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CES 2009: Sleek Audio Custom earphones: Moulding Gallery

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jan 14th 2009 No Comments

If you’ve spent any time here at SlashGear you’ll probably know that we’re big fans of Sleek Audio. We rated their SA6 in-ear monitor earphones highly, then their W-1 Kleer wireless adapter took a successful product and cut the cord. At CES last week we stopped by the Sleek stand to check out their Customs, individually made based on silicon moulds of your ears, for a perfect fit. At $300 they’re the current pinnacle of the Sleek Audio range; after the cut, we let the company fire gunk into our ears.

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CES 2009: DigiFi Digital Opera Headphones & Kleer PMP Watch

By Chris Davies on Saturday, Jan 10th 2009 No Comments

DigiFi’s first-generation Digital Opera headphones have only just gone on sale in the US, but the company has brought their replacement to CES this week. As well as that, they’ve also unveiled a set of over-the-air headphones and a PMP watch with an integrated Kleer wireless transmitter.

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Scosche shows off whole new line up of iPod accessories for CES 2009

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Jan 5th 2009 1 Comment

Scosche is gearing up to show off a bunch of new products at CES 2009 and they’ve giving us a sneak peek at what you can expect at the tech show. The new products cover the gamut of iPod and iPhone accessories.

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Jaybird Bluetooth Stereo Claws earphones get 2009 update

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jan 1st 2009 No Comments

Jaybird have announced their 2009 update to the Bluetooth Stereo Claws, and at first (and second) glance they don’t look much different to the current version. That’s because all of the good stuff is inside: Jaybird have added APT-X audio compression, which they claim is enough to get past Bluetooth’s limited bandwidth and rival the sound quality from wired headphones.

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DigiFi Digital Opera Kleer wireless earphones on sale in US

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Dec 30th 2008 No Comments

If the lossless wireless sound offered by Sleek Audio’s W-1 adapter appeals, but your budget doesn’t exactly stretch to the $320 the company asks for a set of SA6 earphones and the wireless system, DigiFi’s Digital Opera earphones may fit the bill. First announced back in May, up until now the earphones had only been available in Korea; now, Kleer themselves are offering them – together with other products using their lossless technology – in the US.

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Nuforce Icon Mobile headphone amp & USB DAC

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Dec 23rd 2008 No Comments

Nuforce’s Icon Mobile is a headphone amp with a difference. Like most of its ilk, it starts with offering headphone amplification – in this case twin 80mW at 16-Ohm, with a signal to noise ratio of 0.054-percent at 25 mW, 1 kHz – for your PMP, though here to the Icon Mobile offers dual outputs rather than the traditional one. However it then includes USB DAC functionality, connecting to your laptop via USB and bypassing its audio outputs.

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Ultrasone HFI-680 Headphones Review

By Ewdison Then on Wednesday, Dec 10th 2008 1 Comment

Ultrasone make some bold claims with the HFI-680 headphones, promising the sound isolation of close-back cans with the “honest sound” of open ones. Given that it can be hard enough creating something pleasing in just one of those categories, have the headphone specialists bitten off more than they can deliver? SlashGear hit shuffle and set to finding out.

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White Beats by Dr. Dre only available in one Ron Herman boutique store

By Staff Editor on Wednesday, Dec 10th 2008 No Comments

Dr. Dre and Monster Cable have come up with a special edition white version of Beats by Dr. Dre. This pair however is going to cost you twice as much as the original at $700. We have been asking ourselves why in the world would they cost so much?

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Dr. Dre beats tour review

By Vincent Nguyen on Wednesday, Dec 10th 2008 1 Comment

Monster Cable’s headphone collaboration with Dr. Dre, the Beats, surprised us with their musical prowess back in August. While celebrity endorsements tend toward the cheesy, and Monster’s products toward the over-priced, we weren’t expecting much; in actual fact, they proved impressively capable. Now the pair is hoping to do the same for in-ear headphones, with the Beats Tour: can the follow-up muster the same success?

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iharmonix announces Five Stereo Earphones

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Dec 8th 2008 1 Comment

iharmonixplatinumev 415x480 Paramount Wireless announced today their new brand called iharmonix. This new brand features five new products as a part of two new lines. The main line is called the Platinum Series. This includes three new sets of headphones.

As a part of this series, there is the i-Series headset. This is meant for use with either BlackBerry or iPhone 3G handsets. It comes with hands-free capability and a multi-function button. Also on the docket is the ev-Series headphones. These are meant for the true music lover and feature in-line volume control. The e-Series lacks the in-line controls and is therefore cheaper.

The headphones released are a part of the Style FX Series. These include the i-Series, which works with the BlackBerry and the iPhone 3G and has an in-line mic. The e-Series is meant for other MP3 players and the iPod and offers custom-fit options with three different soft ear gels. You can get all five headphone models now for between $30-$60.