Grace M902 Headphone Amp Reviewed

Because the chasm between audiophiles and professionals seems as wide as ever - they think we're freaks and we know they're deaf - those rare 'crossover' moments are all the more delicious. For instance, they've given us Nagra, the LS3/5a......Read More

Grado RS-1 Reference Series Headphones

Nepotism sucks. As a rule, that is. We can all name at least one or two companies which have been flushed right down the toilet by the prodigal son, and those of us who wax nostalgic about firms which survive......Read More

Headroom Total Bithead Headphone Amp Reviewed

While the general consensus is that the audio industry is simply lying back and allowing the iPod to consume what few pounds and dollars are out there, at least one company has adopted a more enlightened attitude. HeadRoom, the mail-order-only......Read More

Sennheiser Lucas Headphones

It looks like a large remote control, fed with a thick umbilical wire which provides it with the input signal and power. You stick headphones in the other end. Here, gang, is the first workable surround-sound-through-headphones device since the last......Read More

Sennheiser Noiseguard PXC250 Headphones

For some of you, the pitiful whinings of frequent fliers fall on deaf ears (if you'll pardon the expression). Why should you give a hoot about the poor dears when they bitch about in-flight noise as they make their way......Read More

Sennheiser PX 100 Headphones Reviewed

How would you feel about an audiophilically-acceptable product for use on the move that costs under £30? With style and wit, Sennheiser cleverly packaged its PX 100 headphone in a rugged plastic holder the shape and size (145x75x27mm) of a......Read More

Sony MDR-R10 Headphones Reviewed

Lloyd G, a friend who thinks that #8 is about right for a pair of dress shoes, recently berated a friend for dropping a C-note on a Borsalino hat. 'A ton just to cover your head?!?' he cried. 'It needs......Read More

STAX 4070 Headphone Reviewed

A sealed-back Stax earspeaker? The arrival of such a beastie would shock traditionalists as would a Ferrari SUV. But as Stax tells us, 'For a number of years, we have been approached by numerous recording studios to develop a 'closed......Read More

Stax SR-Ω (Omega) Headphones Reviewed

Just when you think you can close the book on certain technologies, up comes a new variant which rewrites the rules. I thought things had been quiet on the Stax front simply because there wasn't a lot to add to......Read More