BUS RIDE IMPRESSION: Advanced Alpha

Ahhh, planars. Perhaps one of the best things that happened in personal audio. I myself am a fan, with my first being the Audeze LCD-2 (thankfully, not a lemon) introducing me to the tech which practically taught me that an enthusiast should have at least a pair in your arsenal. The speed it delivers coupling …

BUS RIDE IMPRESSION: Focal Elear

I felt like a very giddy kid over the weekend with the loaner of the Focal Elear by Mikee Rodriguez. While there are contrasting feedback with the can, I still felt elated by the fact that I chanced upon a loaner of one of the highly raved cans recently released in the market. Why not? …

BUS RIDE IMPRESSION: Venture Electronic Zen 2.0

No other earbud has been famed or hyped as the Zen. For a couple of years now, Venture Electronics has been the go to source of excellent sounding earbuds without breaking the bank, and VE has proven this with their first edition of the Monks. The Monk has quite become the benchmark for quality earbuds …

BUS RIDE IMPRESSION: Cavalli Liquid Carbon

So as I resume the review of the loaners from Lyle Estipona, I realized that my week will be filled with his toys (Yes buddy, you got me all worked up for the week. Not complaining though, lol.) as I just finished doing the review for his Sony NW-WM1A yesterday (that one was fun, trust …

BUS RIDE IMPRESSION: Fostex TH-610

I was able to try a Fostex can back when Massdrop released its collaboration with the brand sometime mid last year with  the TH-X00. I instantly fell for the can, what with the rich bass punch that is one of a kind: clean, tight, forceful. But, apart from that fact, the can offers such a …

BUS RIDE IMPRESSION: How Questyle CMA600i Ruined My Plans

Okay, no kidding, but this is definitely not portable to be tagged under Bus Ride Impression. But I humored Cholo that I will pit the Questyle CMA600i against the Asus Xonar Essence One as the DAC paired with the Stax SRM-353X no to see which is better per se but which has better synergy. I was …

BUS RIDE IMPRESSION:Acquiring Gears

Hello and welcome to another edition of Bus Ride Impression! I have had several reviews tucked on me trusty belt and I thought of veering away just for the mean time from such as I cook more for the next episodes. Allow me to speak today about the pressing (and burning) issue about gear budget. You …