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The Headphone Show's EQ Tier List
EQ tier lists sound useful—but they’re built on a misunderstanding. Here’s why headphone rankings for EQ don’t work, and what listeners should focus on instead.
Do DACs and Amps ACTUALLY matter? Reviewers weigh in.
In this video, the Headphone Show team explores one of audio’s most persistent questions: whether DACs and amplifiers meaningfully affect sound quality, and if so, how much listeners should actually care.
The Four Horsemen of Bad Measurements (Or How Not to Be Misled by Graphs)
Graphs are important. So let's go over where frequency response measurements can go wrong to ensure you aren't confused by bad graphs or misreading the data.
Was 2025 the Best Year EVER for Headphones?
We recently discussed why 2025 may have been the best year for headphone releases ever, comparing it to past years as well as indicating what they hope for in years to come.
The MASSIVE Headphone Ranking List — 2025 Edition
Resolve, GoldenSound and listener team up to rank as many headphones as they can remember exist.
The Headphone Show's Best of 2025 Awards!
We discuss our picks for the best headphones, IEMs, and source gear from 2025!
What's inside a DAC? - DAC internals explained
What exactly does all the extra 'stuff' inside a DAC besides the DAC chip do? GoldenSound walks through each stage inside these products.
Is THIS a budget HDB 630???
Join Resolve as he is forced to eat his own words and praise a headphone he previously hated, all because it added his favorite feature: parametric EQ.
Wireless Headsets SOUND BETTER Than Wired Closed-Back Headphones Now
Wireless gaming headsets used to be a joke when it came to sound quality... but that’s no longer true. Join Resolve as he digs into why modern wireless headsets like the HyperX Cloud III Wireless S, Audeze Maxwell, and Sennheiser HDB 630 can genuinely compete with—and often outperform—wired audiophile closed-back headphones.
Our Headphone Review Gear & Review Process
Resolve, GoldenSound, and Listener break down the exact gear, setups, and processes they each use when reviewing headphones, DACs, and amps. From reference headphones and level-matching methods to EQ tools, measurement rigs, and music choices, they compare how their review chains differ. and why each approach works for them.
I published music to find the best streaming service for Apple devices
Apple may have the slogan "it just works", but from our testing, it seems that when it comes to getting full lossless quality music streaming, it's not as simple as we had hoped.
Can iPhone Settings Really Fix Apple AirPods Pro 3?
People online claim that certain iPhone or iOS features can “EQ” the AirPods Pro 3 to fix their V-shaped sound signature... but is that actually true? In this video, Listener tests all of these settings one by one to find out what they really do to the sound. Spoiler: Most of them make things worse.
The Michelin Guide to IEMs - CanJam SoCal 2025 Edition (Part 2)
Precogvision and Fc-Construct take on CanJam SoCal 2025 and share their thoughts, with a twist, on the IEMs they heard. This is part 2 of the article which focuses on endgame IEMs.
The Michelin Guide to IEMs - CanJam SoCal 2025 Edition (Part 1)
Precogvision and Fc-Construct take on CanJam SoCal 2025 and share their thoughts, with a twist, on the IEMs they heard. This is part 1 which focuses on IEMs that reasonably accessible to audiophiles.
Watch This BEFORE Apple AirPods Pro 3 Reviews
Just like with the AirPods Pro 2, most of the AirPods Pro 3 measurements you're seeing online are wrong. The flawed testing methodology of reviewers and the lack of context on the part of consumers is fueling an endless spiral of confusion, so Listener's here to give you a way out.
AirPods Pro 3: The 3 Audio Updates Apple Actually Made (And What They Might Mean)
Apple announced three primary audio improvements in their AirPods Pro 3 keynote. Here's what we might expect, and questions to consider when looking at a review.
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Announced!
Apple finally released the follow-up to the insanely popular AirPods Pro 2, but the question is: does everything we know about the AirPods Pro 3 point to it being a winner for audiophiles like the 2 was?
Can We Make HD 800S Sound GOD-TIER in 5 Minutes?
GoldenSound and Listener think they know what Andrew likes, but do they really? Watch as they challenge each other to see who can blind-EQ the best HD 800S preset for Resolve's taste.
Balanced audio explained FAST!
Audio terminology can be confusing, especially when concepts like balanced, unbalanced, single-ended, and differential are used interchangeably. Join GoldenSound as he unpacks these terms, explains their differences, how each system works, and why they matter for audio quality.
Audiophile Songs of the Week
Resolve and listener take a break from headphone talk to swap music picks—an indie soundscape from Cloth and a bold jazz reinterpretation of The Beatles by Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento.