Shozy Rouge Review (3) – Second Love Song
Pros — Wide stage with good air; excellent note definition; appealing, warm-bright tonality. Cons — Needs quality equipment to shine.
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Earphones
NiceHCK M5 Review – Ordinary Life
The NiceHCK M5 are technically good but both sonically and optically somewhat unimaginative earphones with 3 different tuning options that fail to stick out of the sea of competitors in any way.
DAC/AMP
Questyle M15 Review – Stellar By Starlight
The very versatile Questyle M15 dongle is as good as it gets in its category…
Headphones
Koss KPH7 Review – Kinder Surprise
It is…a headphone.
DAPs
Hidizs AP80 Pro-X Review – Back In the ESS R
The Hidizs AP80 Pro X is a versatile and competent <$200 dap...
Bluetooth
Gravastar Sirius Pro TWS Review – Wonderfully Industrial
With all the above in mind, looking at their asked price Gravastar Sirius Pro TWS are a wonderful piece of industrial design…
KBEAR Lark Review – Lark Ascending
The KBEAR Lark earphone is yet another well-tuned sub-$30 offering with good technicalities and a neutral to slightly warm tonality that works right out of the box.
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Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 TWS Review – Strictly For Purists
An unexpected steal at this price.
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Sennheiser MKE 200 Directional Camera Microphone Review – From Blogging To Vlogging
The Sennheiser MKE 200 is a directional, sensitive, affordable on-camera microphone that creates a wide, neutral (“uncoloured”) sonic signature with a good sparkle. The raw sound can be easily processed to fit one’s preference. The MKE 200 worked for me well indoors and outside, even at high winds and temperatures at around -10 °C.
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KBEAR TRI I3 Review (2) – Silver Machine
The KBEAR TRI I3 is a big and smooth sounding, never fatiguing magnetic planar earphone that impresses by its gigantic soundstage and natural vocals reproduction. Needs lots of power to shine and falls a bit short of its technical abilities.
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Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus Review – For the Technocrat In All Of Us
Soundwise, the Plus presents a bright, Harman-curved signature, with modest subbass depth, enhanced midbass and somewhat de-emphasized high end.
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Cat Ear Mia Review (1) – Boom Boom Boom Boom
The Cat Ear Mia may have some limited appeal to a narrow band of users (treble –averse bassheads?), but the <$15 KZ ZS3, not to mention innumerable TFZ, Tennmak, etc., hit the same target much more effective.
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KBEAR BElieve Review (2) – Bearly Believable?
BEAR WITH ME, ISN’T IT BARELY BELIEVABLE THAT THE BELIEVE IS BRIMMING WITH BERYLLIUM?
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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones – Down by the Old Mainstream
Ultimately, these Sony WH-1000XM4 are something of a technological landmark. They are not, however, an audiophile tool and not the best pick for a music-first consumer.
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Azla SednaEarfit Original Series Eartips Review – Take The Plunge, Gangnam Style
The Azla SednaEarfit Original Series silicone tips belong into every earphone enthusiast’s toolbox.
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KBEAR Believe Review (1) – Beryllium For All
The KBEAR Believe is a warm sounding earphone with a thick low end and a good resolution from the midrange into the well extended treble. It relies strongly on (neutral) amplification.
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HIFIMan Ananda BT Review – Identity Crisis
The Hifiman Ananda BT is the best wireless headphone out there, but a number of quirks, both tonal and technical, leaves it short of perfection.
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Shozy Form 1.1 Review – Brief Sonic Impressions
In summary, this could be a polarizing earphone. I suspect much of the differently perceived bass and its effects up into the midrange between myself and Jürgen is down to how the tips and bodies fit our different ears.
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