Headphone Connect Kochi

1st March 2025, Saturday
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1st March 2025, Saturday

10:00am to 5:00pm

Includes High-Tea and Short Eats

Dress Code: Casual Audiophile

Experience Music Like Never Before

Headphone Connect is India’s biggest personal audio community event, with the finest high end personal audio brands from around the world on showcase with the latest in personal audio technology and products available, for India’s discerning music listeners and audiophiles.

Whether you’re a seasoned audiophile or a beginner enthusiast who is new to the hobby, the only qualification needed to join us at Headphone Connect is a love for music, and the passion to listen to it better.

India’s Biggest Audiophile Community Event

Headphone Connect is India’s biggest community event for audiophiles and headphone enthusiasts. First started in 2015, Headphone Connect is a unique audio show and community meet up combined in one. Over the years, Headphone Connect has now spread across India bringing together the audiophile community in each part of the country with an ever expanding list of destinations each year.

Headphone Connect features the world's finest headphone brands coming together to showcase the latest from the world of high-end personal audio, headphones, and portable sound. Join the Indian audiophile community for to meet and share with fellow audiophiles from across India.

The energy of the whole event was on a different level. From the young people to people over 50, everyone was equally excited.

Nihal Sharma

Had so much fun, got to try so many fantastic headphones! Already missing it and eagerly waiting for the next connect!

Prateek Kadgaonkar

The entire event was well planned and managed. The team was very encouraging and helpful.

Siddhartha Dixit

It's a boon to us audio enthusiasts that we get to try countless audio equipments under one roof near our own city.

Sudhir khokhar

I’m not an audiophile, but I love great sounding music. I’ve always wanted to know what these high end audiophile headphones sound like.

Purushothaman Munusamy

There is nowhere else in india where you get this combination of equipment and experienced and enthusiastic people to help you in your IEM/ headphone appreciation journey.

Sudhir Kulkarni

9 Years Of Connecting Audiophiles

Headphone Connect started as a bunch of friends who came together to share their love for music in 2015, but quickly grew to become India’s biggest audiophile community event. Since then, Headphone Connect has had over 45 successful events across India, with over 5000 audiophiles having attended our community events.

You've Never Heard Your Music Like This Before

Like you, we love music. And at Headphone Connect, we want to make sure that you rediscover your music and help you enjoy the riffs, bass lines and solos that were always there, but never heard.

Experience the World's Finest Headphones under One Roof

At Headphone Connect, we believe that a headphone is more than just an instrument for sound. It's the key to a mind-blowing moment of emotion, bringing you closer to your favourite artist, and yourself.

Connect with Like-Minded Audiophiles

India's home to a vibrant audiophile community. If you thought you were the only one, you'll be surprised to discover common ground and make new friends with fellow audiophiles.

Experience with the Best of the Best Expertly Curated Setups

You'll have the chance to hear the best of the best and discover a whole new way of listening to music. With our expertly curated lineup of personal audio gear and setups, you'll be treated to an experience that will leave you breathless.

Celebrating a Common Love for Music

At Headphone Connect, we're not just about showcasing the latest audio innovations - we're about celebrating our love for music. Imagine your favourite artist, album or song. A Headphone is the key to a mind-blowing moment of emotion bringing you closer to your favourite artist, and yourself. We invite you to join us on a journey to rediscover your music in a way you’ve never heard before. 

A BYOG: Bring Your Own Gear Event

Headphone Connect is first and foremost a community gathering. We invite you to bring your audio setup, whether it's a pair of headphones a portable or desktop listening setup and share your expertise with the community. In a matter of hours, connect with fellow audiophiles, share your gear, and discover every audiophile's perfect setup and hundreds of new ways to enhance your listening experience. Just to be clear it's absolutely not mandatory to bring your gear but encouraged.

For Both Beginners and Seasoned Audiophiles

Whether you're just starting your audio journey or a seasoned audiophile, we welcome you to Headphone Connect. Our event is designed to cater to all levels of audiophiles, from those new to the hobby to those starting on a journey to rediscover their music and seeking to elevate their listening experience.

Not met us before? Come say Hi!

The team from Headphone Zone are super passionate about music and audio. We absolutely love what we do. And we’re committed to helping you take your music-listening experience to the next level. We’re usually wearing Blue and a big bright smile. Say hello! We'll be happy to chat about our audio journey and music on our playlist.

9 Years Of Connecting Audiophiles

Headphone Connect started as a bunch of friends who came together to share their love for music in 2015, but quickly grew to become India’s biggest audiophile community event. Since then, Headphone Connect has had over 45 successful events across India, with over 5000 audiophiles having attended our community events.

