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Audio-Technica ATH-A900X
The ATH-A900X is a closed headphone Audio-Technica developped some time ago, part of the “ART” family of A-T headphones, serie of closed circum models while the “AIR” serie was the open-back line. The…
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Hifiman HE-500
The HE500 is a planar headphone made by Hifiman that got discontinued a few years ago. It was meant as a baby HE6, their power-hungry flagship at that time, and even named HE6-P…
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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…
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Denon D5000
The D5000 was part of the closed-back line of Foster’s bio-cellulose driver headphones branded and released by Denon 10 years ago : AH-D2000, AH-D5000 and AH-D7000. The D5000 is more semi-open than truely…
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Sennheiser Momentum 2.0
The Momentum 2.0 is a closed-back headphone Sennheiser released as an update to their first Momentum model, a few years ago. It’s a consumer oriented headphone, easy to drive and to transport, and…
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Beyerdynamic DT880
The DT880 (here, a Chrome Premium 250 Ohm edition) is a mid-range open-back model manufactured by Beyerdynamic. The current version has been released in the 2000s, but the original DT880 release goes back…
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AKG K240 Monitor
The AKG K240 Monitor was a variant of the famous K240 Sextett introduced in the 1970s by AKG, the Sextett. It was intended for monitoring and studio use. Apparently, sound of the vintage…