I have been passionate about portable audio since the days of the Walkman and cassette tapes but more importantly I can’t spend a day without music! I have an inclination for Blues, Jazz, Folk and everything Indie but while I rarely spend a lot of time listening to Metal or EDM, I do appreciate a wide area of genres and artists.
Audio gear is just a means to an end but I developed a picky ear very early on and pushed to higher end portable setup quite quickly. I was always looking for the best sonic experiences, buying high quality sources, earphones and tapes (oh, Sony ceramic tapes, then Philips DCC and Sony Minidisc).
Over time I have kept growing my listening skills and sharing on audio forums like head-fi.org.
I ventured into my first reviews with RHA CL2 and Campfire Solaris and was surprised to gather some attention with several head-fi frontpages from the get go.
I decided to keep on reviewing and grow this a bit more by building this site.
Inspiration
Gravity is like madness, all it takes is a little push
The Joker
Without music, life would be a mistake.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.
Plato
I have owned quite a few IEMs, headphone and DAPs over time :
IEM
CIEM
Vision Ears Elysium, JH Audio Jolene, Penon Volt, Custom Art FIBAE 7, Earsonics EM10, StealthSonics C9 Pro, Earsonics EM64, FIBAE Black, Itsfit Lab Fusion, Rhapsodio Orla
UIEM
Vision Ears EXT, Sennheiser IE900, Dunu Luna, Dunu Zen, Dunu SA6, SA3, StealthSonics U9, Meze Rai Solo, LZ A7… etc
Previous
Vision Ears VE8 (CIEM), FIBAE 4, Empire Ears Phantom (CIEM), Campfire Solaris, RHA CL2, Final E5000, Piano Forte VIII, LCD i4, IE800 S, Campfire Vega, 64 Audio U12 – Earsonics S-EM9 – Velvet – IE800 – SE846. Sony XBA-Z5 – PFE232 – Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10.
Headphones
Current
Dan Clark Audio Stealth
iBasso SR2
Previous
Focal Elear, Shure SH1840, Final Audio Pandora Hope VI, Audioquest NightHawk
AMP : iFi Audio Pro iCAN Signature
DAC : Musician Pegasus R2R
DAP
Current
Cayin N8ii
FiiO M17
Previous
Shanling M9
Shanling M8
Hiby R8
DX300 + AMP11 & AMP12
DX220 Max
Cayin N6ii + A01 +T01
iBasso DX300
iBasso DX160
iBasso DX220 + AMP8 + AMP9
Hiby R6 Pro
Sony WM1Z
iBasso DX200 Ti + AMP2+ AMP3 + AMP4 + AMP5 + AMP7 + AMP8
Sony WM1-A
Onkyo DP-X1
Sony NW-ZX2
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