Headphone Reviews & News Blog from HiFi Headphones

Grado GR8 Earphones - high end balanced armature IEMs

Grado GR8 Earphone Gets UK Launch Grado are well known for their mid to high end Hi-Fi headphones, with the top of the range Grado GS1000i being the benchmark that other high end headphones are measured against.  This last month has seen the surprise release of the first Grado in-ear earphone (In Ear Monitor or IEM) [...]

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Beyerdynamic Gaming Headphones - MMX300, MMX2 and MMX1

Beyerdynamic High End Gaming Headphones Beyerdynamic have a long heritage of producing very high quality headphones for home Hi-Fi, professional use (studio and live instrument monitoring) and aviation use.  Now Beyerdynamic have just turned their hand to developing a range of high quality gaming headsets and it looks like they are on to a winner! As can [...]

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REVIEW: SoundMAGIC PL30 Earphones

SoundMAGIC PL30 Review The SoundMAGIC PL30 is an IEM (In Ear Monitor) style earphone with an over ear cable fit system and innovative bass control switch.  The PL30 is priced to compete directly with earphones like the Sennheiser CX300-II, Denon AH-C351 and Ultimate Ears Metro.fi 220. SoundMAGIC earphones are a relatively new addition to the line-up at [...]

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SoundMAGIC PL50 IEM Earphones Launched

SoundMAGIC PL50 SoundMAGIC have released the PL50 IEM earphone in Asia this week.  The PL50 is an in-ear sound isolating design and looks like it will be competing with higher end IEMs, such as the Shure and Ultimate Ears range. This is SoundMAGIC’s first step into a balanced armature technology earphone and we’re really keen to give [...]

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Home Listening Headphones Review

Home Listening Hi-Fi Headphone Mini Review We were recently asked to review a selection of headphones suitable for home Hi-Fi listening by Shortlist (a popular mens lifestyle magazine). Below is the selection of headphones we offered with the review we gave: High End Headphones Grado SR325is Review Open back on-ear headphones. Retro design.  Excellent sound with brilliant detail and clarity.  [...]

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WeSC Headphones - new models available for summer!

WeSC Pickup & Maraca - New Models WeSC have just launched some new models in time for the summer holiday season.  The new headphone models are the WeSC Pickup and the WeSC Maraca. The WeSC Maraca headphone is has a distincly retro design, not that far away from the highly sought after Alp Horn, but is a [...]

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SoundMAGIC PL11 Earphones - big bass and high end clarity

SoundMAGIC PL11 Review The SoundMAGIC PL11 has pushed the boundaries of what can be expected from an entry level in-ear isolating earphone.  For less than the cost of a Playstation game the PL11 offers high end audio clarity, with enough low end power to satisfy the biggest bass-head. Looking and feeling like an earphone that comes from [...]

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Shure SRH840, SRH440 & SRH240 Closed Back Studio Headphones

Shure have just launched a brand new range of closed back studio and DJ headphones that have already been getting quite a bit of interest since news of the pricing was leaked on Head-Fi.org. Full size headphones is a new departure for Shure, as they are known best for their in-ear sound isolating earphones.  Initial user [...]

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Custom Mould Earphones & Sleeves from ACS

HiFi Headphones is now offering custom made earphones and also custom sleeve ear gels for a range of popular standard earphone models.  Regular visitors to the HiFi Headphones store will have noticed that we’ve recently added a brand new category to the website.  We’ve also added a guide to custom fitted earphones and provided information [...]

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FiiO E5 & E3 headphone amps - boost volume, add bass and improve soundstage

FiiO E5 & E3 headphone amps - boost volume, add bass and improve soundstage At HiFi Headphones we’ve just taken delivery of our first batch of FiiO headphone amplifiers.  The brand new FiiO E5 and FiiO E3 are ultra small headphone amplifiers with a price tag that makes them affordable for anyone with an iPod, MP3 [...]

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Why do I need a headphone amplifier?

What’s the point of a headphone amp? If you’ve been following the world of headphones you may have noticed that headphone amplifiers seem to be cropping up more often than ever, but what’s the point?  Do they just increase volume, or is there more to it? Below are a few good reasons to upgrade your audio setup [...]

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Sennheiser Spare Parts - headphone cables, earpads, headbands & capsules

Spares for Sennheiser headphones are now available at the HiFi Headphones store.  You’ll find a big selection of replacement cables for Sennheiser headphones, as well as earpads, headbands and capsules (the speaker or earpiece). One of the great things about buying headphones or earphones from an established manufacturer like Sennheiser is that it’s possible to service [...]

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Klipsch Image X5 and HiFi Headphones listed in 12 best gadgets roundup at Telegraph Online

The Klipsch Image X5 is the new single wideband driver earphone from Klipsch (launched in the UK in Nov 2008).  Looking very similar in design to the more expensive Klipsch Image X10, we think this new earphone is set to make waves in the mid-range earphone market. Linking to the Klipsch Image X5 product page at [...]

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Sleek Audio SA6 Wireless Earphones - now in stock!

The long awaited Sleek Audio SA6 and W-1 Wireless Bundle Pack is now available from HiFi Headphones.  The W-1 wireless adapter enables you to listen to your audio source at full lossless, CD quality within a range of 18 metres (without obstructions). The W-1 either comes bundled with a Sleek Audio SA6 earphone, or alternatively comes [...]

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Pro-Ject Head Box headphone amplifiers - new models available

We’ve just taken delivery of a small quantity of the second generation Pro-Ject Head Box headphone amplifiers. These very well made units from Pro-Ject Audio, an Austrian high end audio manufacturer, really do sound superb. Pro-Ject’s headphone amps are ideal for driving high quality dynamic Hi-Fi headphones. With RCA phono inputs these headphone amps are ideal for [...]

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