Quad ERA-1 Headphones
Quad has never made a headphone before and so we were delighted to hear about, and get the chance to try, their ERA 1 planar cans costing £599. Janine Elliot takes a listen.
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Limetree Headphone Amp
Limetree is the affordable branch of well known audio brand Lindeman. Here Ian Ringstead has a listen to their headphone amp costing £595.
Meze 11 Neo In Ear Monitors
The market for sub £100 in-ear monitors is very competitive meaning that there is plenty of choices when it comes to choosing a pair of IEMs to use as your daily driver. So for £49, do the Meze 11 Neo do enough to differentiate themselves from the crowd? Harry Smith finds out.
FLARE JET 1 and JET 2 In Ear Headphones
FLARE JET 1 and JET 2 in-ear headphones are £49 and £69 respectively, much less than the company’s very well received previous models. Janine Elliot checks them out.
Chord Electronics DAVE DAC
Stuart and Linette Smith have had the Chord DAVE DAC sat on their rack for the best part of a year now and don’t want it to go home. Find out why.
Burson Conductor Virtuoso V2+ Headphone Amp/DAC
Australian manufacturer Burson’s Conductor Virtuoso V2+ comes with a DAC, a headphone amp and doubles the output of the original version to 8W into 16 Ohms. Janine Elliot dons her cans and takes this £1590 unit for a test drive.
iFi Nano iDSD Black Label Headphone Amp/DAC
David Blumestein take a listen to the iFi Nano iDSD Black Label Headphone Amp/DAC costing £199.
Flare Pro In Ear Monitors
The Flare Audio Pro In Ear Monitors have a very interesting design, cost £349 and can be used wired, or using Bluetooth. Janine Elliot takes a listen.
Hifiman HE-400S Headphones
Matthew Sampson takes a listen to the Hifiman HE-400S planar headphones costing $300 (£239).
Prism Sound Callia DAC and Preamplifier
If you have experience in pro audio then the name Prism Sound may not be unfamiliar, but now the company are taking their professional credentials into the home audio marketplace. Janine Elliot takes a listen to their £1795 Callia DAC.
Periodic Audio IEMs: Magnesium, Titanium and Beryllium
Periodic Audio have done away with convention and named their in ear monitors after elements of the periodic table. Matthew Sampson takes a listen to their three offerings costing $100, $200 and $300.
Trafomatic Audio Head 2 Headphone Amplifier
Based in Serbia, Trafomatic are well known in audio circles, not least for their £100 000 Elysium amplifiers, but they also produce more moderately priced products. However, £2350 is a serious commitment for a headphone amplifier, Janine Elliot takes a listen to the Audio Head 2 and tells us if it is worth the outlay.
Fiio X1ii DAP
The Fiio X1ii is a personal music player that costs just £99 but has great specs. Janine Elliot has a play.
Rupert Neve RNHP Headphone Amp
Rupert Neve is a name that will trip of the tongue of anyone who has been interested in or worked in recording studios; put simply he is a giant/demi-god in the industry. Neve has now put his name to a £469 headphone amplifier and who better to put it through its paces than Janine Elliot.
NuForce Sport3 IEMs
Designed with the active music lover in mind the NuForce Sport3 In Ear Monitors cost £80. Janine Elliot gets gets physical with them.
Optoma HEM4 In Ear Monitors
Janine Elliot checks out the multi-driver Optoma HEM4 In Ear Monitors costing a penny short of £250.
