Journal

Open or closed back: decide by the room, not the reviews

Open or closed back: decide by the room, not th...

The most-asked question in headphones has a boring, reliable answer: look at where you will actually be sitting.

Open or closed back: decide by the room, not th...

The most-asked question in headphones has a boring, reliable answer: look at where you will actually be sitting.

Balanced, explained: 4.4 mm vs 4-pin XLR vs 2.5 mm

Balanced, explained: 4.4 mm vs 4-pin XLR vs 2.5 mm

Three balanced standards, one wiring truth, and a warning about the 2.5 mm mess — the pinouts, laid out plainly.

Balanced, explained: 4.4 mm vs 4-pin XLR vs 2.5 mm

Three balanced standards, one wiring truth, and a warning about the 2.5 mm mess — the pinouts, laid out plainly.

Dekoni materials, decoded

Dekoni materials, decoded

Choice vs Elite, sheepskin vs velour vs hybrid vs gel — what each pad material actually does to comfort and sound.

Dekoni materials, decoded

Choice vs Elite, sheepskin vs velour vs hybrid vs gel — what each pad material actually does to comfort and sound.

DT 770 PRO: 32, 80 or 250 ohms?

DT 770 PRO: 32, 80 or 250 ohms?

Same driver family, three impedances. Choose by what you plug into — here is the two-minute version.

DT 770 PRO: 32, 80 or 250 ohms?

Same driver family, three impedances. Choose by what you plug into — here is the two-minute version.

Why we stock OFC, and what 7N actually means

A short, pragmatic primer on copper purity: what the numbers mean, what they don't, and where your money actually buys sound.

Why we stock OFC, and what 7N actually means

A short, pragmatic primer on copper purity: what the numbers mean, what they don't, and where your money actually buys sound.