Reviews
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!
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?
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?
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!
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.
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.