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Logitech and Ultimate Ears Birth a Dandy Litter of Portable Gear
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Dinny FitzPatrick • Sep 06, 2012 • 14 comments

Editors Note: I love living in Montana, but there are a few drawbacks. One big one for me at the moment is that all the PR junkets introducing new products usually happen thousands of miles away in New York. Bummer. Fortunately, a good friend and and long time headphone hobbyist Dinny FitzPatrick (known as "The Monkey" on Head-Fi) lives there, and has volunteered to lend a hand scouting out the new gear that shows up in the Big Apple. Last month he attended the release of a bunch of new gear from Logitech/UE. His report follows...and just like a monkey, it's quite entertaining.

But, again, like a Monkey, he's likely to be rather difficult to restrain, so I've given him a long leash, and we're likely to see a variety of writings from him. Welcome aboard Dinny! The banana budget is approved, write to your heart's content.

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The making of "Dr Chesky's Sensational, Fantastic, and Simply Amazing Binaural Sound Show!"
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Steve Guttenberg • May 25, 2012 • 7 comments

Ed Note: I've long been enamored by the incredibly lifelike recordings produced by brothers David and Norman on their Chesky record label. They regularly put great musicians in great spaces, and deftly record the moment with minimal mikes and astonishing results.

I knew they'd get ahead ... Steve Guttenberg now tells us exactly what kind of head they got.

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Red Wine Audio Audez'e Edition Headphone System
Full-Size Open Headphone Reviews, Specialty Headphone Reviews, Vacuum Tube Home Headphone Amplifier Reviews, Portable Headphone Amplifier Reviews, New Products
Steve Guttenberg • Sep 19, 2011 • 7 comments
Photo Credit: Steve Guttenberg

You can't listen to a headphone without plugging it into an amplifier of some kind: an iPod, portable device or a maxed out home amp. It's really the combination of the two we hear, so when we talk about the "sound" of a headphone, it's more about the sound of a headphone/amp system.

Lets get started.

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Sony Releases Full Line of Balanced Armature Earphones
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Tyll Hertsens • Sep 15, 2011 • 9 comments

I was fairly impressed when I recently reviewed the Sony EX600 and EX1000 in-ear dynamic driver headphones. But I've always felt that for high-fidelity in-ear listening the balanced armature driver headphones bested the dynamic drivers. Well, Sony has taken a big step and just released a full line of balanced armature in-ear headphones.

I'm looking forward to getting my ears on them.

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The Butte Headphone Amplifier by Apex Hi-Fi
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Tyll Hertsens • Aug 17, 2011 • 4 comments

I'm very pleased to have Todd the Vinyl Junkie nearby. Thursday nights he has listening sessions of newly arrived vinyl and serves imported Belgian beer in proper glasses ... so that's cool. But in this case, I'm pleased because I get first dibs listening to Pete Millett's newest creation for Apex Hi-Fi and TTVJ: The Butte headphone amplifier.

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New Stuff from TTVJ: The Arête, a Pete Millett Designed FET Output Headphone Amplifier
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Tyll Hertsens • Jun 23, 2011 • 2 comments

My good buddy Todd the Vinyl Junkie (TTVJ) had donned his Hawaiian shirt in my honor my little visit to sample his new Pete Millett designed FET output amp.

It was a lovely 35 mile motorcycle jaunt on the interstate through flooded pastureland to Three Forks, Montana; and lovelier still to hear the Arête when I arrived at TTVJ HQ. Let's have a quick look at this new product ....

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Essency Awareness! Situational Awareness App, Now Free for Some Etymotic Users
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Tyll Hertsens • May 27, 2011 • 2 comments

Since I wrote my "Headphones Can Kill You" article two months ago, I've seen in my news feeds at least three more people wearing headphones killed by trains. Unbelievable … but true. While I'm sure InnerFidelity readers are smart enough to stay off the tracks, there are plenty of other hazards out there --- I've almost been hit at the grocery store parking lot before. And don't you just hate it when the stewardess' lips move but you've got to pull the earphones out of your ear only to hear her ask if you want some lousy peanuts?

Well, now there's something you can do about it.

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JBL Announces Their First-Ever iPad Speaker Dock
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Tyll Hertsens • Mar 29, 2011 • 0 comments
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