Category Archives: Audio Reviews

All earphone, headphone, amp & all other sound related reviews and unboxing videos will be found in here!

Review & Unboxing of the Sennheiser IE8’s

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Pros: Bass knob, wire quality, accessories, mids, highs, soundstage (depends on you)
Cons: Bass, soundstage (depends on you), price, jack

Packaging & Accessories: 8/10
Build Quality: 10/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 10/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 7/10
Audio Quality: 8/10
Value: 4/10
My final Rating: 7/10

Purchase Date: April 2010
Purchase Price: £160

I bought these in 2010 from Amazon (themselves), and had a seal broken on them – after calling Sennheiser, the local manager told me to return them to Amazon, as they would never sell Sennheiser’s with a broken seal.
So I returned them.

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Review – Fiio E5 portable headphone amplifier

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Pros: Small, Cheap, nice bass boost
Cons: Doesn’t help the overall SQ, Hissing

Packaging & Accessories: 4/10
Build Quality: 8/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Audio Quality: 8/10
Portability: 10/10
EMI (Interference with mobiles etc): 7/10 (higher rating means lower EMI)
Transparency (Plays same sound as source): 7/10 (higher rating means it’s close to the source)
Battery life: 8/10
Hissing: 6/10 (higher rating means lower hissing)
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 10/10

Purchase Date: September 2010
Purchase Price: £15

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Sony MDR-EX700 Earphones – Review & Unboxing

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Pros: Extended lows, good mids
Cons: Isolation, wire, spiky highs

Packaging & Accessories: 8.5/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 8.5/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 8/10
Value: 6/10 (bought new) & 9/10 (discounted price)
My final Rating: 7/10

Purchase Date: October 2010
Purchase Price: £70

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