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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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The most important part of any sound system: your ears and brain. Hearing explained
We talked a lot about audio gear: digital to analog converters, amplifiers, speakers, headphones, etc. But sometimes we forget about the most important audio gear out there, the gear we were born with, our ears and brain. This is where it all goes to, the final stop in our “audio system”. This is part that makes… Read more
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Audiobyte Black Dragon – Review
I’ve known of this project for a while now and if you’ve been reading some of my reviews, you would know I am really interested in Audiobyte and their products. I had Hydra-X for a while now and it really impressed me throughout the time. Let’s not forget about their top of the line DAC ,… Read more
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Asus Xonar Essence III – Review
It brings me joy to see that Asus shows interest in this relatively small market. Why am I saying this? Well, I have two big reasons: Their products in this category are very good so far Asus is a very big and popular company and this may help bring more people into this domain. If… Read more
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Asus Xonar Essence One Muses Edition – Review
After I’ve reviewed Asus Xonar Essence STU, I was looking forward to review one of it’s bigger brothers, the Xonar Essence One Muses Edition, so here we are. I love the fact that Asus got into this field and I hope they will continue working on creating better products. They have the power of achieving greatness… Read more
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1/8 Million Dollar Stereo Sound System
If you’ve been reading my reviews you might have heard of Jack-fi / AudioConcept. I’ve been talking a lot about them because I love the store and the guys working there. After I found them, my weekends have never been the same again. It’s actually a funny story. It all started when a guy from headfi… Read more
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Asus Xonar Essence STU – Review
I’ve heard only good things about the headphone related products from Asus, especially the Xonar Essence One and its Muses Edition. So, in that direction, I hope that I will get to review them soon. Meanwhile, I’ve got my hands on the little brother of the line-up, the Xonar Essence STU. More than 5 years ago I… Read more