Ayre Acoustics Codex

12/15/15 • 9 min

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In this episode of Head-Fi TV, Alex Brinkman from Ayre Acoustics visits Head-Fi HQ to talk about the Ayre Acoustics Codex, their new desktop balanced DAC/amp/digital preamp. Ayre Acoustics is the company behind the outstanding Ayre QB9 DSD DAC, and is also behind the engineering of the Pono Player. The Codex is Ayre's their first foray into our world of premium personal audio under the Ayre Acoustics flag.

Products mentioned in the video:

Ayre Acoustics Codex desktop headphone DAC, amplifier, and pre-amplifier
Ayre Acoustics QB9 DSD desktop DAC
Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty mono amplifier
Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon desktop amplifier
HiFIMAN HE1000 open, planar magnetic, over-ear headphone
Sennheiser HD 800 open, over-ear headphone

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Products mentioned in the video:

Ayre Acoustics Codex desktop headphone DAC, amplifier, and pre-amplifier
Ayre Acoustics QB9 DSD desktop DAC
Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty mono amplifier
Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon desktop amplifier
HiFIMAN HE1000 open, planar magnetic, over-ear headphone
Sennheiser HD 800 open, over-ear headphone

We will occasionally post Q&A episodes of Head-Fi TV. If you want to submit any questions (or comments), you can do so via email to [email protected].

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Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00

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Massdrop has collaborated on some cool audio products, like the AKG x Massdrop K7XX and the Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX. In this episode of Head-Fi TV, we take a first look at their latest collaboration: The Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 headphone.

Products mentioned in the video:

Fostex x Massdrop TH-X00 semi-closed around-the-ear headphone
Fostex TH-900 semi-closed around-the-ear headphone
Fostex TH-600 semi-closed around-the-ear headphone
Fostex T40RP Mk3 closed around-the-ear headphone
Fostex T50RP Mk3 semi-closed around-the-ear headphone
Fostex T50RP Mk2 semi-closed around-the-ear headphone
AKG x Massdrop K7XX open-back around-the-ear headphone
Grace Design x Massdrop m9XX DAC/headphone amp

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JH Audio & Astell&Kern Siren Series Full Metal Jacket Line

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Produced by Joseph Cwik and Jude Mansilla

In this episode of Head-Fi TV, we take a look at the JH Audio and Astell&Kern's Siren Series Full Metal Jacket line, and the newest member of the family, the JH Audio and Astell&Kern's Siren Series Full Metal Jacket Rosie.

Products mentioned in the video:

JH Audio & Astell&Kern Siren Series Full Metal Jacket Angie universal-fit in-ear monitor
JH Audio & Astell&Kern Siren Series Full Metal Jacket Layla universal-fit in-ear monitor
JH Audio & Astell&Kern Siren Series Full Metal Jacket Roxanne universal-fit in-ear monitor
JH Audio & Astell&Kern Siren Series Full Metal Jacket Rosie universal-fit in-ear monitor
JH Audio JH13 Pro custom-fit in-ear monitor

We will occasionally post Q&A episodes of Head-Fi TV. If you want to submit any questions (or comments), you can do so via email to [email protected].