Tag: headphones

A first look at Harman/Kardon’s BT Premium Wireless Over-Ear Headphones


iLounge: Created by Harman/Kardon as the sole wireless model in a new collection of Apple-inspired headphones, BT ($250) is a rechargeable 12-hour battery-powered Bluetooth headset with steel headbands, soft foam and leather padding, and 40mm drivers inside. (more…)

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Harman Kardon intros five headphones designed for iPhone


iPodNN: Harman Kardon has introduced a new range of headphones designed for iPhone users. The new premium range includes the NI, AE, CL, BT and NC models that range in price from $100 topping out at $299 some of which blend leather and steel. (more…)

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Bowers & Wilkins P3 headphones review


Pocket-lint: Bowers and Wilkins has a strong reputation when it comes to audio. The company’s speaker systems are enviable (and expensive) and have impressed audiophiles for an age. Enter the B&W P3 over-ear headphones: as part of the P-range, at the top of which you’ll find the P5s, can these pricey yet elegant headphones live up to the manufacturer’s prized reputation? (more…)

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NuForce compresses a rechargeable speaker, USB DAC and headphone amp into a $119 Cube


Engadget: For better or worse, your options are plentiful when it comes to palm-sized speakers aimed at improving the audio of your gizmos. While many simply tout Bluetooth or USB connectivity, NuForce is hoping to shake things up a bit with its new Cube. (more…)

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Tivoli enters headphone game with Radio Silenz, has new PAL BT and Model One BT radios


Engadget: Tivoli Audio is known for radios that rarely deviate from a tried-and-true formula (save for that snazzy crystal-encrusted Model One), but the company is still capable of surprises. Exhibit A: it’s gearing up to release its first pair of headphones. (more…)

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Pioneer unveils SE-MJ591 and SE-NC21M headphones

Ubergizmo:  Music lovers, if you’re looking for a set of new headphones to use while on the move, Pioneer has recently outed two new headphones. One of which is aimed at audiophiles and the other aimed at those looking for a noise cancellation feature in their headphones. Both the SE-MJ591 and SE-NC21M are touted as being lightweight, foldable and will come with a carrying case for traveling. (more…)

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NEW CANS FROM AKG

 

AudioTechnology:  AKG have extended its Perception Headphone series with three new models for “enthusiastic musicians and engineers”, which I guess doesn’t include musicians and engineers who just aren’t feeling up to it today–only kidding. All three models are of the kind that you won’t get too precious about how they’re treated by non-thinking studio clients-if you know what I mean. (more…)

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Final Audio introduces a way to wear $8000 on your head

Dvice: Headphones are one of the hottest categories in high-end audio, and Japan’s Final Audio Design has now upped the ante by introducing headphones that cost as much as a decent used car.

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Sennheiser MM 450-X and 550-X wireless headphones add aptX Bluetooth

What HiFi: Sennheiser has added aptX Bluetooth capability to its flagship wireless range with the launch of the new MM 450-X and MM 550-X headphones. (more…)

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Philips Made for Android headphones coming for spring


Pocket-Lint: Although it’s been beaten to the punch as the first manufacturer to release Android-specific headphones (by Klipsch), Philips is, to our knowledge, the first to offer an entire range of, what it calls, Made for Android headsets. (more…)

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Monster and Beats by Dr Dre to part ways

T3: After several years of essentially owning the headphone market the match made in audio-heaven will be coming to an end, much to the relief of competitors no doubt. (more…)

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AKG’s Hot New Noise-Canceling Headphones: Good Looks, USB Charging, Hell of a Pedigree

Gizmodo: AKG’s new K 495 NC noise-canceling headphones don’t need batteries at all—you charge them up via USB. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that they look (and, given the source, most likely sound) terrific, too. (more…)

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