You've Never Heard Your Music Like This Before

Like you, we love music. And at Headphone Connect, we want to make sure that you rediscover your music and help you enjoy the riffs, bass lines and solos that were always there, but never heard.

Experience the World's Finest Headphones under One Roof

At Headphone Connect, we believe that a headphone is more than just an instrument for sound. It's the key to a mind-blowing moment of emotion, bringing you closer to your favourite artist, and yourself.

Connect with Like-Minded Audiophiles

India's home to a vibrant audiophile community. If you thought you were the only one, you'll be surprised to discover common ground and make new friends with fellow audiophiles.

Experience with the Best of the Best Expertly Curated Setups

You'll have the chance to hear the best of the best and discover a whole new way of listening to music. With our expertly curated lineup of personal audio gear and setups, you'll be treated to an experience that will leave you breathless.

Celebrating a Common Love for Music

At Headphone Connect, we're not just about showcasing the latest audio innovations - we're about celebrating our love for music. Imagine your favourite artist, album or song. A Headphone is the key to a mind-blowing moment of emotion bringing you closer to your favourite artist, and yourself. We invite you to join us on a journey to rediscover your music in a way you’ve never heard before. 

A BYOG: Bring Your Own Gear Event

Headphone Connect is first and foremost a community gathering. We invite you to bring your audio setup, whether it's a pair of headphones a portable or desktop listening setup and share your expertise with the community. In a matter of hours, connect with fellow audiophiles, share your gear, and discover every audiophile's perfect setup and hundreds of new ways to enhance your listening experience. Just to be clear it's absolutely not mandatory to bring your gear but encouraged.

For Both Beginners and Seasoned Audiophiles

Whether you're just starting your audio journey or a seasoned audiophile, we welcome you to Headphone Connect. Our event is designed to cater to all levels of audiophiles, from those new to the hobby to those starting on a journey to rediscover their music and seeking to elevate their listening experience.

Not met us before? Come say Hi!

The team from Headphone Zone are super passionate about music and audio. We absolutely love what we do. And we’re committed to helping you take your music-listening experience to the next level. We’re usually wearing Blue and a big bright smile. Say hello! We'll be happy to chat about our audio journey and music on our playlist.

What Audiophiles Say About Headphone Connect

Deepti Thomas

Exceptionally PHENOMENAL Experience!

Headphone Connect was an amazing experience created by the amazing team who truly listen to you and your preferences, they don't rush you, but genuinely care to understand your interests

Aayushmaan G.

A fulfilling adventure

In an environment where audio enthusiasts are seldom recognised, Headphone Connect rejuvenates your soul. You have to experience this for yourself to fully indulge yourself in new musical frontiers.

Balaji D 

Memorable moments

Had a great time experiencing different audio equipmentsIt’s always a pleasure seeing same mindset people with passion for sound.

Manoj V

Audiogasm Festival Par Excellence!

Attending the Headphone Connect event at the Taj Palace in New Delhi was a dream come true. The opportunity to see all types of audiophile equipment, including some of the most drool-worthy IEMs and headphones, under one roof was one that no audiophile should pass up.

Purushothaman Munusamy 

Thanks for making my dream come true!

I’m not an audiophile, but I love great sounding music. I’ve always wanted to know what these high end audiophile headphones sound like.

Kiran Babu 

Top Class Products on Display

I had great experiance at Headphone Zone Event at Banglore.Had Chance to try all the Topline IEMs and Headphones at one place.I Had great interaction with Raghav and enjoyed a lot. and by the way the snacks and coffee was great.

Radhikarani Sengupta 

Amazing experience!

Got to try so many different brands, types and sound signatures at one go! The folks from headphone zone were very helpful and encouraging.
I discovered that money isn't the only criterion to consider when choosing a headphone. Find a mix of comfort, sound signature and budget that works for your type of music.Thank you headphone zone .

Soumen Ghosh

A great experience

The event was great. Got to meet some awesome people. It does make you feel that you are not the only crazy person in the ever expanding hobby. I got to try lot of great portable and not so portable audio systems. I would be waiting for this event again somewhere in the distant future.

Kamalasish Deb

Amazing experience. Best Saturday ever..

The fact that I was able to listen to all those audio equipments that my heart desired at one place was truly overwhelming. I was like Mr. Bean in the episode where he goes for the Black Friday sale..😂😂😂

Nithin Ayathan

A big thank you to Headphone Zone

The Headphone Connect event was a rare treat for audiophiles. Having the chance to not only test out headphones but also experiment with various DAC setups was invaluable. It provided a comprehensive understanding of the nuances between different setups, allowing for informed decisions. The event offered a unique opportunity to experience top-notch audio quality firsthand, making it a must-visit for anyone serious about their sound experience.

