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Palm powerhouse C9 makes the giant step for portable amplification

Palm powerhouse C9 makes the giant step for portable amplification

Cayin Audio’s flagship, portable, tube plus solid-state hybrid amplifier is built so capable, it blurs the benefits between going desktop or stayin...

Confessions of an earpad-holic

Power to the earpads says Eugene, who's been using them to unearth some tasty new elements in his ZMF Headphones Vérité Closed...

DAPs just went down the tube with Cayin's N3Pro

Putting a vacuum tube in a music player saw Cayin break new ground with the release of the N3Pro. Little known was the myriad of advantages that us...

Bravado & ESR MKIIs the people's heroes from Empire Ears

Empire Ears made waves with the launch of tri-brid flagship Odin, but you'll never be left wanting for quality at the other end of the line-up...

Empire Ears: ODIN & HERO Jack Vang's ultimate successors to Zeus

Empire Ears co-founder Jack Vang whets appetites ahead of upcoming flagship releases ODIN and HERO, paving the way for a new generation of Empire E...

The 𝗕𝗜𝗚 HEDDphone interview

Everyone knows Heinz Electrodynamic Designs (HEDD Audio) built the first Air Motion Transformer (AMT) headphone, but what actually went into it? CE...

Cayin Audio’s N6II nails what it means to be a multi-DAC music player

Cayin Audio's N6 II modular music player didn't just change the Head-Fi DAP game but spawned its own followers

Top 10 new releases to hear as Zepp reopens

We run down our list of the top 10 new items to hear from Advanced AcousticWerkes, Campfire Audio, Cayin Audio and iBasso Audio...

Sennheiser HD650: Your gateway audiophile drug

Jeremy from Zeppelin & Co. talks all about your new Sennheiser HD650, and the amplifiers and techniques you can improve this Head-Fi legend wit...

Chasing ARA's titanium-clad case

Unboxing every Campfire Audio feels like a celebration. Particularly so, for ARA...

Mad Max: DX220 shows size matters

Heavy on specs & in the hand, iBasso Audio throws out the rules to bring you the DX220 MAX with huge power supply, a Class A headphone am...

ZEPP'TALKS: Present from the past

Aging Head-Fi gear often lags behind their modern counterparts yet remains cherished today. Zepp Crew breaks down why, and names our favourites...

ZEPP'TALKS: See 2020 in 20/20

We're witnessing a wave of new products and technologies in 2020. But how do you know what's a hit, and what's a miss? We read the signs...