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Resolve's Favorite Headphones for Travel
Resolve is here to discuss his top picks for on-the-go audiophile music listening, as well as a few new products he decided to try on his recent trip to Europe.
DCA's Best Open-Back? - Noire X Open Review
DCA is back again with what might just be their best open back headphone to date, and DMS is here to walk you through why he likes it.
What You Need to Know When Buying Wireless Headphones
Join Fc-Construct as he discusses what makes wireless headphones unique compared to wired ones. Learn what matters for sound quality and wireless features to make informed buying decisions.
Sony's Newest WH1000XM6 LEAKED?!
Listener's here to give you the download on all of the most important things you need to know about what may end up being the new best wireless headphone on the market.
How To Get THE BEST Headphone Purchase Advice
Listener's here to share how YOU can ensure that you get the best headphone recommendation possible.
What Headphone Reviewers AREN'T Telling You
Ever wonder if there are any relevant pieces of information that most audio reviewers are leaving out of their reviews? The answer is yes, so Resolve is here to break down what exactly reviewers are leaving out of reviews, and why.
Review: The Moondrop Edge is Goodn't™
Join Resolve as he reviews the Moondrop Edge, all while pretending not to enjoy the anime girl voice softly whispering in his ear. Doo-do-do.
The Coffee Shop HiFi Setup Challenge!
Which of our lovely reviewers can put together the best (and least conspicuous) headphone setup for getting work done at a coffee shop? Watch to find out!
Headphones.com Open-Back Headphone Buying Guide - $500-1000
The Headphones.com Editorial Team shouts out their favorite options for open-back over-ear headphones between $500 and $1000
Your Headphones Might Be Butchering Your Music (Why I do what I do)
Join Resolve as he discusses why he's into headphones and what brought him to the headphone hobby.
Headphones.com Open-Back Headphone Buying Guide - $200-500
The Headphones.com Editorial Team shouts out their favorite options for open-back over-ear headphones between $200 and $500
The Updated Audio Technica R-Series Line-up: R70xa, R50x, and R30x Review
Audio Technica announced three new headphones to their R-series line-up of headphones: the R70xa ($350), R50x ($200), and R30x ($100). Fc-Construct gives us his thoughts on these additions to the family.
Resolve's Favorite Headphones under $1000 (2025 Edition)
Join Resolve as he talks about what he would buy under $1000 on today's current market, updated to include some bangers that dropped this past year or so.
Focal Bathys MG Review - Raising the Bar
Resolve takes a look at at the Bathys MG & compares it to the OG to find out if it's better. Is Bathys MG the new best sounding ANC headphone on the market?
Stop Ruining Your Headphone Bass Right Now
Resolve likes bass. Resolve wears glasses. If you don't already see the problem, you NEED to watch this video, where Resolve breaks down the best ways to handle the sonic compromises inherent to wearing glasses when so many headphones require a seal to sound their best.
Sennheiser HD 550 Review — An Absolute BANGER That Took Us By Surprise
In this video, Resolve, DMS and Listener give their Sennheiser HD 550 review. Find out which of the two new releases is best, and whether the new ones can dethrone the legendary HD 6XX, or HD 600 over ear open back headphones.
Sennheiser HD 550 Review: A Legitimate Gamechanger
Sennheiser has indicated that new headphones named “HD x50” should be neutral, but does HD 550 live up to that standard? Join listener as they break it down!
This Guy Made Some of the Best Headphones EVER!
If you've already changed the very meaning of what an "audiophile headphone" is, where do you go from there? Resolve caught up with Axel Grell—now of Grell Audio—at CanJam NYC to find out.
Sennheiser HD 505: Senn Steps Forward
With HD 505, Sennheiser demonstrates that they’ve been listening to the criticisms about the HD 560S being too thin and bright... but is it enough for the HD 505 to be a valid alternative to the 6 series?
DMS interviews Sennheiser at regarding the HD 505 Copper Edition
Sennheiser's HD 505 is finally here, but DMS has questions for Sennheiser. Join him and Sennheiser's PR Manager Eric Palonen as they discuss the new HD 505 and what this release means for Sennheiser's lineup going forward.
Moondrop Edge: Budget ANC Headphones are Getting GOOD
The EDGE is Moondrop's first wireless ANC headphone that Listener thinks people should be paying much closer attention to. Join them as they discuss why!
Focal Lensys Professional: Better than Azurys?
