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The Headphone List was created to help visitors select the best portable audio products for their needs by featuring the most comprehensive collection of headphone reviews published in an interactive, dynamic format. In addition to product reviews across multiple categories, the site is home to numerous abridged buyers guides, deal alerts, and other useful info, all written by audio enthusiasts with vast experience evaluating audio gear. There is still a long ways to go before the site has all of its the intended features and content, so keep checking back to see what’s new!

The Authors

ryanjsoo: Avid writer, passionate photographer and full-time health student, Ryan’s audio origins and enduring interests lie within all aspects of portable audio. An ongoing desire to bring quality audio to the regular reader underpins his reviewer ethos as he seeks to bring a new perspective on the cutting edge and budget dredge alike.

Suman Sourav Meher: My humble audiophile beginnings started in 2010, when I was in college, where I fell in love with the elements, nuances, and variations of this mesmerizing world. The ability of tiny earphones to recreate amazing sounds make bad days tolerable and good days better! Now I am a full-time audiophile with a preference for musical variety, especially vocals and engaging tracks. I must admit I am an addicted, but not to drugs or alcohol, but to earphones. Come join me as I share my experiences, bad or good, and let’s have some fun!

Guy Lerner: An avid photographer and writer ‘in real life’, Guy’s passion for music and technology created the perfect storm for his love of portable audio. When he’s not playing with the latest and greatest head-fi gear, he prefers to spend time away from the hobby with his two (almost) grown kids and wife in the breathtaking city of Cape Town, and traveling around his native South Africa. More info in his Welcome Article.

Kevin Goh: Raised in Southeast Asia’s largest portable-audio market, Kevin’s interest in high-end audio has grown alongside it as the industry flourishes. His pursuit of “perfect sound” began in the heydays of Jaben in Singapore at the age of just 10 years old. Kevin believes that we live in a golden age of readily accessible, quality audio.

PinkyPowers: Pinky is an artsy twat. Illustration, graphic design, writing. Yet music escapes him, and always has. He builds his own cables, and likes to explore the craftsmanship of others. He’s a stabby one, also. At the first hint of annoyance, out comes the blade. I say he’s compensating for something… in a big bad way. If we all try really hard as a collective, maybe we can have him put down.

Deezel: Church-boy by day and audio-obsessee by night, Daniel Lesmana’s world revolves around the rhythms and melodies we lovingly call: Music. When he’s not behind a console mixing live for a congregation of thousands, engineering records in a studio environment, or making noise behind a drum set, you’ll find him on his laptop analysing audio gear with fervor and glee. Now a specialist in custom IEMs, cables and full-sized headphones, he’s looking to bring his unique sensibilities – as both an enthusiast and a professional – into the reviewer’s space; a place where no man has gone before.

|joker|: Living in the fast-paced city of Los Angeles, ljokerl has been using portable audio gear to deal with lengthy commutes for more than a decade. He spends much of his time listening to music and writes portable audio reviews across several enthusiast sites, focusing mostly on in-ear earphones. He has compiled the largest single overview of in-ear earphones and continues to review new products weekly, building up a comprehensive database on a common rating scale.

flinkenick: Nic is currently in pursuit of a PhD degree in social neuropsychology, while trying not to get too distracted by this hobby. In pursuit of theoretical knowledge by day, and audiophile excellence at night. Luckily for him, both activities are not mutually exclusive which helps to lighten the workload. Always on the go, Nic’s enthusiasm for hi-fi is focused on all chains of the portable system: iems, cables and daps.

average_joe: His defining moment came early on one Christmas morning when he got his first Sony Walkman and was blown away with the huge sound from such a small device.  This lead to a lifelong love of audio that initially included auditioning any and all gear he could find, reading Stereophile magazine compulsively, and scraping together his money to buy better and better gear of his own.  Back to the Sony Walkman roots, he now focuses on higher end portable gear, writing thorough, detailed reviews that include head-to-head product comparisons and matching of various components.  He has an extensive custom in-ear monitor collection, all scored in his CIEM review list.

jelt2359: When jelt2359’s Shure earphones stopped working ten years ago he was forced, kicking and screaming, to replace them, and naturally ended up buying more than 20 new IEMs. jelt2359 is focused “mostly” on attaining portable music nirvana. He flies to a different city almost every week for his work, and is always looking for the perfect audio setup to bring along.

Ike: My passion for audio began from a very young age when my parents would take me to the local CD stores after I was given my first CD player and a pair of Sony headphones.  That started my climb up the high-fi world, fueled by my love of music, including most genre’s, but especially synthwave and all types of metal.  My high-end review career started in 2014 and I strive to provide the most accurate reviews possible.  I hope my review’s will help you make a more informed decision with regard to your next audio purchase.

Wildcatsare1: Kevin Heine’s audio journey began listening to Maggies, an obsession for dipole transducers that carries on to today. Primarily a two channel listener until life circumstances changed. From Magnepans, Apogee Duettas, to Sound Labs culminating with the 845’s. Now, a dedicated headphone aficionado seeking pure tone, accurate timbre, and the illusion of a head stage.

MikePortnoy: He started listening music when he was a child. His audiophile journey has begun under the wings of a single dynamic driver IEM. He has started to search for both technical and musical perfection in audio gears. He mostly reviews high-end systems including custom in ear monitors, aftermarket cables and digital sources.

kiryu-91l: While pursuing my diverse interests, ranging from competitive running, high-fidelity audio, and even politics, I often arrive at unique and unorthodox conclusions. This carries over to my reviews, where I seek the universal truth rather than relegate my individual opinions. As someone who is usually on the go, it is no secret that my interests in audio lie mostly within the portable market where I am always intrigued by new innovations that help push audio closer to perfection. With music listeners moving away from stationary listening, it is my goal to provide portable and wireless audio the attention that it deserves.

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