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05/18/13
Many high end audiophile products such as amplifiers, speakers, headphones and even connection cords and power conditioners are sold with the advice that they will produce better sound when they are used. Many manufacturers recommend burn in for audio components before the full benefit will be realiz
05/16/13
Never at a loss for a new product, Fang Bien of HiFiMAN gave me a listen to his new RE-600 ($399) in-ear monitor, which I enjoyed very much. I'll definitely get a pair to listen and measure, and then send off to ljokerl to consider for review. The real treat for me, however, was getting to hear
04/26/13
I've just been in such a nice place listening to HiFiMAN EF-6, HE-6, and Metrum HEX, that I just had to scribble something about it. The fashion in which these pieces of gear compliment each other makes it hard to write. In fact, I turned off my email, lowered the lights, and surrendered to the idea
04/25/13
Hifiman has been producing fine audiophile products for a while now. Their full size headphones help lead the charge for planer magnetic drivers (HE-6, HE500) and they more recently started producing less expensive dynamic drivers as well (HE-300). They even popped up quite a bit at a recent Head-Fi
04/25/13
The HiFiMAN RE-400s Waterline cost $99. By definition, waterline is the point where a boat meets the water. According to HiFiMAN representative Peter Hoagland, “waterline” implies these headphones are “reference for its class”. Is HiFiMAN trying to say these headphones float
