Price: $299

Website: www.tidalforceproducts.com

Brent said: I’m impressed that newcomer Tidal Force was able to, in essence, match the performance of what I consider to be the best $300 headphones on the market, HiFiMan’s HE400Ses.

Read the SoundStage! Xperience review.

The gist: As good as a popular HiFiMan model for less money.