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Headphone· 2026-08-31Audio-Technica ATH-M70x
Sold as the flat one. Owners agree; every test rig disagrees.
$329consensus 59
IEM· 2026-08-317Hz Sonus
Everyone agrees the vocals sit forward. Nobody agrees about the top end.
$51consensus 74
MIDI Controller· 2026-08-30Nektar Impact LX88+
Eighty-eight full-size keys and a wall of faders for budget money — close to magic if your DAW is on Nektar's list, ordinary if it isn't.
$320consensus 77
Amp· 2026-08-30iFi ZEN CAN Signature
Two Stereophile reviewers, the same amp and the same headphones — one reached for an attenuator, the other reached for more gain.
$299consensus 78
102 reviews
All headphone reviews →Headphones
Highest consensus— 84
Dan Clark Audio Stealth
The closest thing to a settled measurement — and an argument about slam that it never settled.
$450017 sourcesTonality · Imaging
Best under $100— $99 · consensus 67
Philips SHP9500
The cult budget open-back everyone agrees is comfortable, open and cheap — and no one agrees is bright-and-clean or thin-and-sibilant.
$998 sourcesComfort · Value
Most contested— 9 aspects split
FiiO FT5
FiiO's warm, build-first planar flagship — richly musical to some, too coloured to others, and a pad-and-EQ chameleon to everyone who tinkers.
$44911 sources
- 001AKG K371AKG$14972114Jul 8
- 002AKG K702AKG$17972102Jul 13
- 003Anker Soundcore Space Q45Anker Soundcore$12068107Aug 1
- 004Apple AirPods Max (USB-C)Apple$5496896Jul 10
- 005Audeze LCD-2 ClassicAudeze$79962113Jul 16
- 006Audeze LCD-5Audeze$450072134Aug 20
- 007Audeze LCD-S20Audeze$49972136Jun 3
- 008Audeze LCD-XAudeze$11996883Jul 9
- 009Audeze Maxwell 2Audeze$3297194Jul 7
- 010Audeze MM-100Audeze$29964138Aug 21
- 011Audeze MM-500Audeze$169964116Jul 20
- 012Audio-Technica ATH-AD700XAudio-Technica$14960114Jul 21
- 013Audio-Technica ATH-M40xAudio-Technica$10960136Jul 15
- 014Audio-Technica ATH-M50xAudio-Technica$15059165Jun 2
- 015Audio-Technica ATH-M70xAudio-Technica$32959128Aug 31
- 016Audio-Technica ATH-R50xAudio-Technica$16975127Aug 3
- 017Audio-Technica ATH-R70xAudio-Technica$2997284Jul 9
- 018Audio-Technica ATH-R70xaAudio-Technica$3497494Jul 11
- 019Aune AR5000Aune$2996993Jul 9
- 020Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO MKIIBeyerdynamic$59972115Jul 28
- 021Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PROBeyerdynamic$5497192Jul 9
- 022Beyerdynamic DT 700 PRO XBeyerdynamic$29970115Jul 19
- 023Beyerdynamic DT 770 ProBeyerdynamic$17571134Jun 2
- 024Beyerdynamic DT 880Beyerdynamic$19968114Jul 16
- 025Beyerdynamic DT 900 PRO XBeyerdynamic$29972102Jul 6
- 026Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (250 Ω)Beyerdynamic$1596793Jul 10
- 027Bose QuietComfort 45Bose$19970103Jul 7
- 028Bose QuietComfort HeadphonesBose$1797295Jul 7
- 029Bose QuietComfort Ultra HeadphonesBose$4297194Jun 3
- 030Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)Bose$44973124Jul 10
- 031Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3Bowers & Wilkins$47981125Jul 31
- 032Bowers & Wilkins Px8Bowers & Wilkins$74978126Jul 31
- 033Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 NoireDan Clark Audio$89975114Aug 8
- 034Dan Clark Audio E3Dan Clark Audio$229979104Jul 20
