The Ultrasone Zino is ready and waiting for you on the fakehadphones.com forum. Click the image.

 Goldring Dr150 headphones - UK

Alessandro MS series headphones - best ever headphone deal!

New Shure SRH headphone range continues to fall in price

New look Ultrasone HFI-15g headphones with only 4 and 5 star reviews from 8 people! 

Sexy new Ultrasone Zino headphones

Huge Ultrasone iCans price drop…. huge! 

Quick Competition to win this earphone system

• Goldring GX100 earphones

• Fiio E5 amp

• WalkingWolf 6″ interconnect cable

I’m off for a bit of a break … middle of May, so before I leave, I want someone to win this earphone system. More details on the forum or click the image above.

So what are the new Sennheiser HD 238 headphones like?

A few teasers for you.

Click the image for more info. You’ve got to read the story of how I got them!

These much look over headphones are an absolute revelation IMHO. They are supremely comfortable, They sound well balanced, in a midrange kind of range, and they’re well priced against the competition. So why aren’t you buying them?

• Pictures

• Mods

• Comparisons

Everything you’ll ever need to know about the Roland RH50 headphones!

Competition: Win the Newly Released Sennheiser HD238 headphones.

I love the Sennheiser HD205 headphones. I wrote a review on Amazon in which I stated that they are:

One of the better Sennheiser’s!

But I think there might be some fake HD205’s on the market, and I need conformation, this is where you come in. Click the image below for more information.

Now, you’ve no need to worry about buying fake Sennheiser PX100 and PX200 headphones, because there’s a brilliant alternative to them both, and all in one neat package. So, no more fake Sennheiser PX100 & PX200, yipeeeee!!!

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Now you can ask a question and post comments about anything to do with headphones and fake headphones, on the new Fakeheadphones.com forum. This forum is for you. So tell us of your horror stories, name and shame bad sellers, anything you want to tell us, then put up a post.

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Badge snobbery at its worse.

Philips is just one of those names that many ‘enthusiasts’ wouldn’t even think about, and that included me until a few weeks ago. Visit Amazon.com or EBay and you’ll see the new line of Philips headphones selling for next to nothing, which indicates to me that they’re not selling. In the past I could have understood this. The pair that I tried in Prague were a joke. But now Philips are producing stunning, well-built headphones. I bought a pair of SHP5400, and they rock, quite literally.

Read the full Philips SHP5400 review here

I mean, these Philips SHL9500 (below) are going for an absolutely disgustingly low price. In the UK they’re 4-5 times the price. That’s in the Sennheiser PX200 territory. So for those of you in the U. S. (once again) you’ve got a bargain on your hands!

As I’ve written in my review, the neckband headphones destroy the Sennheiser at the same price. Don’t be a badge snob, give Philips a go. I did, and I have no regrets! But stay away from the old SHP2500 headphones, they suck!

Hi Neal,

Sorry for the late reply, last week was a bit hectic, but I did promise and I forgot, so sorry. Anyway, about the amp situation, I had a go in my wife Mercedes and the results were interesting. As we discussed, on its own with the 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable that I got from who knows where, my Nano struggles to produce any real volume. As for my system, I’ve got a Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go 5, so I’m good to go.

Blaupunkt Velocity 2Go 5 speaker system for both in and outside of the car. Brilliant!

Belkin cable upgrade

The first thing I did was to switch the rubbish cable for my Belkin 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable, and the results were surprising. The difference was very noticeable, and the sound was as clean cut as the design of the cable. There was also an increase in volume.

The “Royal” Amp

iPod, C&C mini crystal 6″ mini-to-mini cable into the amp, Belkin mini to mini cable from the amp into the Mercedes jack. There was an increase in the depth of bass, and the volume, however I feel it was “overkill”. The amp can pump out more than the standard speakers can handle, even with the bass switch turned to the lowest settings if you’re not careful the speakers will wave a white flag. The speakers can handle the Belkin upgrade well enough.

FiiO E5 amp

Sorry no pics the battery ran out.

The FiiO E5 amp was another good choice, but again, the speakers began to show that they’d had enough, not as much as the Royal amp.

Conclusion

The Royal amp will provide a decent increase in volume. I didn’t analyse the sound to the standard set up. All I’d say is; if you want clean bass at a reasonable level, the Royal amp will do it. Personally, the Belkin cable will be a good way to clean the sound up and add a touch more volume.

Just wanted to say a quick ‘Happy 2009′ To everyone!

So what’s happening for 2009 on headphonedeals? For some reason, at the moment, I can’t stop thinking about the c-Jays headphones, so a review might be coming. Competitions, far more competitions on the way, on a monthly basis hopefully, and a new downloadable report for you to chew over. Welcome to headphonedeals 2009!

The FiiO E5 amplifier is on sale at the Head-Direct store. Price is $23, with free shipping worldwide.

Update: first batch of 50 E5 amplifiers sold out. Next batch of E5 amps due to arrive on Dec. 15th. Head-Direct is accepting pre-orders.

Head-Direct is having a Christmas sale.

1. HEAD-DIRECT RE2 In-ear headphones - Original price $99, now only $79

2. HEAD-DIRECT RE1 In-ear headphones - Original price $169, now only $139

3. YUIN OK2 Earphones - Original price $169, now only $129

4. YUIN OK3 Earphones - Original price $89, now only $59

5. YUIN PK3 Earphones - Original price $49, now only $39

6. OVC X50 Earphones - Original price $39, now only $19

7. OVC HC1000 Portable headphones - Original price $49, now only $29

Welcome To Our New Shop, headphonedeals.com

It’s the new headphonedeals shop. Headphones, amps, earphones, IEMs, cables, software, downloads, speakers, yes speakers and headphone modifications. It’s all there. plus links to headphone modifications.

This little gem has been travelling everywhere here for the last half a year. It’s the Minibox-D headphone amplifier. The size of a credit card (or debit card here), and about as deep as a CD case (some 5 mm).

There’re no dynamic range measurements for the Minibox-D, but by the sound it is better than 95 dB. Clean audio range is 40 KHz. Maximum headphone impedance is 300 ohm. Battery life is exceptional - weeks on standby and typically some 25-30 hours of playing time; charging is via USB or an AC/USB adapter.

The Minibox-D is a tiny hi-fi amplifier, it’s been driving the AKG K-240 Studio, OVC HC1000 and Denon AH-D1000 on the go; each of those headphones was driven to a level of detail where a record’s space and tiniest bits of ambience are played effortlessly. It really is something that needs to be listened to be believed. Combined with the AKG K-240 Studio and Sweetcome cable, it challenges very expensive hi-fi speaker setups for clarity.

The Minibox-D is the more expensive version, built in a polished metal housing. It comes with a hard carry box and a soft fabric sock. It’s small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. Minibox-F is the same electrically, but comes in a slightly larger, less posh housing, and is less expensive: $69. The Minibox-D costs $99. A twisted silver cable is an additional $19 (and a must for lifelike sound transmission from the source).

The Head-Direct store has been out of stock for a few months, but now the Minibox amplifiers are back.

A full review of the Minibox-D is coming soon.