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Rudolfs Putnins
I've been into headphone audio since 2011 or so when I got my Grado SR80i. I was lucky (and crafty) enough to make my hobby a full-time job.

I've handled marketing for Sonarworks, Reflector Audio, and other exciting brands. As an audio educator, I've read lectures on audio monitoring to local musicians and in the opening of AES Baltics. My article on headphone amplifier output impedance has been printed in Sound On Sound magazine.

My highest audio achievement? Bob Katz asked me to be friends on Facebook.

Hopefully, I can help others in their travels find exciting gear and maybe even influence a manufacturer to do better. I love reading books on acoustics and occasionally build audio electronics if a sufficiently exciting project catches my fancy.

I also contribute to SBAF.

Daily Drivers:

  • Theiaudio Monarch Mk1
  • Qudelix 5K
  • Moondrop Blessing 3
  • Pi2AES streamer
  • DIY 3-Way active speakers

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