Focal's Lensys Professional is a new closed back headphone that looks very similar to Focal's new Azurys—listener's Best Headphone of 2024—but is $150 more expensive. Which raises the question: which is actually better?
FiiO FT1 Pro: Is It REALLY That Good?
FiiO is back with their second hyped release of the year, their budget open-back planar FT1 Pro. Does it live up to the legacy already set forth by the incredibly well-received FT1? Join Resolve and DMS as they discuss!
Headphones have evolved! - Auribus Acoustics Sierra Review
Auribus Acoustics has returned with a new project named "Sierra" meant to offer a fully-extended presentation with all-day comfort, but does it accomplish that?
Buying Guide: Best Over-Ear Headphones of 2024
Join listener as they go over what they believe to be the best options out there for buying over-ear headphones in 2024
Hifiman HE1000 Unveiled Review - This Time It IS Just Better
Resolve was less than enthusiastic about the "unveiled" concept as it pertained to Hifiman's new Susvara Unveiled. But this time around, with the HE1000 Unveiled, does he feel better about the balance of compromises it offers? Watch to find out!
Soundstage Is (Much) More Complicated Than You Think
Many listeners end up disappointed upon hearing the best headphone soundstage, realizing it's not as big a game-changer as they'd expected. Join listener as they discuss why soundstage is more complicated than we think, and how audiophiles can better manage their expectations and understand this elusive quality.
Moondrop's BEST Over-ear Headphone - Moondrop Cosmo Review
The Moondrop Cosmo is an example of a headphone that has a unique sound signature, and deviates from the traditional headphone tuning norms in several places, and yet it still sounds good. This is tasteful coloration done well. See what Resolve has to say about it.
FiiO FT-1 Review: A truly excellent budget closed back
FiiO has been consistently releasing budget over-ear headphones for the past year or two, and with the FT-1 they've released what might be their best yet.
HarmonicDyne x Zeos Eris Review
Resolve and GoldenSound have teamed up to look at the latest collab from Z Reviews, the HarmonicDyne Eris. Touted as a bass monster, the question they try to answer in this video is what actually IS great bass? and whether or not the Eris is worthy of such a title. Spoiler - this is a headphone for the most unhinged mid-bass enthusiasts among us. But is that a good thing?
I would buy this! - Aune AR5000 Review
In this video, Resolve provides his Aune AR5000 review with measurements, and compares it to other well known mid-priced headphones like the Sennheiser HD 600, HiFiMAN Sundara and a number of other open back headphones worth considering.
This is the PERFECT Headphone for you! - DMS's Ultimate Headphone Buying Guide
Have you ever wanted the ultimate headphone buying guide, which actually changed the recommendation based on the answers you gave? Well, DMS has made this a reality, give it a shot by watching the video on YouTube and following the instructions.
Drop + Grell OAE1 - It's NOT just about soundstage
Resolve gives his perspective on the Drop + Grell OAE1 open back headphones. This headphone has a very unique design to it and goes after a new concept in audio, angling the drivers very far to the front of the cup. In this video, we check out how it turns out in practice.
Sennheiser HD 6-series Tier List & Comparison
While there's a lot of love surrounding Sennheiser's HD 6 series headphones, there's also a ton of questions. Join Resolve as they endeavor to answer some of the big ones—including unit variation, the importance of pad wear, and how entries in the 6 series deviate depending on the head they're placed on.
Closed back showdown! Sennheiser HD620S vs Focal Azurys
There are some new heavy-hitters in the world of hi-fi closed back headphones. In this video, DMS compares the new HD620S to the Azurys.
FiiO JT1: $69 headphones with... potential
FiiO has been filling out their catalog of over-ear headphones in the last few years, but how does their newest ultra-affordable semi-open back headphone sound?
Sonos Ace SOUND QUALITY Review - Style over Substance
Sonos is a company well-known for their consumer-oriented speakers and soundbars, but now they're trying their hand in the wireless ANC headphone space. How does it measure up to the other heavy hitters in this range?
New Focal headphones for 2024! Azurys & Hadenys Review
In this video Resolve does a technical deep dive on the Azurys and Hadenys to see how they stack up to the competition, and how they perform relative to headphones in Focal's existing lineup such as the Clear, Elex and Radiance.
