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Audeze is one of the most popular brands for high-end headphones. The company specializes in headphones using planar magnetic drivers. In a planar magnetic driver, a thin film with electrical conductor wires is moved to produce sound by magnets on...
There's no doubt that the iSine10's design will turn heads, but you won't care once you have them docked in your ears and plugged in to your favourite music. They're surprisingly comfortable to wear and sound fantastic, especially if you have an iPhone...
The hallmark of really good technology is that it improves the state of play in whichever category it happens to be released in but at the same time, it doesn't demand attention from us for the sake of it. Having spent some time with the iSINE 10, this...
The Audeze iSine 10's sound crushes the competition—it's more dynamically alive, more spacious, and more transparent than any other in-ear headphone I've heard so...
Simply put, there's nothing else on the market like the Audeze iSine series. These headphones are truly one-of-a-kind, in basically every way. If money is no object, Audeze offers a higher-end $599 iSine 20 model that features a longer "Uniforce" voice...
Compared to the other types of products we review, innovation in the headphone market can sometimes feel a little slow. Enthusiasts tend to buy, review, recommend, and re-review the same few benchmark headphones year after year. New headphones are often...
THE AUDEZE ISINE 10 offers exceptional sound for their size and price, if you don't need isolation.LikesSpacious soundSpectral balance with Cipher cableComfortThe most natural-sounding bass I've heard from an earphoneDynamic headroomWould Like To...
What is significant about the iSINE 10 is that distinctive appearance aside, the drivers don't do anything to draw attention to themselves while listening to music. While the iSINE 10 is good when used via a conventional 3.5mm cable connection, it truly...
While planar magnetic speakers have been around for a while, the tech can mostly be seen in larger speakers. And although planar magnetic headphones have been around since the 70s, they've only escaped cult status within the last few years. Now, many...
There is no doubt that the Audeze iSine 10 is a superb pair of IEMs, one that is in a league of its own. However, I still can't help but ask this question – who is it for? Or, who should actually buy an Audeze iSine 10. The inherent quality of earphones...