Reviews
HEDDphone Two GT: This Headphone is Underrated
Most kilobuck headphones opt for vivid colorations at the expense of neutrality, but HEDDphone Two GT is among the most natural-sounding flagship headphones in today's market. But does it balance its neutrality with enough excitement to capture the attention of high-end buyers? Join listener as they break it down.
Moondrop Para 2 Review — Exceptional Planar Drivers with Hidden Potential
Does Para II's exceptionally well-spec'd driver and seemingly limitless pad-rolling potential make for a compelling enough offering that Resolve recommends it over the Cosmo? Join Resolve as he breaks it down.
A Gaming Headset for Grown-Ups — Fractal Scape Review
With the arrival of the Audeze Maxwell, the bar for sound quality in gaming headsets was decisively raised, and now years later we've received the Fractal Scape, which aims to deliver on the future that Maxwell seemed to indicate was coming, but at an even lower price. Join Resolve as he finds out how the Scape stacks up to its competition.
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?
Sony WH1000XM6 vs EVERYTHING
Resolve is here to walk you through why exactly the Sony WH-1000XM6 is so bloody hard to characterize, while also comparing it to... well, everything.
The Sony XM6 Hype Train.... were they wrong?
Sony's newest flagship wireless ANC headphone has finally arrived, but how does it stack up to the other heavy hitters in this product class? Resolve and DMS are here to give their take on it.
The FiiO FT7 sounds great, but...
Resolve has FiiO's latest planar magnetic headphone, and its one that's targeting a higher price range than their recent wave-making releases... but will it live up to the standard set by the incredibly well-performing FT1 series?
DCA's Best Open-Back? - Noire X Open Review
DCA is back again with what might just be their best open back headphone to date, and DMS is here to walk you through why he likes it.
Review: The Moondrop Edge is Goodn't™
Join Resolve as he reviews the Moondrop Edge, all while pretending not to enjoy the anime girl voice softly whispering in his ear. Doo-do-do.
The Updated Audio Technica R-Series Line-up: R70xa, R50x, and R30x Review
Audio Technica announced three new headphones to their R-series line-up of headphones: the R70xa ($350), R50x ($200), and R30x ($100). Fc-Construct gives us his thoughts on these additions to the family.
Focal Bathys MG Review - Raising the Bar
Resolve takes a look at at the Bathys MG & compares it to the OG to find out if it's better. Is Bathys MG the new best sounding ANC headphone on the market?
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!