max. I am underground person, techno….I do not go to parties anymore but when I go I am dj. So yeah a website is logical, but I know how society is today and that’s my stumbling stone. Even my face is almost nowhere on the internet findable. I however respect your decision to put yourself on the internet. You are on youtube I never never never will do that. I will be on soundcloud you will get the information.
    Hey keep on going man with this great respectful website on the www. You are doing a respectful job.

    Reply
    • Stuart Charles Black

      No worries man! Yeah I’ve never been one of those guys I guess. One guy back in college called me “Banksy with a Canvas” because of the way I painted, but I have no clue what Banksy even looks like. Lol. Z Reviews is similar in that he’s never shown his face. I think some people do it for the thrill, and others such as yourself genuinely aren’t comfortable with it. I’m in it less for the fame aspect and more for just traffic, as it’s the life blood of any business. My goal is still to help people first and foremost, but without traffic to the blog and channel it’s not really possible. Thanks for understanding and trust me I didn’t take any offense to it. 🙂 Keep me posted about the happenings!

      Reply
  • Alex

    Hey stu!, I am not a partyday guy myself, also I am a bit late, sorry, all the commercial blablabla lol, but still I want to wish you a fantastic 2020! I hope you make a fantastic year with your website. I promise I will give more support. I have a lot things behind me now. By the way, it is still hard the dt 770 pro or the audio technica m50x. What’s your most used headphone these days?
    I will message you soon.

    Greetings Alex from the netherlands

    Reply
    • Stuart Charles Black

      NO worries man! We all get busy. Trust me, I’m one of the worst at getting back to people in a timely manner. I suppose part of it is the society we live in. There are simply too many distractions.

      I would say the 770 over 50x for comfort. Build is kind of a wash. Both are built very well. The 770 sounds more open than the 50x. If I had to choose, I would go with the 770.

      My most used headphone is the K702 which I bought last month! I love it for PC and Console Gaming. I’m going to be doing a comparison video with it and the HD600’s pretty soon so be on the lookout for that!

      Glad to hear from you and hope you’re having a fantastic start to the new year!

      Keep me posted brother.

      Reply

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