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SUPERCHARGED HIFIMAN HE400SE vs STAX SR-L500 – An Unusual Comparison

Sometimes it is fun to make comparisons that are odd and not along the ordinary lines. Something unexpected. I had…

December 23, 2023 7 Min Read

French high-end speaker-manufacturer Focal entered the realm of high-end headphones with the launch of the Utopia in 2016. The Utopia…

December 2, 2023 13 Min Read

This is a short comparison between the Focal Utopia and the Focal Elex (and Elear) with Dekoni Fenestrated Sheepskin pads.…

November 30, 2023 7 Min Read

Hifiman makes great planar magnetic headphones in all price classes. From the super expensive, high-end Susvara, to the two headphones…

November 30, 2023 10 Min Read

The HD800 was launched in 2009. It was a completely new approach from Sennheiser. There was a new ring-shaped driver…

November 20, 2023 11 Min Read

These are two of the most important high-end headphones since launch they both landed in 2016. The HD800S is a…

November 15, 2023 17 Min Read

These are two dynamic driver headphones that are top-of-the-line (TOTL) headphones for their respective brands. They are, however, quite different…

November 12, 2023 12 Min Read

The HD800S was introduced in 2016, but its construction and design can be traced back to 2009 when the nearly…

November 8, 2023 17 Min Read

These headphones are both full-sized over-ear closed-back headphones. However, they are very different sounding and aimed at different users. The…

November 5, 2023 10 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken LAMBDA – PART TWO Here comes part two of Stax’s SR-Lambda series, featuring the more modern…

October 30, 2023 7 Min Read