• Takstar HI-2050

    The HI-2050 is a Chinese headphone that appeared on the market (mostly asian online stores such as Aliexpress) a few years ago, and like a lot of “chi-fi” stuff, it got some popularity…

  • Yamaha HP-3

    The Yamaha HP-3 (or YH-3) was a small planar magnetic can released in the 70s after the higher-end models HP-1 and HP-2. It’s extremely light, comfortable (despite the old worn out pleather pads),…

  • Bang & Olufsen H6 (Gen 2)

    The H6 (gen 2, with black inner foam, while gen 1 has green foam) is a portable closed-back headphone released by the Danish manufacturer Bang & Olufsen, and targeting the sub-$300 closed market,…

  • AudioQuest Nighthawk

    The Nighthawk is one of the most controversial headphones released in the last years. It’s an open-back model made by AudioQuest, their first headphone, with liquid (fake) wood cups and a surprisingly good…