• Kennerton Vali

    The Vali was the first high-end dynamic headphone from the Russian brand Kennerton (luxury part of Fischer Audio) before they develop their own planar, the Odin. It apparently got discontinued in 2019, but…

  • Audio-Technica ATH-W10VTG

    The W10VTG was the first Audio-Technica wooden headphone, released in 1996. It features cherrywood cups, with a superb sanguine color. I could not find information on the production but apparently it was limited…

  • Denon D2000

    The Denon D2000 was the “lower-end” model of the D2000-5000-7000 line of bio-cellulose drivers OEMed by Foster and branded by Denon. It’s the first entry in the big family of Foster 443742 driver…

  • Hifiman HE-6

    Former Hifiman’s flagship, successor of the HE-5 and HE-5LE. Major difference with those is the use of gold traces on the diaphragm and a stronger magnet. The HE-1000 v1 replaced it as next…

  • AKG K501

    The K501 was AKG’s flagship in the late 90s, and was the last high-end model developed by the Austrian company before Harman bought it (in 94).The K501 sounds close to the K401 and…

  • Audeze LCD-2 Classic

    The LCD-2 Classic is the “least” expensive LCD Audeze produced, retailing for $799 and $599 at its introduction. It is meant as a flashback to the “original” Audeze house sound, during the non-fazor…

  • Stax Sigma

    The Sigma was the first true “earspeaker” made by Stax, in 1977. It was before the Lambda era (first Lambda released two years after). The Sigma “offers a panoramic view to the sound”,…

  • Bosshifi B8

    The Bosshifi B8 (also branded as Kinden B8 or Sivga SV006) is a Chinese headphone usually found on Aliexpress and other Asian e-commerce plateforms. It’s a closed-back but isolation is only decent. One…

  • Fostex TH-X00

    The Fostex TH-X00 (here, Mahogany wood variant, others woods are Purpleheart and Ebony) is a closed-back model made in partnership with Massdrop and sold only through that platform (like the Sennheiser HD6XX, Hifiman…

  • Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X

    The AD900X, part of the “AIR” open-back line from the Japanese brand, was released as a successor to the AD900. As the mid-range of the line, between the AD500X, AD700X, AD1000X and AD2000X,…