Kishore Bhargava

Head-fun Connect

If you like music and meeting like-minded people, then a Headphone Connect is the place to be. The added advantage is that you get to try the best of the best. My second time at a Headphone Connect and I was more prepared, I had my own gear for reference, I had my own playlist carefully curated to show off various characteristics of sound on good headphones and I was open to try new gear and new music. The four hours I spent there went by so fast.

Nirmal Varghese 

Headphone Zone have put in a tremendous effort

Well organised, courteous staff, and a wide range of headphones, audiophile and regular. Good to experience the different sound characteristics of electrostatic, planar and dynamic, from various brands. For me the standouts were the Hifiman he 1000se, Dan Clark E3 and the Stax series, including the new SR-X1 with matching energiser. The staff provided expert guidance on selection. A chance to listen first before buying. Going early helped, get's crowded later, at all tables, including iem's. I didn't check out the iem earphones.A big thanks to Raghav and his helpful team. Much appreciated.

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Our Awesome Venue Partner

Crowne Plaza Kochi

Xi/641A Kundanoor Junction
NH-47 Bypass PO,
Maradu, Kochi, Kerala 682304

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Paresh Koli (Mumbai)
An Audiophile Paradise

Ever since I bought Blon BL-03 from HeadphoneZone, I had been looking at the Headphone Connect section on the website https://www.headphonezone.in/. As soon as the Mumbai event was available for booking I did right away for the cost of Rs. 999.

The event took place at The Leela, Andheri. The event was in a big hall enough for 100 people with tables all around. The entry was smooth with the registration desk asking for my name and giving me a wristband and sticker with my name on it. There were some audiophile stickers also available on the desk for free. T-shirts were available to buy as well. There was at least one staff available at each desk. Lady standing near the registration desk was kind enough to show me around. Left side tables had all the IEMs, and right ones had headphones.

As I was there mainly for the headphones, I went to the right side. I wanted to try out the Meze and Beyerdynamic, but they recommended trying out the expensive stuff first as later when the crowd gathers, it will be difficult to get a chance. I went to the STAX table and was talking to the staff girl about it. From behind came Raghav Somani, Founder, and CEO of the HeadphoneZone. He was a nice and humble person and explained to me certain things. As I was early, he asked me to try out the flagships from STAX, Audeze, and Focal first as they are the best, and trying them later might be difficult due to more people entering. I asked him if there is a difference between the Apple Music Lossless and Lossless High-res. He said he could not hear much difference between the two and that 192Khz is the information that is packed into the audio files and not the frequency response. I wanted to ask him a few more questions at the end of the event but I was in a hurry to leave and he was busy talking to others. My main question was whats the most value for money setup below 30k and what is the most value for money setup overall above which spending money does not give much returns in terms of sound quality.

I tried out the followings:

STAX SR009S
Audeze LCD5, LCD3
Focal Stellia
Meze Empyrean, Elite, and Liric
Hifiman HE-R9, Arya, Sundara, Ananda

Final Audio E8000
Moondrop Aria, Blessing 2
1custom Junior
Fiio FH5s pro, FS7S
Campfire audio Ara
Vision ears VE5, VE8
Lypertek Z3, Z7
Hidizs portable DAC

I liked the Focal Stellia the most. I wanted to try out the other STAX models on the table but there were always people sitting out there as many times I tried. Audeze as well I wanted to try again but was not able to. I wanted to try V Moda and Austrian Audio as well but they were not available. The staff said that I can come over to their office and try those out.

The variety of the headphones and IEMs to try out was amazing. Never in life, did we get to try so many premium audio gears with DACs and Amps costing lakhs. The experience was amazing.

I had brought along with AKG K361BT along to try out portable DACs if it makes any difference but did not get a chance. The first reason is the DACs were occupied most of the time.

The second reason applicable while trying all other headphones was the noise around. With staff explaining to the beginner audiophiles (like me), random chatter, and sound of sounds from open-back headphones, it was difficult to hear the minute sounds that I wanted to hear. I am not complaining about this as it is not possible for the organizers to provide separate quiet places and dedicated gears for trial. But given a quiet place, the experience would have been miles better.

Only wireless earphones they had it Lypertek. I would have liked it if more models like Sony WF-1000XM4 for the earphones, and Sony WH-1000XM4 or Bose QC series. I know audiophiles might not count these as Audiophile grade, but it would be worth keeping and trying for places where not everyone wants the wired planar magnetic headphones with DAC and Amp. This would have been especially helpful because the noise and the noise cancellation from these ANC headphones would have made the music sound better. Also, not everyone has the privilege in places like Mumbai to have a quiet room and listen to open-back headphones with DAC and Amp. I wish to buy open-backs but not possible for me due to the surroundings.