- 035Dan Clark Audio ExpanseDan Clark Audio$450084145Aug 7
- 036Dan Clark Audio Noire XDan Clark Audio$99975133Jul 10
- 037Dan Clark Audio StealthDan Clark Audio$450084175Aug 8
- 038Drop + EPOS PC38XDrop$17070115Jul 5
- 039Drop + HIFIMAN HE-5XXDrop$11971165Aug 3
- 040Drop + Sennheiser HD 58X JubileeDrop$19965156Aug 30
- 041E-MU TeakE-MU$45072103Jul 11
- 042FiiO FT1FiiO$14971115Jul 5
- 043FiiO FT1 ProFiiO$19969145Jun 2
- 044FiiO FT3FiiO$22075134Aug 2
- 045FiiO FT5FiiO$44965119Jul 19
- 046Focal AzurysFocal$49974176Aug 7
- 047Focal BathysFocal$6997086Jul 10
- 048Focal ClearFocal$99067102Jul 9
- 049Focal Clear MgFocal$149969143Aug 6
- 050Focal ElexFocal$50082134Aug 5
- 051Focal HadenysFocal$64973165Aug 6
- 052Focal RadianceFocal$65078153Aug 5
- 053Focal Utopia (2022)Focal$499972113Jul 21
- 054Fostex T50RPmk4Fostex$28066147Jul 29
- 055Fostex TH900mk2Fostex$14997192Jul 11
- 056Grado SR325xGrado$2957293Jul 26
- 057Grado SR80xGrado$12571103Jul 14
- 058HIFIMAN Ananda NanoHiFiMan$34971112Jul 13
- 059HIFIMAN Arya OrganicHiFiMan$76977144Jul 16
- 060HIFIMAN Arya Stealth Magnet VersionHiFiMan$59970123Jul 6
- 061HIFIMAN Deva ProHiFiMan$19970127Aug 1
- 062HIFIMAN Edition XSHiFiMan$26970111Jul 5
- 063HIFIMAN HE1000 StealthHiFiMan$94979163Jul 30
- 064HiFiMan HE400seHiFiMan$10967164Jul 8
- 065HiFiMan SundaraHiFiMan$32569124Jun 2
- 066HIFIMAN SusvaraHiFiMan$600076166Jul 30
- 067JBL Tour One M3JBL$40068166Aug 4
- 068Koss KSC75Koss$2066123Jul 10
- 069Koss Porta ProKoss$4066123Jun 3
- 070Meze Audio 105 AERMeze Audio$29978194Jul 29
- 071Meze Audio 109 ProMeze Audio$7997192Jul 9
- 072Meze Audio 99 ClassicsMeze Audio$30967104Jul 14
- 073Monoprice Monolith M1060Monoprice$40061126Aug 2
- 074Neumann NDH 30Neumann$64969107Jul 27
- 075Philips Fidelio X2HRPhilips$1306993Jul 8
- 076Philips SHP9500Philips$996782Jul 8
- 077Philips SHP9600Philips$7964105Jul 27
- 078Sennheiser HD 25Sennheiser$14969106Jul 15
- 079Sennheiser HD 280 ProSennheiser$9963136Jul 17
- 080Sennheiser HD 480 PROSennheiser$39978133Jun 3
- 081Sennheiser HD 490 PROSennheiser$39967123Jul 3
- 082Sennheiser HD 505Sennheiser$20073153Jul 28
- 083Sennheiser HD 550Sennheiser$3007492Jul 10
- 084Sennheiser HD 560SSennheiser$17569132Jun 5
- 085Sennheiser HD 599Sennheiser$1106783Jul 4
- 086Sennheiser HD 600Sennheiser$27972102Jul 4
- 087Sennheiser HD 620SSennheiser$35070103Jul 7
- 088Sennheiser HD 650Sennheiser$4006792Jun 2
- 089Sennheiser HD 660S2Sennheiser$31968124Jul 6
- 090Sennheiser HD 800 SSennheiser$149970103Jul 9
- 091Sennheiser HDB 630Sennheiser$50074107Jul 17
- 092Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 WirelessSennheiser$2006598Jul 5
- 093Sony MDR-7506Sony$10066175Jun 2
- 094Sony MDR-M1Sony$23071123Jul 19
- 095Sony MDR-MV1Sony$40066144Jul 10
- 096Sony WH-1000XM3Sony$18066115Jul 7
- 097Sony WH-1000XM4Sony$2507096Jul 2
- 098Sony WH-1000XM5Sony$40061128Jun 3
- 099Sony WH-1000XM6Sony$44969126Jul 11
- 100Sony WH-CH720NSony$10065125Jul 7
- 101SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro WirelessSteelSeries$35068136Aug 4
- 102ZMF AtriumZMF$250081146Aug 21
115 reviews
All IEM reviews →In-Ear Monitors
Highest consensus— 83
DUNU Falcon Ultra
Two nozzles in the box, and reviewers who used different ones came away describing two different earphones.
