Audio Gear

The smartphone industry has taken off in the past 10 years. The modern smartphone has been able to combine the functions of stand-alone devices such as music players, cameras, and portable game consoles all into one pocketable device. This smartphone revolution drove several products into extinction including the mp3 player.  The recent popularity of high-resolution …

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Beyerdynamic is a household name when it comes to professional audio. Their high-end headphones have been used both by professionals and by enthusiasts alike. The Beyerdynamic T1 is currently their flagship desktop headphone and is considered to be an upgrade from their popular DT1990 headphones.  At 600 ohms, the T1s are hard to drive, so …

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If you are beginning to dip your toes into the world of audio engineering or is simply a budding audiophile, you might be taken aback about how complex the landscape of the sound system industry truly is. Take, for example, the headphone cable. A couple of decades back, buying one was as simple as going …

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The headphone jack is a staple of every single audio system. While wireless headphones are slowly becoming the norm, the headphone jack is still an essential aspect when it comes to listening to your music via headphones. In this article, we will be taking a look at the different types of headphone jacks that are …

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There are 2 common types of headphone amplifiers. There is a solid-state and tube headphone amplifier. There are several distinct differences. The first one is how they physically derive their amplification.  Solid-state amplifiers derive their amplification from electronic transistors while tube amplifiers use vacuum tubes. Tube headphone amplifiers use a cathode ray tube in order …

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