After years of reviewing, I have realized an important fact: Many people either cannot afford many of the headphones/earphones I review, or even if they could, there is no way they’re paying hundreds of dollars for excellent sound. I get that. But today, there so many affordable earphones available that can deliver audio which will […]
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Everyone who is sick of hip-hop branded earphones that rattle the brain with über bass, mentally raise your hand. The people responsible for California Headphones obviously feel that way because they did something about it with the Laredo (which is reviewed here) and Silverado headphones. Both are specially tuned for rock and country music. Their
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Do you love listening to music, but hate being tethered to your smartphone, tablet, or MP3 player by headphone cords? With the Ribbon Stereo Bluetooth Streamer from BlueAnt, you can convert your corded headphones or earbuds to Bluetooth. The Ribbon grabs onto your shirt, and your headphones (or the pair supplied with the Ribbon) plug
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What do you do with your headphones when you’re not using them? Wrap them around your player? Take them out and get them all tangled in your gadget bag? Well here’s a cute and yet functional solution, something that doesn’t happen too often. The Line Cap from Korean company sumneeds works with any device that has
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Last year Steve reviewed the Arriva Leo Bluetooth headphones and one of the review comments asked if the Leo was available in colors other than Black and Grey. At that time the answer was no, but now the answer is yes. Arriva is now offering the Leo headphones in bright Green and Teal. Purchasing these
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A while back, I reviewed Aiaiai’s TMA-1 headphones, which I quite liked because they sounded really good, were very comfortable and were built to take abuse. After all, they were designed to be DJ headphones. But at $200, they were not cheap. Then came the $80 Tracks portable headphones. These were even more comfortable, but didn’t
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What do you do with your headphones when you aren’t wearing them? Stick them in a drawer? Throw them on your desk? If you’ve invested in expensive headphones, you’ll probably want a better way of storing them when you aren’t using them, and something more convenient than having to constantly store and remove them from
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In the past several weeks, I have been reviewing speakers and headphones, but I am back doing some earphones. I had forgotten – for a short while – how important a good seal is. Unless you have a near-perfect fit, you can kiss any bass goodbye. Such is the case with the Jays a-JAYS Four
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Looking for a new pair of earbuds with a built-in microphone? Well, these are the ‘phones you’re looking for! ThinkGeek is offering Star Wars Earbuds in Darth Vader black or Storm Trooper white. Each set has a helmet with an integrated microphone and a button on the back that can be used to pause/play your
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There are two approaches to reviewing earphones or headphones and which direction I take is determined mostly by price. Earphones that sell for less than $100 are judged on a different level than those costing double or triple. The market for the under $100 earphones is huge and only getting bigger, plus the sound quality
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If the idea of earbuds custom molded to your ears is enticing but out of your budget, the Sharkfin self-molding earbuds might just be of interest. Though the “earbuds” portion of the title is a bit misleading. This product is simply a silicone putty to be molded around your existing pair of earbuds. Once formed,
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Being surprised while reviewing audio gear can be both wonderful and not so great. The fun is in the discovery of a gem. Even though I am familiar with the Turbine and Turbine Copper earphones (and like them a lot) from Monster, I have been (much) less than thrilled from what I have heard in
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Ever since Logitech acquired custom earphone maker Ultimate Ears, they have expanded the lineup to include many popular models of custom and universal-fit earphones, becoming one of the largest makers of earphones in the world. The expansion continues with their first headphones under the combined Logitech UE label, as well as a new universal-fit multi-armature earphone.
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Harman Kardon has made some of the most visually compelling speakers anywhere. I have owned three SoundSticks speakers through the years and loved them. Nothing looks like them. Now Harman Kardon have entered our personal space with a line of headphones and earphones. The BT wireless over-ear headphones are Bluetooth-equipped with a built-in microphone and
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You have to hand it to Bowers & Wilkins. This British audio company makes some of the best sounding speakers anywhere and they charge handsomely for the privilege. But for some reason, when it comes to personal audio like headphones and earphones, they have become somewhat affordable. They don’t charge anywhere near the stratospheric prices
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2012 has been an interesting year for headphones, but things just got a whole lot more interesting with the release of the Parrot Zik headphones designed by French product designer Philippe Stark. No other headphones look like them and no other headphone has as much techie goodness crammed into them.
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This post brought to you by HSN. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you think your headphones or earbuds make your favorite music sound the way the artist intended it to sound? Probably not. In 2006, Dr. Dre, legendary rap artist and producer, and Jimmy Lovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records and American Idol
Earphone Solutions recently provided a pair Westone Westone TS-1 earphones for review here on the Gadgeteer. Bill Henderson did an excellent review on the Westone 4 headphones, and I looked forward to giving these a spin. The TS-1 has a single driver, rather than the quad-drive of the Westone 4, but it adds a microphone so
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So far, all the headphones I have reviewed have been based on a single speaker technology. While the sound signature from all of them has ranged from bass heavy to bright sounding, the tech is basically similar. It’s tweaking and build quality that determines how cheap – or expensive – they are. That’s not the
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One for Bill to review? Logitech has released the Ultimate Ears Custom In-Ear Reference Monitors designed for professional studio engineers and producers. Each pair is custom tuned to individual needs using your Personal Reference Tuning Box. The earphones include 5 individual armatures with a three-way crossover. They have detachable braid cables that can be removed, and the
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