• AKG K371

    AKG K371

    The K371 (and its cheaper brother, the K361) is a new offering from Harman / AKG released a few weeks ago, replacing the K550/553. It’s a closed over-ear, pretty light, easy to drive,…

  • Oppo PM-2

    The Oppo PM2 was released not long after the flagship model, the PM1. Both headphones are very similar ; the PM2 use pleather and some plastic construction while the PM1 is made of…

  • ZMF Aeolus

    The Aeolus is the open variant of the Atticus, using the same TPE driver. Like the Auteur and Verite, build quality and handcrafting are spectacular. The comfort on these is also quite good,…

  • Sennheiser HD250 Linear II

    The HD250 Linear was Sennheiser highest-end closed offering in the late 80s / 90s. The Linear I was produced from 1987 to 1991, the II model following and discontinued in the mid 2000s.…

  • Koss Porta Pro

    The Koss Porta Pro came right in the middle of the 80s, not long after the popularity of portable cassette players and the rise of portable listening use.It’s a very small and nomad…

  • Koss KSC75

    ○ Release : 2004○ Current status : In production○ Type : On-ear / Open-back○ Measured weight : 45g○ Impedance : 60 Ohms ○ Sensitivity : ~99-101 dB/mW○ Average used price : $10-15 Sound…

  • Kennerton Odin

    The Odin (here, mk2 model) is a Russian planar magnetic headphone released by Kennerton in 2016. The latest variant is the Odin Thridi, lighter (550g) and with different diaphragm. It was Kennerton’s flagship…

  • Audio-Technica ATH-W5000

    The W5000 was (until the release of the AWT and AWAS) Audio-Technica’s flagship headphone when it came out. Ultimate variant of the Woodie line, following the famous ATH-L3000. Retail price is pretty high…

  • Hifiman HE-1000 (v1)

    The HE-1000 was Hifiman new flagship launched in 2015, succeeding to the famous HE-6. The price increase was quite huge, going from $1300 to $3000. The HE-1000 is the first Hifiman designed with…

  • Focal Elex

    The Focal Elex is a Massdrop collaboration and is derived from the Elear, with different damping scheme and pads. The pads are very similar to the Focal Clear pads (perforated micro-fiber), althoug a…