Tagged: personal audio
6 articles we've published with this tag.
Streaming to headphones: how your service and DAC settings actually shape the soundWhat actually changes when you stream to headphones: service quality settings, exclusive mode, and the DAC steps that matter more than the app you use.By Eleanor Shaw
IEM fit, nozzle size and ear anatomy: what nobody tells you before you spendBefore you spend four figures on IEMs, understand how ear anatomy, nozzle geometry and tip materials interact — because fit decides everything else.By Sofia Laurent
IEM versus full-size headphones: where your money goes further under $500Trying to decide between IEMs and full-size headphones on a tight budget? Dave Okafor breaks down where each format punches hardest below $500.By Dave Okafor
Audeze's LCD-5s brings SLAM bass technology to its $4,500 flagship planarAudeze's LCD-5s arrives with SLAM acoustic bass technology — a passive, non-DSP system promising deeper, tighter low frequencies on its $4,500 open-back flagship planar.By Eleanor Shaw
Meze Audio's ASTRU: An $899 Titanium Single-Dynamic-Driver Flagship IEM That Bucks the TrendMeze Audio's ASTRU arrives at $899 as a titanium-bodied, single-driver flagship IEM. Is its 10mm composite dynamic the antidote to multi-driver complexity?By Eleanor Shaw
Astell&Kern AK HC5 review: a flagship AK4499EX DAC chip in a $450 dongleAstell&Kern's AK HC5 dongle brings the flagship AK4499EX DAC chip and an OLED display to your pocket for $450. Is it the serious listener's ultimate USB-C companion?By Eleanor Shaw