Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Today’s youth are finding out about high end audio via headphones. It may start with a pair of DJ headphones and end up being a high end pair of in-ear studio monitors or audiophile grade headphones but phone and usb-dacs are driving the bus for audiophile sound with many today.

Discounting and the AKG K701

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

Why are new AKG K701 headphones so cheap?

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Maybe it’s Time for Professional Help?

Headphone + Accessory Reviews

The world is getting louder. Merely walking down a city street puts you the line of fire for an amazing array of hearing-killing noise....

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Headphones, Measurement, and Sound Quality

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Do listeners prefer flat and even frequency response in headphones? According to a study by Harman International, they do…

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Are Headbands the “Secret Sauce” in Earphones?

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How much can an earphone's headband effect their overall sound? ...

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A Gamble That Worked Out

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Steven Stone's excellent EBAY adventure, where he discovers, once more, that sometimes sellers don't tell the whole truth......

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How Much Difference Do Earpads Make?

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Steven Stone looks at what replacing the earpads on a pair of Stax Headphones can do…

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How Head-Fi Made My Portable Stax Usable Again

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Steven Stone had an ancient pair of Stax SR-001s that he never used. A tip on Head-Fi changed that......

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My Shure Re-Shelling Experiment

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Steven Stone had a pair of Shure E500 PTH earphones that needed repair, so he opted for getting them re-shelled. Here's how it turned...

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The Audeze LCD-2 Revisited

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Steven Stone finds that sometimes it pays to take a second look at a product you hated first time around…

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The Sicphones Saga Part Two

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For all you would-be audio manufacturers, here's a cautionary tale of how the course of manufacturing never runs smooth......

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Audio-Technica Headphones and Fit

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Why do some headphone designs fit better than others? Audio-Technica's offerings are a case in point......

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Risk, Loss, and Earphones

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Portable earphones have main disadvantage over home-based earphones – they get lost and stolen a lot more often…

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Help! I’m Turning into a Headphone Crazy

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Why is Steven Stone going so bonkers over headphones? Maybe it's just old age......

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Eat Some Turkey (or Turkey Substitute) and Listen to Some Music

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Take the day off, Steven Stone said it was OK......

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Traveling With More Than One Pair of Earphones

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In our modern world, “Traveling light” has become the only way to go. So why does Steven Stone insist on carrying two pairs of earphones?

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Audiophile Review’s First Annual Citizen Journalist Award

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Steven Stone has complained about amateur reviews in the past, but sometimes he must doff his hat in response to a job supremely well...

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My “New” Old Headphones

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As a reviewer Steven Stone listens to a lot of new headphones. Why would he bother to buy a pair of old, used headphones?...

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Headphone Listening – Embracing the New

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Some audiophiles can’t wrap their heads around headphones while others use them almost exclusively. Steven Stone wonders if the usage gap has more to do with imaging than age.

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My Kickstarter Headphone Amplifier Gamble

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Occasionally something comes along that is so intriguing that even Steven Stone can't resist buying it blind......

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