Sennheiser today at CES 2012 have just announced the their new HD 700 cans. Senn promises that these new phones will make sure to please your ears (but not your wallet). Coming in at around $999 they aren't for the feint of heart. For those true audiophiles and lovers -- these will surely impress.
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Parrot’s ZIK by Starck hands-on
Parrot has announced premium quality wireless headphones with features not currently offered on other headsets. Behind both earmuffs resides microphones providing 'anti-noise' to help regulate unwanted sounds. They also suggest the audio 'Concert Hall Effect' will provide a live-sound experience.
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Eers SonoFit headphones create custom-fit buds in minutes
Custom-fit earbuds are one of the best audiophile experiences out there, but sadly restricted because of time or money. Sonomax aims to change at least one of those, with a new system that measures your ears and creates a pair of custom-fit buds in minutes. The Eers device looks like a big pair of DJ headphones, but it's actually a method of creating perfectly fit earbuds using some interesting new methods.
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Samsung reveals “Your Sound” headphone & headset range
Samsung has launched a new range of wired and wireless earphones, including four stereo sets, two Bluetooth and one that pairs both in-ear and open-air drivers. The Samsung "Your Sound" range kicks off with the EHS-60 "Serious Sound" and EHS-63 "Active Sound", the former a budget set with gel-earbuds for passive noise reduction and an in-line microphone and call answer key, while the Active Sound set pair dual speakers so that listeners can still stay aware of what's going on around them.
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Dimensions iOS app works with Hans Zimmer to create alternate reality soundscape game
Ever since video games were first invented, it has been both graphics and gameplay that have dominated talk about their quality and vision -- what we're seeing now is games such as Dimensions (for iOS) that bring our mobile modernity into focus with sound-based gameplay. This game has been worked on by developers at RjDj and takes what you may well have experienced in the Inception application from earlier this year to a whole new level. The developers here have worked with Oscar winning soundtrack producer Hans Zimmer (also having worked on Inception, mind you), to bring you the music and sound environments you experience in the game. If that wasn't enough to get you to drop the $2.99 in the iTunes Appstore, do read on.
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Beats by Dre Colors headphones available for a limited time
There are a lot of people out there that are fans of the Beats by Dre headphone line that is on the market today. For a limited time shoppers can get the high end Beats The Studio headphones in several colors that will brighten up the headphones from the normal white or black shades offered. The headphones that come in colors are the popular The Studio offerings that have been around for a while.
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Urbanears Plattan black quilted edition revealed
There's a pair of headphones in your future, one made by Urbanears and called Plattan, the start of a line of earpieces made with both comfort and fashionability in mind. This isn't the first time Urbanears have made a set of earpieces with both of those features in mind, but what you'll get is certainly something unique, what with the undeniably cool quilted material that'll make your head say "ahhh." You get 40mm handmade drivers for fantastic sound, a fold-down design to keep the phones transportable, and almost as a bonus, a "Zound Plug" that allows you to daisy chain the sound to all your friends!
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SMS Audio SYNC by 50 and STREET by 50 headphones revealed
When it comes to high fidelity audio, who better to trust than the musicians that create the music you're listening to - that concept kept alive here again today by none other than rapper 50 Cent with a few new headphones appearing right on time for the holiday season. There's two main models, one being SYNC by 50, a pair of wireless headphones, and STREET by 50, wired headphones so you don't loose em while you're out on what the name suggests, the street. Both pairs of phones are up for pre-order now and will be shipped by December 5th, 2011.
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Beats Executive headphones tipped at $399.95
It seems to me that over the last several months I have heard more about the Beats audio tech showing up in notebooks and smartphones that I have about the headphones the brand started with. Beats is getting back to its headphone roots with the latest product it has unveiled. The product is a set of headphones called Beats Executive.
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Altec Lansing by ACS Custom Series In-Ear Monitors announced
High-end audio maker ACS Custom's partnered up with Etymotic before to create earphones, but this time, they're taking up Altec Lansing's offer to team up to build something new in the audio space, in the form of a trio of "Custom Series" in-ear-monitors. An eye-raising partnership, to say the least, since Altec Lansing has generally been consumer-facing, and ACS, not at all. Nevertheless, according to Altec Lansing, these will be hand-crafted, armature-driver based in-ear-monitors that will aim to slake the high-fidelity thirst of audio enthusiasts and professionals alike.
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Marshall FX MAJOR and MINOR audio phones introduced with Apple certification
This week the folks at Marshall Headphones have introduced their newest pair, the Major FX, complete with Apple certified microphone and remote with units to be sold in Apple Stores across the USA and Canada immediately if not soon. For those of you that don't know, having a product so nicely constructed the Apple carries it in their physical store and in their online store means you've got a big hit on your hands right out of the gate, and with the Marshall name as well as Apple support, the MAJOR FX set are over-ear headphones, while the MINOR FX are earbuds with essentially the same sound quality, build quality, and fashionable look.
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iAsus Diablo mobile amp breaks cover
If you are always on the go and wearing headphones that might not offer you the kind of power you want from your music, iAsus has a new amp for mobile use that will increase the power of any headphones. The mobile amp is called the iAsus Diablo Mobile Amp. The little thing may be perfect for folks that ride motorcycles and need more power to hear clearly when riding.
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