$21913 sourcesValue · Build
Best under $100— $99 · consensus 80
NiceHCK F1 Pro
The planar that sanded off the 8 kHz sting — and got argued about anyway.
$9917 sourcesBuild · Value
Most contested— 8 aspects split
Moondrop Kadenz
The Kato, three decibels leaner — and nobody agrees whether that's a refinement or a downgrade.
$22022 sources
- 00164 Audio U12t64 Audio$19997894Jul 19
- 0027Hz Elua Ultra7Hz$3074111Jul 22
- 0037Hz Salnotes Zero7Hz$2071148Aug 1
- 0047Hz Sonus7Hz$5174135Aug 31
- 0057Hz Timeless7Hz$22067135Jun 2
- 0067Hz Timeless II7Hz$22973102Jul 9
- 0077Hz x Crinacle Divine7Hz$14976103Jun 3
- 0087Hz x Crinacle Zero:27Hz$2075141Jul 2
- 009AFUL DAWN-XAFUL$129976104Jul 25
- 010AFUL ExplorerAFUL$11974123Jun 5
- 011AFUL MagicOneAFUL$12674147Jul 29
- 012AFUL Performer 5+2AFUL$24075123Jun 3
- 013AFUL Performer 8AFUL$3697393Jul 20
- 014ARTTI T10ARTTI$607893Jul 3
- 015Binary Acoustics EP321 MEMSBinary Acoustics$31075102Jul 23
- 016Binary Acoustics x Gizaudio ChopinBinary Acoustics$19973123Jul 23
- 017Campfire Audio AndromedaCampfire Audio$10997683Jul 19
- 018CCA HydroCCA$1207382Jul 26
- 019CrinEar DaybreakCrinEar$16968104Jul 5
- 020CrinEar Project MetaCrinEar$24970104Jun 2
- 021Drop + Etymotic ER2XRDrop$10074142Jul 9
- 022DUNU Falcon UltraDUNU$21983134Aug 20
- 023DUNU GlacierDUNU$13497694Jul 24
- 024DUNU SA6 MK2DUNU$58081134Aug 8
- 025DUNU Titan S2DUNU$7969143Jul 10
- 026DUNU x Gizaudio DaVinciDUNU$29971123Jul 8
- 027Elysian Acoustic Labs Annihilator 2023Elysian Acoustic Labs$299973125Aug 7
- 028Elysian Acoustic Labs PilgrimElysian Acoustic Labs$3997095Jul 12
- 029EPZ P50EPZ$19081114Aug 3
- 030EPZ Q5EPZ$5072195Aug 21
- 031Etymotic ER4XREtymotic$30071125Jul 17
- 032FATfreq Maestro MiniFatFreq$4806793Jul 9
- 033FiiO FX17FiiO$149976114Jul 26
- 034Hidizs MP145Hidizs$15972175Jul 30
- 035Hisenior Mega5ESTHisenior$54976113Jul 10
- 036I/O Audio VolareI/O Audio$59982156Aug 6
- 037Juzear 41TJuzear$16075176Jul 31
- 038Juzear x Z Reviews Defiant Gamefidelity EditionJuzear$1107792Jul 9
- 039KEFINE KleanKEFINE$4971174Jun 5
- 040Kiwi Ears AetherKiwi Ears$16971124Jul 16
- 041Kiwi Ears AstralKiwi Ears$27578123Jul 4
- 042Kiwi Ears CadenzaKiwi Ears$337194Jul 7
- 043Kiwi Ears Cadenza IIKiwi Ears$4977101Jul 7
- 044Kiwi Ears HalcyonKiwi Ears$25979104Aug 4
- 045Kiwi Ears KE4Kiwi Ears$1897194Jul 9
- 046Kiwi Ears Orchestra LiteKiwi Ears$24973124Aug 30
- 047Kiwi Ears QuintetKiwi Ears$21978122Jul 16
