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WAI / Sennheiser HD800S review

If you have a spare £36,000 and want a reference pair of headphones, Sennheiser will happily sell you its outlandish Orpheus complete with partnering DAC/amp. It’s a superb-sounding combination, as you’d expect, but well beyond the means of all but a fortunate few.So, in the real world, where mortgage payments and credit card bills take a hefty toll on disposable income, the recently introduced HD800S headphones are the next best thing. They’re still pricey, at Read more…

By toni, ago
Artists

Great Spirit

In this edition of “Songs that you need to hear” we are presenting Great Spirit by Armin Van Buuren & Vini Vici, links in here: ·Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6FzjJPwf5JzzFOei7h6Qrp?si=fol_cM_kQeq4UoLWn-o6Kw

By toni, ago
Headphones

Sennheiser HD800S review

Click here to view our accessibility adapted post If you have a spare £36,000 and want a reference pair of headphones, Sennheiser will happily sell you its outlandish Orpheus complete with partnering DAC/amp. It’s a superb-sounding combination, as you’d expect, but well beyond the means of all but a fortunate few. So, in the real world, where mortgage payments and credit card bills take a hefty toll on disposable income, the recently introduced HD800S headphones Read more…

By toni, ago
Headphones

Audeze LCD-3 review

Can any headphones be worth £1725? It’s a question we found ourselves asking more than once when reviewing Audeze’s (pronounced Odyssey) LCD-3. By the end of the test period we had our answer, and it’s firmly in the positive. Provided the source and amplifier are up to the job these ’phones deliver a scale and authority of sound we just didn’t think headphones could ever manage. Sound quality image: https://images.cdn.whathifi.com/sites/whathifi.com/files/styles/big-image/public/PlanarAudezev1.jpg?itok=Y4BH_QPx Audeze LCD-3 The first hint Read more…

By toni, ago
Headphones

Grado GS1000i review

In the search for truly high-end performance, you sometimes have to accept a few eccentricities. These Grados have a couple of their own, but don’t be put off – they’re worth it. They’re certainly not ugly: the mahogany earpiece design has a homely beauty about it, while the very large foam earcups are designed to create a ‘listening room’ for your ears (as well as helpfully catering for the larger-lugged among us). The ‘i’ version Read more…

By toni, ago