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Piega Premium 501 Wireless Gen 2 — The Living Room Audiophile Cheat Code
Big-speaker slam, ribbon speed, and “plug-it-in-and-enjoy” simplicity — even in a nasty room Firstly, I’m wishing you a fantastic 2026, health, joy, and yes… may this be the year you land that elusive audiophile nirvana (or at least get uncomfortably close to it). If you watched my 2025 end-of-year roundup (the one with the gear…
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My Favorite Audio Discoveries of 2025 (and Why They Stayed)
2025 is coming to an end, Christmas is here, and I wanted to do something I rarely do: a highlights-of-the-year piece focused on the gear that actually survived real life. Not the stuff I tried for two evenings and then packed back into a box. I mean the products that earned a permanent place in…
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Bower and Wilkins PI8 – Wireless ANC Earbuds Review | Comparison to Technics AZ-100, Devialet Gemini II, Apple AirPods Pro 3, Sennheiser Momentum 4 Earbuds
This one was a tough review—one of my toughest. It took weeks of tuning, listening, and note-taking to get what I needed, but it was also fun. And it’s a good reminder: you don’t always need big bucks to play around with great sound. What pulled me back into this rabbit hole was the Bowers…
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Bowers & Wilkins PX8 S2 Review (vs ML 5909, Focal Bathys): Sound, ANC, Measurements
I feel like in the last few years we’ve been spoiled in this hobby. Back in 2007 you had a handful of solid wired options—and “wireless” basically meant a really long cable. It’s funny now how we audiophiles used to mock Beats by Dr. Dre. They did sound bad, sure, but they did convince regular…
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Rockna Wavedream Reference Signature – Art Achieved Through Engineering
As you might already know from previous reviews, I am a big fan of Rockna Audio products. I have been very impressed by their first WaveDream implementation 11 years ago. They have evolved a lot since then and in 2021 I was blown away by their Rockna Wavelight DAC. I borrowed it for a review…
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A Journey to Audiophile Nirvana: T+A Solitaire P Headphones Review
I have been holding onto this review for a while now. You can find here the first contact I had with these headphones here. I was so impressed with them at the Munchen High End Show, that I have bought them for myself few months after the event. I have delayed this review because my…
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Embrace the First Light: The Meze Alba Experience
I am excited to write about these wonderful little headphones. If you haven’t checked my report on the Munich High End Show, you can find it here. Meze presented Alba at the show, and I had the pleasure of discovering it myself. I was blown away by Alba and awarded it both the “Wallet Wrecker”…
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Electrifying Euphony: My Journey from Whisper to Roar with the Game-Changing Chord Ultima Amp
Recently, I found myself yearning to dive back into the world of speakers. As many of you know, I’m the proud owner of a pair of Martin Logan ESL-11A speakers, which I’ve previously reviewed. I still adore them, but life, especially with two little ones scampering around the house and needing quiet for their naps…
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Focal Electra 1028BE Floorstanding Speakers – Review
After hearing and reviewing the Focal Diablo Utopia, I was quite curios to take the Electra series for a spin and here we are. After hearing a pair of Electra 1028BE, I couldn’t resist and bought them for myself. I’ve had them for a few months already and I absolutely love them. This review will Read more
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FiiO X7 – Review
FiiO always amazed with their products and the quality they were capable of in their price range, so I was very anxious to hear their new flagship since the day I’ve first heard of it, almost two years ago. Introduction & Specs FiiO X7 impressed me even with its looks and feel from the first Read more
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HeadMania Forum
First, I want to wish everyone a happy new year, full of joys and accomplishments! I must apologize for my lack of writing in the last few weeks. As some of you might know, I love swimming, and since my only option is to swim in local swimming pools, I managed to get myself an Read more
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Ultimate Sound 3Driver Custom In Ear Monitor – US3D Review
As I’ve been telling before, I was aiming for this review for a while now. One year ago I found out about a very interesting Romanian company here in Bucharest named Ultimate Sound that makes custom in ear monitors. I’ve also met the owner, Cristi Voicu, who is also the main tech guy and he struck Read more
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Focal Diablo Utopia Speakers – Review
I’ve had many occasions to listen to Focal Speakers and I actually owned a pair of Aria 906 BookShelves for a while. I really liked them and I think they offer great performance for their price. You can read my full review here. Now, with the courtesy of Jack-Fi, I’ve had the chance to audition and Read more
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Volent Audio Custom LPS for MSB DACs
A fellow headfier informed me of a company that is known to produce some very good custom linear power supplies for the MSB Dacs. After some initial research on the matter I found out that his products are highly regarded by lots of the msb dac owners which also bought these LPSs. Some say that Read more