Creative is a company that has been involved in audio since 1981, and their SoundBlaster line is also a name I also grew up with as most computers came packaged with their soundcards. I’ve also been a long time fan of their affordable desktop speakers, and I’m happy to say that their foray into portable audio doesn’t disappoint.
Continue reading “Creative Aurvana Trio Review – Rise of the Midbudget Earphone”
ChiFi audio products often get a bad rep. Especially Knowledge Zenith (KZ), who has become infamous for straight up copying the aesthetics of many other companies. But the KZ ZS10 is something different.
I received the FiiO FH5 today, so I quickly got to work comparing this new contender to the highly popular Oriolus Mk2.
Continue reading “FiiO FH5 Impressions – FiiO FH5 vs Oriolus Mk2”
Looking for a well built, budget priced in-ear earphone with a nicely balanced sound? Look no further than the FiiO F5.
We review another great budget friendly giant killer earphone from Kinera, the H3.
Continue reading “Kinera H3 Review – Another Budget Hit from Kinera”
It so happened that work brought me over to Los Angeles in Sunny Southern California, and so I could not miss the opportunity to attend my first CanJam. Continue reading “CanJam SoCal 2018 – Report & Impressions”
Ever since I got the Campfire Audio (CA) Vega in late 2016, I really didn’t use anything else. It ticked so many of my boxes, that I was reluctant to return to other earphones. That was until the acquisition of the exciting new Cerakote (CK) Pacific Blue edition of the renowned CA 5BA flagship – the Andromeda. We have reviewed the regular Andromeda previously, so this time around we will change things up and talk about this special iteration with new setups, pairings, and against the context of the current market dynamics. Continue reading “Campfire Audio Andromeda Revisited – Impeccably Done”
Clear Tune Monitors is a boutique IEM brand from Orlando, Florida. We review two of their Vintage Series multi-balanced armature driver universal in ear monitor products here. Continue reading “Clear Tune Monitors VS-3 & VS-4 Review – Vintage-Fi”
1More has an ever expanding roster of products, from very affordable single driver earphones, Bluetooth earphones, all the way up to multidriver designs, and now they’ve come out with a new product to fill a specific niche – a Lightning cable with Active Noise Canceling hybrid design earphone.
Continue reading “1More E1004 Dual Driver ANC Lightning In-Ear Review – The Sound of Silence”
