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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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Finding Your Frequency: The Joy of Being an Audiophile- Podcast Series
I am going to try an experiment of creating a series of audio podcasts on my youtube channel. I am not sure how this series will evolve, but one of the main purpose of the series will be to relate my experience of my journey into this hobby, how I started, what I went through, Read more
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Headphone Measurements
It has been a while since I have bought the miniDSP Ears to be able to play around with headphone measurements. This is not a professional device, so I can’t guarantee for the accuracy of the measurements or the device itself. However, I can say that the measurements did match my listening experience with lots Read more
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KLH Ultima One – Open Ears Headphones Review
Recently, I stumbled upon a headphone that’s grabbed my interest – the KLH Ultima One – Open headphones. Thanks to the kind folks at HifiExpert, I had the chance to borrow and test these headphones. What piqued my interest, you ask? In the product description, it’s mentioned that the Ultima One features a 50 mm Read more
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Meze Liric Closed Headphones – Review
If you’ve read my past reviews, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of Meze. My journey with them started when I wrote my first review for the Meze 99 Classics. From that point, I knew this team was something special with lots of potential. The amount of detail they paid attention to in certain areas Read more
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Hifiman HE-1000SE – Review
In this case, I have a video review of HE-1000SE. Long story short, it’s been two years since I have been owning these headphones and enjoying them. I keep switching between HE-1000SE and Meze Elite. When I want the pinnacle of precision, tactility and PRAT, I always come back to HE-1000SE. These headphones are so Read more
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Stax SR-L300 Electrostatic Headphones – Review
I’m truly thrilled because we finally have an excellent distributor for Stax in Romania – Avstore.ro. Not only is Avstore.ro one of the top high-end audio stores, but it’s also the premier destination for headphones in the country. Boasting the best headphone showroom, Avstore.ro officially took over the dealership for Stax at the beginning of Read more