There are several benefits to working with wood over, say, metal. The big one? Tooling. With wood, a CNC machine can make your shapes and cutouts for you without having to invest in extremely expensive […]
Brannan Mason, the ultra-buff co-owner of Noble Audio, introduced a brand-spanking-new line of universal-fit in-ear monitors at CanJam last week, all featuring the new anodized shells first-seen with the flagship 10-driver Kaiser that was re-launched […]
FIIO, the maker of affordable digital audio players, was showing with SoundMagic, the maker of affordable headphones. The K5 (available on Amazon for $109) is the docking station for a variety of FIIO players, and features […]
Chord Electronics has offered what may well be the greatest headphone DAC/amp combo ever — and they call it DAVE. You can queue the 2001: A Space Odyssey music at any point. Shown here with […]
I can imagine that foam tips are not really something you tend to get all hot-and-bothered about, but I want to encourage you to reconsider. Nay, I demand it! Ha ha! Mortal, kneel at the […]
I am sad to report that Astell&Kern still has not launched their $10,000 portable ultra-player, the fabled AK960. And this is despite all of those April 1st announcements! I am completely at a loss. Instead, they’ve launched […]
AudioQuest has doubled-down on their commitment to real-world high-end — and the two new, soon-to-ship, DragonFly DACs are their latest salvo. First up is Red (pictured above). Red, which will ship “soon” at $199 a […]
I should be packing for the trip home, but I’m not. Instead, I’m sitting here at the computer. Marveling. Mainly at the fact that I’m awake and semi-alert (I really ought to know better — […]
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