About
I’m Sai, the person behind Unheardlab. I’m based in Sydney, Australia, and have been into headphones and audio since the late 2000s. This site started as a place to keep track of my own listening impressions, measurements and experiments. That’s still more or less what it is today.
I try to combine subjective listening with measurements. Measurements are extremely useful for understanding how a headphone behaves, but they also have their limitations. Fit, unit variation and interactions with individual hearing all matter, so I look at measurements and listening together rather than treating either as the final word. The goal is to make reviews technically grounded and straightforward.
This started as an independent project and remains as one. There are no affiliate links, paid content or sponsored reviews on the site. Review samples do not come with editorial control, and receiving a product does not guarantee positive coverage.
For brands
If you make or distribute something you think I might be interested in, feel free to get in touch.
I generally prefer not to keep review samples, particularly if you’re a small, boutique or DIY brand. Loaners are ideal, and once I’m finished I’m happy to return the unit, send it on to another reviewer, or help keep a loaner tour moving.
Community requests
Have a headphone you’d like tested? If you can get it to me in Sydney, I’m generally happy to measure and test it free of charge. Just get in touch.
Contact
For review enquiries, measurement requests, questions, or anything else, you can use the form below or email me at:
sai@unheardlab.com