- 048Kiwi Ears x Crinacle SingoloKiwi Ears$3263156Jul 28
- 049KZ Castor Pro (Harman Target)KZ$247093Jul 7
- 050KZ ZenithKZ$5578142Aug 7
- 051Letshuoer AstralisLetshuoer$18976124Aug 3
- 052Letshuoer Cadenza 4Letshuoer$22977102Jul 20
- 053Letshuoer Mystic 8Letshuoer$98978153Aug 6
- 054Letshuoer S08Letshuoer$9970103Jul 9
- 055Letshuoer S12 ProLetshuoer$1497392Jul 5
- 056Letshuoer S15Letshuoer$22974157Jul 29
- 057Meze Audio AlbaMeze Audio$15972113Jul 7
- 058Meze Audio ASTRUMeze Audio$89978102Jul 25
- 059Moondrop Aria 2Moondrop$8968124Jul 8
- 060Moondrop Blessing 3Moondrop$32071154Jun 2
- 061Moondrop Chu IIMoondrop$1973112Jun 3
- 062Moondrop KadenzMoondrop$22073228Jul 28
- 063Moondrop KATOMoondrop$1897592Jul 10
- 064Moondrop MAYMoondrop$6571115Jul 10
- 065Moondrop Space TravelMoondrop$2569197Aug 21
- 066Moondrop Starfield 2Moondrop$1097194Jul 21
- 067Moondrop VariationsMoondrop$52074123Jul 14
- 068Moondrop x Crinacle DUSKMoondrop$3597482Jul 5
- 069NiceHCK F1 ProNiceHCK$9980173Jul 27
- 070NiceHCK RockiesNiceHCK$49971205Aug 5
- 071Sennheiser IE 200Sennheiser$1507094Jul 15
- 072Sennheiser IE 600Sennheiser$40073133Jul 9
- 073Sennheiser IE 900Sennheiser$13007384Jul 19
- 074Shure SE215Shure$996583Jul 22
- 075Simgot EA1000 FermatSimgot$21982172Jul 15
- 076Simgot EA500 LMSimgot$9069133Jul 7
- 077Simgot EG280Simgot$8079164Aug 2
- 078Simgot EM6LSimgot$10970155Jul 6
- 079Simgot ET142Simgot$25076184Jul 31
- 080Simgot EW200Simgot$4079155Jul 16
- 081Simgot EW300Simgot$6976172Jun 3
- 082Simgot SuperMix 4Simgot$15072134Jul 6
- 083Softears RSVSoftears$73075227Aug 2
- 084Softears Studio4Softears$44976113Aug 1
- 085Softears Volume SSoftears$31977132Jul 7
- 086Sony IER-M7Sony$55074104Jul 13
- 087Sony IER-Z1RSony$17007596Jul 17
- 088TANCHJIM BunnyTANCHJIM$2076112Jul 2
- 089TANCHJIM FissionTANCHJIM$13076176Jul 27
- 090TANCHJIM OriginTANCHJIM$26075125Jul 11
- 091TANGZU Wan'er S.G II Bass Version (Lion Edition)TANGZU$227082Jul 8
- 092THIEAUDIO Hype 4ThieAudio$39973132Jul 6
- 093THIEAUDIO Hype 4 MKIIThieAudio$39975123Jul 10
- 094THIEAUDIO Monarch MKIIThieAudio$10006996Jul 11
- 095THIEAUDIO Monarch MKIIIThieAudio$99976145Aug 8
- 096THIEAUDIO Monarch MKIVThieAudio$114970136Jul 10
- 097ThieAudio OriginThieAudio$84974112Jul 24
- 098ThieAudio ValhallaThieAudio$199978103Jun 2
- 099Tripowin x 0diBi VivaceTripowin$2976101Jul 9
- 100Truthear GateTruthear$206993Jul 13
- 101Truthear HexaTruthear$806873Jun 2
