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Meze 105 Silva: Beautiful Design, But How Does It Sound?
As a rule, Meze makes well-designed headphones with exceptional build quality, but Resolve has often felt the sound quality doesn't fully match its visual and mechanical excellence. With their new 105 SILVA, has Meze finally done enough to impress Resolve on the sound quality front?
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Meze 105 Silva: Beautiful Design, But How Does It Sound?
As a rule, Meze makes well-designed headphones with exceptional build quality, but Resolve has often felt the sound quality doesn't fully match its visual and mechanical excellence. With their new 105 SILVA, has Meze finally done enough to impress Resolve on the sound quality front?

Moondrop Horizon Review: None More Dark
While Moondrop's newest Horizon sports an attractive design and has a few clever ideas, does it handle the fundamentals well enough to earn its place in the most competitive price bracket in over-ear headphones?

The Moondrop Horizon is weird.
Moondrop's newest open-back dynamic driver headphone comes in a classy all-black chassis and has a few novel design features, but is that enough for the Horizon to get Resolve's stamp of approval despite being in the most competitive price bracket in over-ear headphones?

Truthear Pure vs. Hexa Review: Another Shade of Neutral
Two years ago, the Truthear Hexa became the benchmark for IEMs under $100. The new $90 Truthear Pure aims to be its successor, but will it live up to the task?
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The Best High-End IEMs (Unlimited Budget) - Summer 2025 Buyer’s Guide Update
Wonder what the best IEMs in the world with an unlimited budget are? Fc-Construct gives you some of his top choices that are worthy of attention.

The Best IEMs Under $100 - Summer 2025 Buyer's Guide Update
Looking for the best IEMs under $100? The Headphones.com reviewer team has you covered with our favorite picks, plus practical advice for first-time buyers.

Headphones.com Closed Back Headphone Buying Guide - $500-1000
The Headphones.com Editorial Team shares their favorite picks for passive closed-back headphones between $500 and $1000.

Ranking (almost) ALL of the 64 Audio IEMs! (Updated for 2025)
Fc Construct is here to give you his ranking of (almost) every 64 Audio IEM, updated for their 2025 lineup.
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How do headphone drivers work? - Planar, Electrostatic, Dynamic and BA explained!
GoldenSound walks you through the differences between the major types of drivers that are used in headphones (and IEMs)!

A heartfelt goodbye to DMS
This is DMS's last video on The Headphone Show, as he is moving on to his next big adventure within the audio sphere, and we're here to wish him the best going forward. In this video, we reflect on our favorite moments with Douglas Middlename Stephens and wish him a heartfelt goodbye.

Resolve Reacts to Head-Fi
Resolve dives into the wild world of Head-Fi, reacting to hot takes, myths, and questionable audiophile beliefs—everything from EQ truth bombs to cable memes and audiophile rocks.

Audio YouTubers We Love (And Why You Should Too)
Three audio reviewers (Resolve, GoldenSound, and listener) discuss top headphone review channels on YouTube and share their preferred content creators.
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New Audeze LCD-S20 Press Release with Initial Reviewer Commentary
Audeze has recently announced the release of their new closed back planar headphone, the LCD-S20. Fc-Construct gives us a rundown on its specs and provides some initial commentary.

Focal releases Bathys MG Wireless Closed-Back Headphones
Focal pushes back the boundaries of wireless sound excellence with Bathys MG headphones

Sennheiser Announces HD 550 Open Back Headphones
The new HD 550 brings a compelling new choice to audiophiles and gamers seeking next-level capability that outshines its price tag.

Introducing POET — A new era of compact, high-performance planar magnetic headphones
Meze Audio, the acclaimed Romanian manufacturer of high-end headphones, proudly announces the release of POET, its newest planar-magnetic headphones.