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Trav Wilson

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Review: NLovell Audio Cable and an Interview With Alan Lovell

  • 10 minute read
  • by Trav Wilson
A beautiful color combination from NLovell Audio sent to the musician Ihlo (album: Union).
The new kid on the block is making waves with his braids. Regardless of your personal feelings on whether cables make an audible difference, it’s pretty universally accepted that cables,…
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An occluded-ear simulator.
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How to Measure Your IEM’s Frequency Response Graph – Affordable, Portable, Accurate, and Repeatable.

  • by Trav Wilson
The hardware and software you need to make meaningful measurements of your IEM and chart its frequency response graph. Armed with the combination of a limited budget and realistic expectations,…
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The metal nozzles and grills on the ZAX.
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Review: KZ ZAX – The Latest ‘Zero Ambition Xeroxed’ IEM from KZ

  • by Trav Wilson
The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s been a year since I last checked out a new Knowledge Zenith product. At that time, the rather good…
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The xDuoo XP-2Pro looks amazing!
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Review: xDuoo XP-2Pro – Because No One Wants to Be Tied Down

  • by Trav Wilson
Flexibility is the key with this affordable pocket performer. xDuoo has just released a new device, the XP-2Pro, to fit into the niche of portable Bluetooth DAC/Amp. The $140 Pro…
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The Shure RMCE-BT2 Bluetooth adapter.
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Review: Shure RMCE-BT2 – Utilitarian Wireless for MMCX IEMs.

  • by Trav Wilson
A review that’s a lot late to the game, but a new price makes this Bluetooth cable a contender. We here at Headphonesty pride ourselves in delivering reviews of the…
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The Woojer Strap Edge worn by an attractive person. (From yankodesigns.com)
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Review: Woojer Strap Edge – A Haptic DAC/Amp That Hit You Right in the Feels

  • by Trav Wilson
The wearable sub-sonic accessory that you didn’t know that you needed. Just about a year ago, I stumbled across an interesting sounding Kickstarter campaign. A headphone accessory that I had…
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The Shanling MW200 Bluetooth adapter.
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  • 13 minute read
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Review: Shanling MW200 Hi-Fi Bluetooth Cable – Is Wireless High-Fidelity an Oxymoron?

  • by Trav Wilson
Freedom for Audiophile IEMs. To many audiophile purists, the thought of going wireless is sacrilege. “Bluetooth sucks!” they cry out in horror. “How could you even consider it? It makes…
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The Takstar HF 580 headphones.
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Review: Takstar HF 580 – Containing the Heart of a Giant.

  • by Trav Wilson
An affordable and easily modifiable introduction to planar magnetic sound. Almost a year and a half ago, Takstar released a sub-$200, open-back, over-ear, planar magnetic headphone, generically named the HF…
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The Mangird Tea IEMs.
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  • 11 minute read
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Review: Mangird Tea – There’s gold in them there IEMs!

  • by Trav Wilson
A tantalizing taste, or just a tease – could they be your perfect cup of tea? Look! Up in the sky! Is it a man, is it a girl, is…
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The Aipower Wearbuds Pro.
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Review: Aipower Wearbuds Pro – More a compromise than a combo.

  • by Trav Wilson
For this review, Pro does not mean Pro(fessional), it stands for Pro(totype), and regrettably means unfinished. This has to be one of the oddest headphone related products I’ve ever encountered.…
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Header Image. The TOPPING D10s DAC.
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Review: TOPPING D10s DAC – Top(ping) Tier Performance on a Budget

  • by Trav Wilson
The TOPPING D10s features a low price, outstanding performance measurements, and a unique – but somewhat limited – feature set. As the old adage goes, it never rains but it…
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Banner image of the Soncoz LA-QXD1.
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  • 10 minute read
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Review: Soncoz LA-QXD1 DAC | Does It All, Tells You Nothing

  • by Trav Wilson
No-nonsense performance all wrapped up in austere aesthetics and sublime simplicity. Following the long tradition of alphabet soup naming conventions for personal audio equipment, comes a newcomer to the scene:…
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Header image. All eyes on the EARS? Hilarious!
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An Introduction to miniDSP EARS – All Eyes on the EARS!

  • by Trav Wilson
A discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of using the miniDSP EARS to measure headphones. Headphonesty recently purchased a miniDSP EARS device to gather measured data from the headphones (and…
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Eyes on the EARS.
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How to Measure Your Headphones with the miniDSP EARS

  • by Trav Wilson
A guide to set up and take measurements of headphone frequency response using the miniDSP EARS. There are two inescapably good reasons for using the miniDSP EARS test rig to…
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The Thieaudio Legacy 3 in Clockwork shells.
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Review: Thieaudio Legacy 3 – Versatile and Affordable Excellence in Portable Audio Gear

  • by Trav Wilson
Whether your tastes run to steampunk clockworks, Asian elegance or glittering mystique, with the Legacy 3, Thieaudio has set a new affordable IEM standard for choice in design and sound.…
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