- 102Truthear NovaTruthear$1506485Jul 14
- 103Truthear PureTruthear$9068104Jun 3
- 104Truthear x Crinacle Zero:BLUE2Truthear$656686Jun 3
- 105Truthear x Crinacle ZERO:REDTruthear$557083Jul 4
- 106XENNS Mangird Tea ProXENNS$35973114Jun 3
- 107XENNS Mangird Top ProXENNS$49975133Jul 9
- 108Yanyin Canon IIYanyin$37982195Jul 30
- 109ZiiGaat ArcanisZiiGaat$39975142Jul 21
- 110ZiiGaat CrescentZiiGaat$27977193Aug 4
- 111ZiiGaat DoscincoZiiGaat$26973295Aug 5
- 112ZiiGaat HorizonZiiGaat$32976122Jul 10
- 113ZiiGaat OdysseyZiiGaat$22971102Jul 10
- 114ZiiGaat Odyssey 2ZiiGaat$24973132Jul 8
- 115ZiiGaat x Jays Audio EstrellaZiiGaat$29972102Jul 21
21 reviews
All amp & DAC reviews →Amps & DACs
Highest consensus— 90
JDS Labs Element IV
Two independent labs, one verdict: it is transparent and enormously powerful. The argument is about the $549, not the sound.
$54914 sourcesPower · Transparency
Best under $100— $80 · consensus 67
Fosi Audio K5 Pro
An ~$80 do-everything gaming DAC/amp that wins on versatility and value — and keeps the argument going about its DAC.
$8010 sourcesBuildMost contested— 3 aspects split
iFi ZEN CAN Signature
Two Stereophile reviewers, the same amp and the same headphones — one reached for an attenuator, the other reached for more gain.
$29915 sources
- 001FiiO K11FiiO$1308381Jul 7
- 002FiiO K11 R2RFiiO$1607392Jul 14
- 003FiiO K7FiiO$20083112Jul 10
- 004Fosi Audio K5 ProFosi Audio$8067102Jul 13
- 005iFi ZEN CAN SignatureiFi$29978153Aug 30
- 006iFi Zen DAC 3iFi$22976102Jul 9
- 007JDS Labs Atom Amp 2JDS Labs$12983101Jul 9
- 008JDS Labs Atom DAC 2JDS Labs$14984121Aug 5
- 009JDS Labs Element IVJDS Labs$54990141Aug 6
- 010Qudelix-5KQudelix$1098382Jul 11
- 011Schiit Hel 2ESchiit$19971112Jul 9
- 012Schiit Magni UnitySchiit$19976112Aug 3
- 013Schiit Magni+ / Modi+ StackSchiit$2387083Jul 8
- 014Schiit MidgardSchiit$21983121Aug 4
- 015SMSL C200SMSL$21984162Aug 21
- 016SMSL DL200 / AO200 StackSMSL$3808381Jul 10
- 017SMSL RAW-MDA1SMSL$25086101Aug 20
- 018Topping D50 III / A50 III StackTopping$42886111Aug 8
- 019Topping DX3 Pro+Topping$1998581Jul 9
- 020Topping DX5 IITopping$29987182Aug 7
- 021Topping E30 II / L30 II StackTopping$3008291Jul 10
44 reviews
All controller reviews →MIDI & Controllers
Highest consensus— 83
Novation Launchpad Pro MK3
The grid that stopped needing a computer — and the headline spec it still can't deliver where most people work.
