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Able Planet Clear Harmony headphones Review

, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Have a peek here at the highest quality member of the Able Planet audio lineup with the Clear Harmony headphones set complete with LINX Audio. For those of you that’ve never heard of this patent pending technology, LINX Audio is unique to Able Planet audio products and enhances your listening experience with distortion reduction, “undesirable sound” filtering, and increases in perceived loudness without increasing your volume. We gave these beasts a test this past week to see how they truly performed.

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Audio-Technica ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint headphones support iOS

, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're in the market for a new set headphones that eliminate most of the noise from the outside environment, Audio-Technica has a new set of headphones called the ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint that use active noise canceling technology. The company promises the headphones will block 95% of outside noise. Read The Full Story

SuperTooth Bluetooth Melody Headphones Hands-on

, May 7th 2012 Discuss [2]

This week we've gotten the opportunity to take a peek at SuperTooth's newest addition to their Bluetooth lineup, namely their brand new set of Melody headphones. These headphones are wireless in both their ability to work with media and with how their powered - battery power to the rescue! You've got a 7.5 hour charge for music with a 240 mAh battery inside, Bluetooth connection to your smartphone, tablet, or whatever else you've got with Bluetooth, and high definition sound from the people who brought you the SuperTooth Disco - still a hit! Read The Full Story

Bowers & Wilkins unveil P3 headphones

, May 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

Bowers & Wilkins has been around for a long time now, and the company makes some decisively high-end audio gear. This is the company that makes the Zeppelin docking stations for the iPhone that offer high-quality sound, a cool design, and an expensive price tag. The company has now launched a new set of headphones called the P3. Read The Full Story

ColorWare Beats by Dre Studio headphones bring the fancy for $1k

, Apr 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Part of the appeal of the Beats by Dre headphones has always been their distinctive white or black color scheme, but ColorWare has a new, even more exclusive finish for those with bulging wallets. $1,000 gets you a pair of limited edition ColorWare Collection Illusion Beats by Dre Studio headphones with one of three iridescent color schemes, almost guaranteed to get you noticed. Read The Full Story

Koss STRIVA is world’s first WiFi headphone system

, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [2]

Audio accessories maker Koss announced a new headphone system today that it's claiming to be the world's first to employ WiFi technology for receiving music directly from the Internet. The new WiFi-equipped headphone system is called STRIVA and is launching with two styles, one in-ear called the TAP and one over-the-ear called the PRO. Both come with a STRIVA CAP, or Content Access Point, which acts as the WiFi hub for the headphones and is the size of a matchbook. Read The Full Story

Sennheiser IE 800 earphones hands-on

, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [9]

Sennheiser caters for just about all price points in the earphones market, but the new IE 800's will resolutely target the high-end with their €599 sticker when they arrive this summer. We grabbed some ears-on time with the distinctive buds - notable for their double-flare of bass tubes protruding from curvaceous ceramic casings - today, to see whether the audio lives up to the hype. Read The Full Story

Sennheiser outs IE 800 earphones and HDVD 800 headphone amp

, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [3]

Sennheiser has revealed its latest high-end headphones, the IE 800, along with its first headphone amplifier, the HDVD 800, each expected to go on sale this summer. Each slotting in at the pinnacle of Sennheiser's range, the IE 800's bring newly-miniaturized drivers and styling that should make your ears the envy of audiophiles, while the HDVD 800 has been designed as the ideal foil for the company's more expensive models. Read The Full Story

HTC Beats headphones won’t be pack-in item anymore

, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [9]

Despite the strong branding power of HTC and Beats Audio, HTC does not have any plans to continue backing in Beats headphones with future smartphone handsets. The idea was incorporated with the recent Rezound phone, but apparently HTC realized that hardly swayed anyone to buy the phone. When customers shop for a new smartphone, the included headphones aren't exactly at the top of the list of priorities. Read The Full Story

Beats eying MOG for headphone selling hub tip insiders

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Beats Audio's ambitions for tipped acquisition target MOG extend beyond establishing its own Spotify rival, according to insiders, with the service tipped to form the backbone of a new music store hub. The Beats-branded store would offer both digital content and the headphones to listen to it on, according to CNET's sources, taking advantage of the increasing popularity of the distinctive hardware. Read The Full Story

Logitech unveils BH320 USB Stereo Earbuds optimized for business

, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [2]

Logitech today unveiled the first set of earbuds qualified as Optimized for Microsoft Lync, which is a clear indicator that the product means business. Indeed, the Logitech BH320 USB Stereo Earbuds are designed specifically for the business user, providing subtle style and a full set of in-line controls for those requiring a comfortable headset for voice or video calls on their PCs. Read The Full Story

Sync by 50 SMS-WS Wireless Headphones Review

, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [9]

What we’ve got here is a pair of wireless headphones by the name of Sync by 50, made by SMS audio and sent out in the first wave of headphones approved and tuned personally by 50 Cent and crew. This model is the shiny white version of these bluetooth-enabled phones, a black version also available in stores now – both of these models lit up by the “S” logo on either ear and connected to your bluetooth devices with a dongle about half the size of a pack of gum, and twice as fat. Are these massive and massively flashy headphones worth their equally massive price tag at $399.95? Let’s find out!

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