In addition to writing, music and collecting scores of IEMs and headphones, I also quite enjoy dabbling in photography so, starting today, I’ll be periodically uploading collections of my full-resolution product shots, seen in my various reviews to Flickr. Over the years I’ve had a number of cameras including the Kodak P850, Fujifilm Finepix Z100fd, […]

Thank you to the folks at DUNU-Topsound for providing the sample for review. I’ve reviewed a few sets of IEMs from DUNU-Topsound before and was offered the opportunity to review their flagship earphone, the ever changing Tai-Chi. I’ve reviewed many earphones with methods of tuning the sound to adapt to different sound signatures and different […]

  $7 giant killers? Never thought I’d see the day when a pair of earphones selling for less than $10 would be able to compete with earphones in the $50 – $100 range but the Monoprice MEP- 933 does. After reading about them on Head-Fi, I was overcome by curiosity, as I often am, and […]

Thanks to the folks at MEElectronics for providing a sample of the new N8 earphones for review. Packaging and Accessories: Uncharacteristically sparse for MEElectronics, only including the earphones, a shirt clip and the standard array of eartips (with a set of double-flange tips as well). Design and Build Quality: Standard for MEElectronics, which means good. […]

Thanks to the folks at Thinksound for the review sample! The $100 and under price bracket is the most hotly contested arena for in ear monitors and there are a large number of strong contenders in the market for the honor of being called the best value for the money. The MS01 is the latest […]

The Brookstone Clear Dual Drive earphones intrigued me from the moment I saw them. Not because of their unconventional design or the three-button remote and microphone attached. No, I was most intrigued by the fact that these are almost a mirror image of an earphone from Radius; a Japanese based firm which produces the HP-TWF21 […]

Before I get into the meat and potatoes, I would like to thank the folks at XePort for providing me with samples for review. If you’ve never heard of XePort…don’t worry, up until a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t know who they were either. But, after hearing about them on Head-Fi and noticing some […]

First off, I’d like to thank the folks at Headphones.com. A couple of weeks ago, I spotted a contest on Head-Fi for a pair of Creative Aurvana In-Ear 3 asking entrants to creatively describe the best headphones they’ve heard at the $150 price point or under. Seeing as the HiFiMan RE-262s are the best sounding […]

Introduction First, I’d like to thank the folks at HiFiMan for providing a sample to review. No doubt, I’ve been a fan of HiFiMan’s products for about a year and a half now ever since buying a pair of RE0s early last year. I’ve tested a number of their products and reviewed them right here […]

Introduction First, I’d like to thank the folks at DUNU-TopSound once again for providing samples for review. As DUNU’s current flagship IEM, the Hephaes has a lot to live up to. Competition in the sub $100 price bracket is stronger than ever, with strong entries from several companies such as HiFiMan, MEElectronics, Spider Cable, Eymotic, […]

  First off, I’d like to thank the folks at DUNU-TopSound for providing me with samples to review Up for review today are a pair of balanced armature based IEMs. Priced solidly within the bracket I would consider “mid-range”, these have a great deal of competition right out of the gate and one has to […]

First off, I’d like to thank Rocky and the folks at DUNU-Topsound for the review samples. Read on for my full review of the DUNU Trident earphones after the break. Packaging and Accessories With the packaging of the Trident in hand, I can see that DUNU doesn’t skimp on the packaging, even with their lower […]

The day after my review of Spidercable’s Realvoice IEMs was posted, in which I expressed my disappointment with the Realvoice IEMs for failing in less than two weeks of use, I was contacted by Spidercable’s customer service in regards to my defective pair saying that they have isolated the cause of the problem and have […]

Introduction First, I’d like to thank the folks at Spider for providing a sample of the Realvoice earphones for review. Spider Cable is on a mission, a mission to make the best in ear monitors below $100. In recent years, that has become quite the challenge, due to the stiff competition that has arisen in […]

First off, I’d like to thank the folks at MEElectronics for the review samples. I hold in my hands MEElectronics’ two flagship in ear monitors which represent both the pinnacle of MEElectronics’ IEM lineup but also the two highest end offerings in their newly launched “Clarity” series. These IEMs are also a couple of firsts […]

Introduction First, I’d like to thank the folks at MEElectronics for sending me a sample for review. Of all of the new products released by MEElectronics recently, the SP51 has been one of the most intriguing as it features a sound tuning system that allows users to tailor the sound to match their listening preferences. […]

Introduction First, I’d like to thank the folks at MEElectronics for sending me samples for review. MEElectronics’ M-series is the longest running lineup of in ear monitors they currently offer. The M9P from the M-Series lineup was among the first earphones I reviewed. Now, a year later, I have before me three new additions to […]

Introduction Before I begin, I’d like to thank the folks at Woodees for sending me samples for review. Up for review today are two IEMs from Woodees, a company, if you’ll remember, I’ve done a review for in the past. I have here two new IEMs from Woodees that have appeared on the market fairly […]

Today, I received a new shipment of review samples from both Woodees and MEElectronics, which I’ll be reviewing in the near future. Since this was a much bigger group of samples than I am accustomed to receiving in a single day, I figured I’d share a few pictures of the IEMs I’ve received and a […]

Introduction First, I’d like to thank Fang at Head-Direct once again for generously providing me with a RE-262 review sample. HiFiMan has come a long way in just a few short years. Priding themselves on offering exceptional sound quality for a relatively low price, Their RE line of in ear monitors has been a perennial […]

Introduction NuForce has been a popular name among budget conscious audiophiles for their line of DACs and headphone amps for a long while now and has released a few decently popular low and midrange IEMs that performed well in the midrange market. Now, NuForce is taking its first shot at the higher end market with […]

Introduction Before I begin, I’d like to thank the folks at Thinksound for sending me a pair of the TS02+Mic IEMs for review. Thinksound is a company with a mission; to produce great sounding and environmentally conscious products. This started with the Thinksound Rain and Thunder (now named TS01) IEMs, which offered great bang for […]

Introduction First, allow me to thank the great folks at MEElectronics for sending me a sample of the newly released M11P+ IEMs for review. Prior to sometime in early February, I wasn’t aware that MEElectronics existed. It wasn’t until I came across a review of their M9 IEMs on Head-Fi that I decided to check […]

Introduction First and foremost, a big thank you goes out to Fang at Head-Direct for sending me a sample of the RE-ZERO IEMs for review. If you’ve been keeping up with Musical Musings, you’re probably well aware of my current love affair with the HiFiMan RE0 IEMs. They are the current crown jewel in my […]