$35017 sourcesConnectivity · Integration
Best under $100— $99 · consensus 76
Akai MPD218
The default $99 way to put MPC pads on your desk — and a decade later reviewers still cannot agree whether those pads are too sensitive or not sensitive enough.
$9911 sourcesIntegration · Portability
Most contested— 4 aspects split
Akai APC64
Akai deleted every knob and fader from the APC and gave it eight touch strips instead — which is exactly the thing reviewers cannot agree about.
$29912 sources
- 001Ableton Push 3 (Controller)Ableton$9997591Jul 23
- 002Akai APC Key 25 MK2Akai$9964153Jul 16
- 003Akai APC Mini MK2Akai$9967123Jul 15
- 004Akai APC64Akai$29978124Aug 8
- 005Akai FireAkai$14976183Aug 6
- 006Akai MPD218Akai$9976112Aug 7
- 007Akai MPK Mini IVAkai$9975112Jul 13
- 008Akai MPK Mini MK3Akai$997182Jul 8
- 009Akai MPK Mini PlusAkai$1697482Jul 14
- 010Akai MPK249Akai$4007791Jul 11
- 011Arturia BeatStep ProArturia$21977142Jul 27
- 012Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3Arturia$2996992Jul 7
- 013Arturia KeyStep 37Arturia$1697691Jul 9
- 014Arturia KeyStep ProArturia$49981101Jul 24
- 015Arturia MiniLab 3Arturia$1097892Jul 9
- 016Behringer X-TouchBehringer$41969102Aug 5
- 017Expressive E Osmose CEExpressive E$99971104Aug 3
- 018Korg Keystage 49Korg$5996693Aug 1
- 019Korg microKEY Air 37Korg$13074111Jul 21
- 020Korg nanoKONTROL2Korg$6069113Aug 20
- 021M-Audio Hammer 88 ProM-Audio$7997482Jul 26
- 022M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3M-Audio$19975102Jul 31
- 023M-Audio Oxygen Pro 49M-Audio$20071102Jul 19
- 024Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32Native Instruments$13971102Jul 10
- 025Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 Mk3Native Instruments$74975102Jul 10
- 026Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 Mk3Native Instruments$129976113Aug 20
- 027Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3Native Instruments$24975112Jul 29
- 028Native Instruments Maschine MK3Native Instruments$44979101Jul 25
- 029Nektar Impact LX49+Nektar$1207381Jul 20
- 030Nektar Impact LX88+Nektar$32077152Aug 30
- 031Nektar Panorama T4Nektar$25076101Jul 21
- 032Nektar SE49Nektar$9076112Aug 29
- 033Novation FLkey 2 37Novation$23076162Aug 21
- 034Novation Launch Control XL 3Novation$25081111Jul 19
- 035Novation Launchkey Mini 37 MK4Novation$15074123Jul 16
- 036Novation Launchkey MK4 (49)Novation$25075121Jul 9
- 037Novation Launchpad Mini MK3Novation$11071102Jul 10
- 038Novation Launchpad Pro MK3Novation$35083172Jul 28
- 039Novation Launchpad XNovation$20079131Jul 17
- 040Novation SL MkIII (49)Novation$65077101Jul 9
- 041PreSonus FaderPort V2PreSonus$21074132Aug 4
- 042Roland A-88MKIIRoland$9997392Jul 22
- 043ROLI Seaboard Rise 2ROLI$139974133Aug 2
- 044Studiologic SL88Studiologic$60071123Jul 10
Each review is built from every credible independent source on the product, with disagreements shown rather than averaged. 3,320 sources read across 282 reviews.