Darren Henley, Author at Twittering Machines

Review: Linear Tube Audio MZ3

July 30, 2019 Darren Henley

I just dropped the Linear Tube Audio (LTA) MZ3 at our local UPS store. It’s hot (112, says The Weather Channel), so I rushed back home to the shady, cool listening space that is my office. On the way back, I was thinking about the […]

Review: AudioQuest NightBird Model One Headphone Cable

May 30, 2019 Darren Henley

If you’ve been here before, you may have noticed my affinity for Audioquest (AQ) headphones. Their sound made sense to me from the start. I’ve likely posted thousands of words about them. I know, enough already. Well, it seems we’re not quite done yet, as […]

A Bio-Dynamic Adventure: AudioQuest NightOwl, Fostex TH610, ZMF Eikon

May 8, 2019 Darren Henley

Two channel systems with loudspeakers, or “stereos” as my childhood friends and I called them, and headphones have always run together, side by side—my earliest memories of listening to playback include both. I recall sitting on one end of our couch in the living room […]

Review: Toolshed Amps Darling Head Amp

March 19, 2019 Darren Henley

Hello again, Darling.

Review: Aurorasound HEADA Headphone Amplifier

January 31, 2019 Darren Henley

Aurorasound Inc. was founded in 2010 in Yokohama, Japan. Shinobu Karaki is President and oversees all technical design. He spent nearly three decades working for Texas Instruments, Japan, Digital Audio Division. In addition, Karaki-san is a musician, guitar teacher and audiophile. The company maintains a […]

Review: HoloAudio Azure Headphone Amplifier

November 13, 2018 Darren Henley

What kind of idea are you? The Analyst? Are you the detail hound looking to plumb the depths of your favorite recordings? Or maybe the Sensualist? You’re looking for a dynamic, captivating and more physical listening experience? While no one is any one thing and […]