Headphone Reviews

Sennheiser HD 600 headphones

Wes Phillips Feb 09, 1998 First Published: Feb 09, 1998

Sometimes, the only thing that'll soothe the cares and lift the thoughts of man is kicking back and letting glorious music wash over you. Isn't that why we're all here? But no sooner do you sit yourself down in the sweet spot and cue up, say, Mozart's 40th, than you hear:

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Stax Lambda Nova Signature electrostatic ear-speaker

Wes Phillips Jun 26, 1997 First Published: Jun 26, 1997

"When I find something that works," John Candy leered, "I stick with it!" I have no idea if the folks at Stax Industries are fans of Splash or not, but they've certainly taken Candy's philosophy as their own. Despite manufacturing superb—if demanding—loudspeakers and electronics for the last 15 years or so, Stax has been best known for producing one thing: electrostatic ear-speakers, aka headphones.

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HeadRoom Max headphone amplifier

Wes Phillips Feb 27, 1997 First Published: Feb 27, 1997

My name is Wes and I enjoy listening to music on headphones.

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Melos SHA-1 headphone amplifier

Corey Greenberg Oct 07, 1995 First Published: Oct 07, 1992

"I remember Momma!"

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Etymotic Research ER-4S Canal Phone earspeakers

Wes Phillips Jul 30, 1995 First Published: Jul 30, 1995

The cab's outside, the plane leaves in 50 minutes. Let's see...HeadRoom">http://www.stereophile.com//amplificationreviews/530/">HeadRoom Supreme, HeadRoom">http://www.stereophile.com//accessoryreviews/531/">HeadRoom Bag, portable CD player, CDs, Etymotic ER-4S Canal Phones....Oh, yeah—mustn't forget luggage or plane tickets. Guess I'm set to go.

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Grado SR60 headphones

Corey Greenberg Jun 08, 1995 First Published: Jun 08, 1994

What the hell is going on with headphones these days?!

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HeadRoom Supreme headphone amplifier

John Atkinson Jan 08, 1995 First Published: Jan 08, 1994

"Uhh! What is it?" I was being prodded on the arm. Admittedly it was gentle, almost polite prodding, but prodding it still was, a rude disturbance of the cocoon I had woven around myself in seat 31J of the American Airlines MD-11 winging its way across the North Atlantic. I pushed Pause on the Discman, insensitively not waiting for an opportune cadence in the Brahms Piano Quintet that had been my erstwhile virtual reality.