Moondrop Cosmo: Surprising Sound, Blunderous Build
With Cosmo being their most expensive over-ear headphone to date, Moondrop is clearly aiming to provide something different sounding from their prior designs, while perhaps not trying to shirk their established visual design language. But do they do enough to make Cosmo a headphone worth recommending? Let's discuss it.
Grell OAE-1: Why You Shouldn't Care About Soundstage
Grell's new OAE-1 has some rather unique design goals: extreme openness and frontal driver orientation. Join listener as they evaluate the headphone, the theoretical underpinnings of its design and marketing, and why consumers should be a lot more skeptical when a headphone is claimed to have "speaker-like soundstage".
Sennheiser HD 620S - Does It Deserve A Spot In The 6 Series?
Any headphone laying claim to a spot within Sennheiser's hallowed 6 series needs to have the chops to back it up, and therein lies the question: Is the HD 620S actually good enough to be *the* 6 series closed back, or has the HD 620S been placed in a series it neither lives up to nor competes with? Let's talk about it.
Sennheiser HD 569: Sennheiser's Best Kept Secret?
A headphone being old and scarcely mentioned doesn’t automatically mean it's bad. In fact, HD 569 might be my favorite mid-fi closed back headphone. Why is that, and more importantly, why does nobody talk about this headphone? Join me as I try a headphone from seven years ago in the hopes of finding an undiscovered gem.
Focal Azurys and Hadenys Dual Review: The Focal Evolution
Focal recently announced two new headphones: the closed-back Azurys ($549) and open-back Hadenys ($699). Fc-Constructs gives us a deep dive into their sound and compares them against other benchmark headphones to see where they stand in the market.
Sennheiser HD 660S2 vs. HD 600 and 650: Which is REALLY better?
Sennheiser is the only company that gets the entire headphone sphere excited when they release a new product, but it seems they've forgotten why people love them—and the 6 series—in the first place. Let’s talk about why I think so, how their new HD 660S2 embodies this disconnect, and what I think they can do to fix it.
Sennheiser HD 490 Pro: Incrementalist
In a world that doesn't include HD 600 or 650, I might actually take HD 490 Pro over most of the other stuff in its price range. While it's not as good as I had hoped, I still found myself using it without EQ for extended periods of time without glaring comfort or sound issues... and frankly, I’m not sure I could do that with most of the other headphones at its price.
Diffuse Field: Calculate, Characterize, Calibrate
Head-Related Transfer Functions have become a common topic of discussion now that Headphones.com have incorporated the Brüel and Kjaer Type 5128 into our roster of measurement fixtures, but some still aren't sure what HRTFs are, how we're using them, or most importantly—why we're using them. Join listener as they break down the myriad reasons why Headphones.com chooses to calibrate measurements using the Diffuse Field HRTF.
A Reviewer's Guide to Understanding Graphs - the B&K 5128 Edition
The introduction of the B&K 5128 measurement system heralded a revolution in the headphone hobby with our visualization of frequency response graphs. But how does it compare to the old GRAS standard and how will calibrated graphs improve our understanding of measurements? In this article, we break it all down for you.
Audeze MM-100: Mid-Fi Mainstay or Missed Opportunity?
MM-100 is advertised to target those who need a solid headphone for mix referencing, similar to what it’s big brother MM-500—as well as the legendary Sennheiser 6x0 series—attempt to offer. But does it do so well enough to be a compelling option in the headphone world's most competitive price bracket?
Sennheiser Accentum Review
Headphone enthusiast Resolve takes a look at the Sennheiser Accentum wireless noise cancelling headphones. Find out if the "baby Momentum" is worthy of its namesake.
Bass: The Audiophile's Not-So-Guilty Pleasure
Bass is tough to get right, and it’s crucial to people's enjoyment of music. Many of us have our own take on how bass is best done, but even in acknowledging that preferences may vary wildly: Is there one headphone or IEM that rules them all? Join listener as they explore some of the best, all in search of the answer.
HEDDphone Two First Impressions
HEDD Audio HEDDphone Two unboxing and impressions from Resolve
The Case for Comfort: Why Sound Quality Isn't Everything
Is sound quality really the most important quality of a headphone, or could it be something else? Join listener as they share research and hands-on experience in an effort to answer this question, as well as options they feel excel at a variety of things a headphone user may find important.
A headphone reviewer's reference gear
Ever wonder what headphones reviewers actually use on a daily basis? In this video, Resolve goes through a list of his reference equipment.
