Sennheiser’s HDB 630 enters a crowded wireless headphone market with clear intentions. The newcomer positions itself well above the Momentum 4 Wireless, which have been my preferred affordable Bluetooth headphones for the past two years. At €499, the HDB 630’s price jump suggests premium ambitions, but the execution reveals a […] The post Sennheiser HDB […]
Chord Electronics has quietly updated its Mojo 2 DAC/headphone amplifier with two changes that matter: a 4.4mm balanced headphone output and USB-C charging. The 4.4mm socket replaces one of the original’s two 3.5mm outputs, addressing what was becoming a compatibility issue with modern balanced-terminated headphones. Before anyone gets too excited, […] The post Chord’s Mojo […]
[Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of fifteen observations from fifteen years of audio writing] I used to think a better DAC would fundamentally transform the sound of my hi-fi system. I was wrong. Dead wrong. Six years ago, I sat comparing a US$10,000 DAC to a […] The post The most […]