I test speakers for a living, and I use a set of go-to songs to put them through their paces. These are my top 5!

Few products capture the essence of luxury and sound quality like Audeze headphones. Lauded for their stunning design and ...

In the Ear Gear Section, at Table 8204, Orchard will be debuting its powerful new headphone amplifier, the Valencia ($2,000, preorder special $1,600). For the innovative setup in room 452, the ...

That's short for Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator and we first saw it in the flagship – and nearly $6K / £4.5K – CRBN2 electrostatic headphones last year. SLAM uses finely tuned acoustic ...

The affordable planar magnetic headphones borrow technology from the brand’s $6,000 cans. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn ...

That's exactly why the absolute best-sounding models on the market can cost thousands of dollars, like the CRBN2 Electrostatic Headphone by Audeze. With its latest device, the LCD-S20, Audeze ...

SLAM – a tech which has already been implemented in Audeze’s CRBN2 electrostatic headphones – is the company’s approach to improving bass response and overall driver efficiency. While Audeze hasn’t ...

Enter Fosi Audio, makers of high-end audio equipment, with a vast range of amplifiers, preamps, and DACs. The K7 is their latest entry into the space, a combination DAC and headphone amplifier ...

We spent time with this made-in-USA DAC/Amp to find out if it’s truly a step forward—or just more of the same. Delivering 3.2 watts of power (10.2Vrms) into 32-ohm headphones, the Element IV marks a ...

The affordable Fosi Audio DS1 is our favorite headphone amp/DAC because it has the needed connections and power output to suit most headphones. Fit is crucial to earbud performance. If you’re ...

Just how good are these $6,000 headphones that require a dedicated electrostatic energizer or amplifier? The original CRBN was Audeze’s most detailed sounding headphone so far, but didn’t quite have ...

The Sennheiser HE 1 are a pair of electrostatic headphones with a high voltage MOSFET amp built into them; they come with a dedicated tube amp that's partly glass and partly a block of solid ...