Reviews
Audio Technica ADX3000 Review: Normally Strange, Strangely Normal
Audio Technica's ADX series represents their high-end line-up of headphones. Fc-Construct looks at the baby brother model and tells us about its oddities.
Audio Technica ADX5000 Review - This is NOT the Japanese HD800
Audio Technica's ADX series represents their high-end line-up of headphones. Fc-Construct looks at their previous flagship and tells us about its oddities.
FiiO JT7 Review - Budget Planar Benchmark?
The FiiO JT7 is an open-back planar magnetic headphone priced around $120, and Resolve and listener are here to give you the rundown on what may be the new planar benchmark in the budget headphone space.
Meze Strada Review — A Closed Back 109 Pro?
Meze is back with their newest closed-back headphone, this time using a dynamic driver. How does it stack up to their other closed-backs? Resolve is here to break it down.
Moondrop Skyland is... Polarizing
Moondrop Skyland dares to be different, pairing an updated industrial design with an uncompromisingly bright sound that few competitors attempt, but does that boldness translate into brilliance... or frustration?
Yu9 Que Review: Coloured Clarity
There's been a lot of talk about the Yu9 Que. Is it truly ChiFi's latest hidden gem? Fc-Construct demystifies the hype and breaks down the sound of the Que.
I Tested Audio Technica’s New Flagship — ATH-ADX7000 Review
The new Audio-Technica ATH-ADX7000 has arrived during a landmark year for audiophile over-ear headphones, but does it find it's footing among so many excellent 2025 releases? Join Resolve as he digs into what this one really gets right (and wrong).
How good is a $4000 music player? - Astell & Kern SP4000 review
The SP4000 is the latest flagship device from manufacturer Astell & Kern, delivering not only exceptional performance but some highly desirable software features that start to make this device look strangely reasonable in price.
Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 Is WAY Better Than You (Probably) Think
Join Resolve as he breaks down why the Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 is more advanced than most of the competition in the over-ear ANC wireless headphone space, highlighting its adaptive processes and improved sound quality that allows for enough customization to make QC Ultra Gen 2 make sense for almost every consumer.
Audio-Technica ATH-ADX7000 Review: Bass + Space = AT's Best Open-Back
Audio-Technica’s new ATH-ADX7000 is one of the rare flagship open-back headphones that balances bass-focused warmth, spaciousness, and flagship character without slipping into abject chaos or incoherence.
Orchard Audio X Zeos Valencia Headphone Power Amp Review & Measurements
Orchard audio is most well known for their class-D speaker amplifiers, but the Valencia offers a departure in both aspects. This is a powerful class AB headphone amp, one which rather unusually follows a ‘power amplifier’ design, having fixed gain and no volume control with the aim of increased transparency, but is the sacrifice in convenience worth it?
Abyss JOAL Review - The best Diana yet, but with some frustrations still lingering
The Abyss JOAL is quite easily my favourite in the 'Diana' line of headphones released by US manufacturer Abyss, but there's still some things I wish would change.
HEDD Audio HEDDphone D1 Review: The Disruptor
HEDD Audio’s HEDDphone D1 marks a turning point for the brand: an $800 open-back dynamic driver headphone that may actually deliver the “HD 600 upgrade” audiophiles have been waiting for, pairing exceptional build and serviceability with a reference tuning and genuine all-rounder performance.
Sennheiser HDB 630 Review - It's not just about the sound
Sennheiser’s new HDB 630 is being called the best-sounding wireless ANC headphone yet—but does it actually live up to the hype? In this review, we dive into its sound quality, comfort, app features, and how it stacks up against Sony, Bose, and Focal’s competition.
Meze 99 Classic V2 Review - It's Good Now
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
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
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
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
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
Is the new Monarch MKIV the best IEM Thieaudio has to offer? Fc-Construct compares it against Thieaudio's other flagships to find out.