Okay, picture this: you slip on a pair of wireless headphones and instead of just hearing music, you feel like you’ve stepped into a small high-end listening room. The DALI IO-8 tries to give you exactly that. These aren’t just “nice Bluetooth cans” — they’re built by a company known for loudspeakers, bringing that DNA to a wireless form. Let’s walk through how it feels physically, how it sounds, and how it performs — and by the end you should have a clear idea whether they’r

Design & Build Okay — first, the Starfish from TRN gives you that “enthusiast IEM” feel at a budget price. The shell is described as an aluminum-resin composite in a star-shaped chamber, so it’s not plastic-cheap feeling — they’ve paid attention to materials. The cable is upgradeable (0.78mm 2-pin), which means you can swap in better wires if you want. Fit is ergonomic, they claim “ear‐wrapping design” with nine tip choices included. In practice: you’ll feel them in your ears

Design & Build Let`s first start with the design and build quality of ooopusX OP.24 . This one is interesting because it’s from a newer brand (ooopusX) and offers some neat features at a budget price. The standout: a physical tuning dial  to switch between two modes. The shell is lightweight (~5.2g per side reported) and uses resin/plastic materials. The build quality for its price is decent, though some reviewers point out the cable and included accessories are modest. Fit:

*More information, videos and photos of this product in review above I think I started my audio lover career at the twilight of cassette players. I personally never liked cassette players, I think they were a portable necessity of their age, but just could never translate well into the future once newer and greater things arrived. But what brought me to this stage of life was my love of portable CD players. I used to listen to music so much that often I would fall asleep with

There are headphones that sound good, and then there are headphones that feel good even before you hit play. The Bang & Olufsen HX  definitely belongs to the latter group. It’s one of those products where you can tell just by holding it that it’s been designed with care, taste, and that subtle Scandinavian refinement. But good looks alone don’t make a great pair of headphones — so let’s dive into what makes the HX such an interesting piece of audio gear, and whether it’s more

You know how some headphones try too hard? They throw in all kinds of tech, fancy ANC modes, and wild sound signatures — but at the end of the day, they don’t really feel  musical. The Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3  is different. This one doesn’t try to impress you with flash or gimmicks; it wins you over the moment you hit play and hear just how natural  and complete  the sound feels. Bowers & Wilkins has been around for decades, building high-end loudspeakers used in studios like