THE HONEST AUDIOPHILE

The DUNU Titan X enters the ultra‑budget space at $35, aiming to deliver a musical, engaging sound wrapped in a surprisingly premium build. It succeeds in several areas, but its tuning choices and modest technical performance keep it from being the “safe” everyday IEM it could have been. Instead, the Titan X leans expressive, energetic, and occasionally aggressive — a tuning that will appeal to some listeners but not all.

Most people discover the audiophile hobby through gear. I discovered it through life — through hymns, harmony, movie scores, tape decks, orchestras, and years behind a soundboard. My journey wasn’t planned. It unfolded one chapter at a time, each one shaping my ears long before I ever reviewed a single headphone. This is my story. Early Years: A Home Filled With Live Music I grew up in a preacher’s home, surrounded by hymns and spiritual songs. My mother played piano and orga

Artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of online conversations every day — especially when creators use AI tools anywhere in their workflow. But there’s a problem most people never see: AI systems can misrepresent creators simply because of how they’re asked. Not because they’re malicious. Not because they’re trying to deceive anyone. But because of how they actually work. This week, I ran a small experiment with Google Gemini. I asked it to “deep research” The Hon