Even someone asks

There were mocktails being given to everyone many times, and food options were sandwiches, paneer roll, veg roll, and veg puff. Tea and coffee were also available with cookies.

Overall, amazing idea, work, organizing, and options by the HeadphoneZone team. Total value for money if you love music.

We are glad that you had an amazing experience with us at Headphone Connect, Paresh Koli! Thank you so much for taking some time out and sharing an awesome review & ratings, cheers!

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Aditya Kapil (Mumbai)
Had a great time!

Listened to amazing headphones, IEMs, combos. Met lovely people, both aficionados, and serious, enthusiastic young uns! Good fun.
Find of the day: Kaldas Research's RR1 (electrostatic). At that price...wow! Great to see homegrown companies making high-end equipment available regardless of market size. This is true innovation. Aumkar Chandan take a bow!
One suggestion (else this would have been a 5-star review) - pleeeease get a room with good wifi signal next time. One should be able to pick any rig, and freely be able to stream any song. It's a pain searching through unfamiliar lists on local drives... or having to fiddle around with OTG dongles etc.

We are glad that you took out some time and shared your experience with us. Thank you so much for the awesome review & ratings as well as for the suggestion. Cheers & Happy Listening, Aditya Kapil!

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Adarsh Sasidharan R (Chennai)
Great Experience

I had a great experience with Headphone Connect Bengaluru. It was wonderful to try out some high end headphones and also a great collection of iems. At the same time, as a beginner to this audiophile community I was looking more towards to try different entry level headphones but there was only few available. Absence of Sennheisser headphones and also the very popular entry level headphones like Audio technica M50x etc was a little disappointing.
I am really thankful for making available the Shure Aonic 50 and also very happy to see some Grado headphones on your online store. I am really looking forward to the Headphone Connect event in Chennai and even though I understand the difficulty in making available the entire range of headphones you have in these events, I hope to see more beginner level headphones and also headphones from Sennheisser and AKG in Chennai event. It was very encouraging to find that it was the first headphone connect event for most of the people present. I also hope to see some wireless and tws headphones in your next events if possible. Kudos to the whole headphonezone team, everyone seem very committed and passionate and I hope your venture gets bigger and I wish great success in future for all involved.
Thank You

HI Adarsh Sasidharan R,
We are so happy you took out time & elaborately reviewed the product. We are sure this will help our customers to make an even better & informed decision.

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Nishant Khanolkar (Mumbai)
Nice event

The visit to Headphone Connect Mumbai was a really nice experience. The vibe and excitement was palpable. It was nice to connect with fellow audiophiles and get their opinions and preferences known. Also, was nice to try out the Flagships of various world famous brands and understand why their price-points are where they are! The Meze's, HiFiMan's, Focal's, STAX, Beyerdynamic etc. were amazing. Also, the IEM space was no less crowded. Lots of interest right from the BLON's to the VE's and Campfire's. One standout for me, and also a very proud moment, was the existence of an Indian brand Kaldas/Altiat. Though they had only a couple of headphones (1 DD and 1 Electrostat) on display, the sound from those was really amazing. The only suggestion from my end would be to host in a venue where network connectivity is not compromised at any point. People would really like to connect online to their music to listen on these devices for which a robust network is a pre-req. Rest all was fine. Many thanks to Raghav for this concept. This was my first one. Hope to attend another one in the future whenever it happens.

We are glad that you took out some time and shared your experience with us. Thank you so much for the awesome review & ratings. Cheers & Happy Listening, Nishant Khanolkar!

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Sanjay Ramaswamy (Bengaluru)
Disney World for Personal audio enthusiast

Spent 6 hours and yet was not satisfied enough.
Headphones, DACs, AMPs, Bluetooth DAC-AMPs, Audio upgrade Cabes, earphones, from multi brands all under one roof and with enough time and space is a dream come true experience. All the doubts and questions were answered by experiencing for yourself rather than depending on Internet reviewers. Memorable time spent. I loved the Stax SR 009s, Astell&Kern SP 2000, Final Audio 8000, Beyerdynamic T1 and T5, Fiio earphines, IFI dac amps, Moondrop Starfield and the list can go on. Hospitality and HPZ Staff support was top notch. Must attend in my opinion.

We are delighted to know that you had an amazing experience with us at Headphone Connect. Thank you so much for taking your time out and sharing an awesome review & ratings with us, Sanjay CR! Cheers & Happy Listening!