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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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”,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
