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Review of the Fischer Audio TBA-04 Triple Balanced Armature Earphones – An excellent successor to the DBA-02 mk II

Pros: Mids, highs, accessories, build quality, comfort,
Cons: Worldwide availability, bass, straight 3.5mm jack, needs to be ideally driven with an amp

Packaging & Accessories: 9/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 9/10
Isolation: 8/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 9/10
Value: 9/10
My final Rating: 9.5/10

Purchase Date: 2013
Purchase Price: £185 / $300

Fischer Audio TBA-04 - Earphones

First of all I would like to thank Serge from Fischer Audio for sending me out the TBA-04’s on their release. I took some time doing this review as I wanted to get a good amount of personal listening done, to the music I’m used to. More so, I wanted to get used to the Fischer Audio sound signature again, as I had a good impression of the different type of sound the FA earphones have to offer over other earphones.

In this review, I will refer to the TBA-04’s as the TBA and their younger brothers the DBA-02 mk II’s as the DBA’s. A full review of the DBA’s can be found here, a read of the review can serve as a useful reference for those who aren’t accustom to some of the traits of the DBA’s.

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Review of the Fischer Audio FA-004 Headphones

Pros: Looks and design, mids, lightweight, wire
Cons: Price, comfort, lows, isolation

Packaging & Accessories: 10/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Isolation: 4/10
Comfort: 4/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 8/10
My final Rating: 8/10

Purchase Date: November 2013
Purchase Price: £40-90 – Review price will be at £40.

Fischer Audio FA-004 - Design

I would like to thank Zarni from GateShop in the USA for sending me out the FA-004’s to review.
The FA-004’s can be bought from AmazonUK for £90 – the UK version comes with an in-line mic.
They can also be bought from the USA in two colours at the £40 price tag:
AmazonUSA White

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Firestone Audio GreenKey USB Isolator and FR-H001 Headphone Stand Review

First of all I would like to thank Firestone Audio for sending me these products to review.

I shall start off with the GreenKey USB isolator.
First of all, purchase information
GreenKey USB Isolator – $102 / £50 / €59 – Available from:
Firestone-Audio
Amazon USA

Here are the pictures:

The USB isolator is a product I wasn’t expecting to change a great amount of audible sound, especially in a setup at my desk, which consists of my modded Denon AH-D2000, the DigiZoid ZO2 and an EHP-O2D. I was trying so hard, for such a long time to hear a difference, whilst using the EHP-O2D in DAC mode. No matter what I did, I couldn’t hear any difference whatsoever in sound. I tried different USB ports, both at the front and back of the PC and 2.0 and even 3.0 ports. I was just about to give up and say: “this product makes no difference”, until I turned on my DigiZoid ZO2 and decided to hook it up to the PC and charge it at the same time, whilst it was in operation. This is where I discovered a difference in sound with and without the GreenKey.

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Firestone Audio FireyeHD Amplifier Review – A good contender

First of all I would like to thank Firestone-Audio for sending me the amp for review.

The FireyeHD Headphone Amp costs: $130.00 / £170 / €200 and is available from:
Firestone-Audio
Amazon USA

Written review:
As I live in the UK – the review will be based on the product costing £170.

Packaging & accessories:
The FireyeHD headphone amp is a beautiful piece of kit, that comes in a nice little package which is quite simplistic. The amp includes a USB cable to charge the amp, a 3.5mm to 3.5mm interconnect to connect it to your given source and a charging wall brick.
I should say, that despite me living in the UK, Firestone Audio sent me a EU plug – thus I wasn’t able to use the wall charger at all. I don’t know if they provide a UK wall charger, but I would presume they would do so. Other than that, the amp came with what I would have expected from an amplifier package. It would have been nice to have had a little carrying pouch included for the FireyeHD as it is designed to be a portable amp.

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