Matrix Quattro Balanced Amplifier
January 20, 2014
After spending a lot of time with some high quality tube amplifiers, I thought it was time to revisit the world of solid state (using sound processing chips rather than
Author: Lachlan Fennen
Where I’ve Been Lately
January 17, 2014
I’ve been quiet for a while here on the Passion for Sound blog due to a little personal project I’ve been working on over at Head-Fi. Some of you will
Matrix X-Sabre DAC
December 5, 2013
Matrix is a Chinese brand that made its name with the astonishingly affordable and excellent M-Stage headphone amplifier. After making a few products which were seen as “clones” of other
SoundMAGIC HP200
November 6, 2013
I have a confession to make. I have completely disregarded the SoundMAGIC headphones for ages simply because of their name. It wasn’t the fact that they’re a Chinese (i.e. not
Onkyo ES-FC300 – Giki Gill’s Headphones Mass Review (Part 2)
October 28, 2013
The next headphone up in Giki Gill’s Mass Review (see Part 1 here) is the Onkyo ES-FC300. When I first heard the FC300 I wasn’t particularly impressed. I thought it
JVC HA-SZ2000 – Giki Gill’s Headphones Mass Review (Part 1)
October 22, 2013
A friend of mine recently lent me a whole bag full of headphones for a few weeks so I figured I should review them. The only issue is that there
Astrotec AX-60
October 14, 2013
There are 2 pieces of opening information required to help contextualise this review. Firstly, Astrotec may sound like a new name in the business, but they’ve actually been making headphones
Bottlehead S.E.X. – “The Build”
October 12, 2013
Some time ago I built the Bottlehead Crack amplifier and reviewed both the build process and the resulting sound. After thoroughly enjoying the Crack for over a year, I decided
Beyerdynamic T1
September 24, 2013
Beyerdynamic are a well known name in the headphone industry and in the professional audio world. I have toyed with the idea of purchasing Beyers on many occasions, but never
Chord SilverPlus USB Cable
September 1, 2013
I need to start this review with a strong disclaimer. Having read a lot of different views and applied my own limited knowledge to the topic, I really didn’t expect