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Meze 99 Classic V2 Review - It's Good Now

2025-10-29T12:11:53Z

Meze Audio’s 99 Classic V2 is a complete acoustic redesign of the original, offering two tunings, improved comfort, and standout passive isolation.

Crinacle made a dongle DAC, and it's very good

2025-10-26T08:15:02Z

The Protocol MAX is one of the most powerful dongle DAC/amps available, with excellent objective and subjective performance to boot.

HE6 Redux? HIFIMAN HE600 Review

2025-10-24T07:15:49Z

After the HE6se series ended up not scratching the itch for many fans of the original HE6, does HIFIMAN's new HE600 represent a proper return to the aggressive, vivid sound of the original HE6?

HIFIMAN Edition XV Review: Brilliance in Darkness

2025-10-19T06:59:07Z

The Edition XV, HIFIMAN’s $400 successor to the Edition XS, is potentially the most important headphone release in the last half-decade of the audiophile headphone hobby... or at least, Listener thinks so.

Studio Reference... but WIRELESS? — KALI HP-1 Review

2025-10-17T09:21:57Z

We test KALI’s $200 HP-1 “reference” wireless headset—complete with Studio, Consumer, and Bass-Heavy profiles—and talk about how a product concept that could in theory help with quick mix checks ultimately fails in practice.

Comparing the Best Thieaudio IEMs - Monarch MKIV vs. V16 Divinity vs. Valhalla

2025-10-16T19:57:04Z

Is the new Monarch MKIV the best IEM Thieaudio has to offer? Fc-Construct compares it against Thieaudio's other flagships to find out.

HyperX Cloud III S Wireless Review

2025-10-16T14:28:36Z

The HyperX Cloud III S Wireless is, surprisingly, a genuinely good-sounding $180 closed-back wireless gaming headset with a relaxed, versatile tuning and EQ that saves onto the headset. While it's probably no secret why, watch the review to find out what made living with this headphone for about a month a much more enjoyable time spent than I expected it would be.

I published music to find the best streaming service for Apple devices

2025-10-12T08:06:01Z

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?

2025-10-05T07:00:01Z

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.

Zahl EQ1 Review & Measurements

2025-10-03T12:53:14Z

The Zahl EQ1 is an analog parametric EQ device originally designed for professional use in API500 series racks, but might just be the best thing I’ve added to my headphone setup!

The Michelin Guide to IEMs - CanJam SoCal 2025 Edition (Part 2)

2025-10-01T21:04:41Z

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.

Spotify Lossless has a problem

2025-09-28T08:15:02Z

Spotify just released their Lossless streaming feature, and GoldenSound tested it in depth. Unfortunately, it seems that whilst it is a bump in quality over what was available before, it's lacking some features found on other services and players that mean on platforms such as Windows or Android, you may not be able to play your music losslessly at all!

The Michelin Guide to IEMs - CanJam SoCal 2025 Edition (Part 1)

2025-09-27T11:16:33Z

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.

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Review: Disappointment of the Year?

2025-09-26T07:00:12Z

The AirPods Pro 2 has been the default recommendation for wireless earphones since its release, so how does its successor measure up?

Testing ALL Hifiman's new Headphones! - HE600, Edition XV, Ananda Unveiled & Audivina LE

2025-09-21T07:00:03Z

HIFIMAN just dropped a whole wave of new headphones, and I’ve had the chance to spend some early time with four of them. Spoiler: one of them really impressed me.