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PC Magazine April 13, 2011 Tim Gideon |
Shure SE215 For merely $119, the Shure SE215 has no business sounding this good - and its replaceable cable means it should last longer than typical hard-wired models. |
PC Magazine April 18, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Buying Guide: Headphones That Rock It's your earphones (and, of course, the digital file itself) that truly matter when it comes to sound performance... Grado GS1000... UE-10 Pro... Etymotic ER6i... Sennheiser PMX-100... Bose QuietComfort 3... etc. |
PC Magazine August 2, 2011 Tim Gideon |
Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones The Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones offer beautiful, rich bass and fantastic audio performance inside the most secure-fitting earphone design in its under-$200 price range. |
AskMen.com |
$50 Headphones If you really want to hear what your MP3 player has to offer, then new headphones are the number one recommendation. |
PC Magazine June 27, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Sennheiser PXC 450 NoiseGard Sennheiser's new (and very expensive) PXC 450 NoiseGard headphones outdo Bose in both killing ambient noise and providing excellent audio performance. |
Macworld November 12, 2007 Peter Cohen |
Lost-Cauze Gaming Headphones The odd name doesn't overshadow the effective noise-canceling technology incorporated in these headphones. |
PC World July 2005 Richard Baguley |
Music to Your Ears Got the blues because your pricey audio player came with crummy earbuds? Our favorite replacement headphones will jazz up your listening. AKG K26P... Bose QuietComfort 2... Bose TriPort... etc. |
PC Magazine March 23, 2009 Tim Gideon |
Shure SE115 Shure's SE115 earphones buck the company's tradition of flatter response in favor of a heavier low end. |
PC Magazine June 22, 2005 Bill Machrone |
C'mon, Kill the Noise!: Headphones The author tested seven headphones to see which headsets effectively cancelled outside noise. |
PC Magazine July 14, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Bose QuietComfort 3 The Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones are comfortable and better than most noise-canceling models, but the QuietComfort 2 is still preferable. |
PC Magazine September 24, 2007 Tim Gideon |
Creative Aurvana X-Fi Noise-Canceling Headphones These chunky headphones from Creative could be a bit more comfy, but they eliminate as much noise as the Quiet Comfort 2, sound much better, can operate passively, and can play more loudly. |
AskMen.com |
6 Most Comfortable Headphones Bose QuietComfort 2... Sennheiser PXC 300... Audio-Technica ATH-EW9... Pioneer SE-DIR800C... etc. |
PC Magazine June 27, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Ultimate Ears super.fi 5Pro The super.fi 5Pro earphones certainly aren't cheap, but they sound very good -- especially the bass -- and are quite comfortable. |
AskMen.com |
Airplane Headphones If you really want to enjoy your in-flight entertainment, you owe it to yourself to pick up a pair of noise-cancellation headphones or noise-isolation earbuds. |
PC Magazine November 1, 2006 Michael Kobrin |
Stick It In Your Ear iPods rock. iPod headphones suck. The steal-me-white buds simply can't compete. But in your quest for higher fidelity, will more money translate to better sound? |
PC Magazine September 27, 2011 Tim Gideon |
Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker The portable Bluetooth-powered Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker features more powerful audio than you?d expect from its small, well-designed frame, and it integrates a cool cover that doubles as a stand. |
AskMen.com |
Top 5 Inexpensive Headphones Best Headphones For Less Than $50 |
Home Theater March 2006 Chris Chiarella |
5.1 for Your Noggin Who says you need speakers for discrete surround sound? Listen To Believe (LTB) offers an assortment of discrete 5.1 headphone systems for just about every home theater or gaming scenario, depending upon your tastes and budget. |
PC Magazine December 1, 2006 Jamie Lendino |
Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones These incredibly practical Bluetooth headphones from Logitech are a workable solution despite their so-so sound quality and comfort. |
PC Magazine December 4, 2006 Jamie Lendino |
Etymotic Ety8 The Ety8 continues Etymotic's tradition of high-resolution earphones, this time in a wireless but somewhat flawed Bluetooth model... Wi-Gear iMuffs MB200... |
PC Magazine February 12, 2008 Tim Gideon |
Bose Computer MusicMonitor The Computer MusicMonitor won't take up much space, but these computer speakers don't come cheap. |
PC Magazine September 26, 2011 Will Greenwald |
Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 The Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 stands as one of the best wireless gaming headsets you can find, with high-quality audio output, smart design, and an impressive range. |
Entrepreneur June 2007 Amanda C. Kooser |
Get an Earful Earphones for when you just want peace and quiet. |
PC Magazine October 11, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Ultimate Ears triple.fi 10 Pro Audiophiles will appreciate the extremely well-balanced sound with warm, but not overpowering, bass and sparkling highs. These are top dog among universal-fit in-ear headphones, in my book. |
AskMen.com |
6 High-Quality Wireless Headphones Home-based headphone listening is an entirely different ball game than listening on the road. Sennheiser RS120... Pioneer SE-DIR800C... Panasonic RP-WH5000... Sennheiser RS65... Sennheiser RS130... Sony MDR-DS4000... |
PC Magazine March 16, 2006 Mike Kobrin |
Sennheiser CX-300 If you want thumping bass with minimal mud, you'll love these compact in-ear headphones. |
AskMen.com |
Sub-$100 Earbuds A selection of great earbuds that can be had for less than $100. |
PC Magazine August 31, 2005 Bill Machrone |
Headphone Upgrades AKG K 28 NC... Audio-Technica ATH-CM7Ti... Etymotic ER4... JVC HA-NC100... Sennheiser PX 100... Turtle Beach Ear Force X51... |
PC World July 27, 2006 Eric Dahl |
Innovative In-Ear Headphones for All Budgets Shure E500PTH gives top quality for a price and Sennheiser MX 55 VC Street is a bargain. |
PC Magazine August 29, 2006 Molly K. McLaughlin |
Wi-Gear iMuffs MB210 Although sound quality has improved from the last version, it's still not quite good enough to make it worth replacing your favorite wired earbuds or headphones. |
Audiophilia May 2002 David T. Brown |
Amphion Creon Loudspeaker: Finn-Tastic Fidelity For the serious and discerning audiophile looking for extremely accurate, well-balanced speakers with excellent imaging and a striking visual presence, these fantastic Finns are hard to beat... |
Home Toys December 2002 Mohsin Imtiaz |
Multichannel Mayhem With its ability to create a dramatically more realistic and immersive audio experience, multichannel audio is now migrating to applications and systems beyond its original home in the home theater. |
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Headsets That Will Be Music To Your Ears Even the $99 Shure E3c, the cheapest model tested, is top-notch. |
PC Magazine November 3, 2008 Tim Gideon |
Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass FX3022 Altec Lansing's sweet-sounding FX3022 PC speaker set builds the subwoofer into its design. |
Home Theater March 20, 2007 Chris Chiarella |
Bose's New (Sort of) and Improved In-Ear Headphones While not noise-canceling or sound-isolating, these headphones incorporate the same Bose Tri-Port technology as in their QuietComfort line, so they're a handy accessory to portable audio devices. |
PC Magazine April 20, 2004 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Pumped-Up Portable Sound Are you still using the inferior headphones that came with your portable player? You can do better. |
PC Magazine August 9, 2004 Don Labriola |
Bose Companion 3 The Bose Companion 3 is a great-looking, solidly built three-piece system that produces moderately high volume levels, snappy bass, and a delightfully transparent, spacious midrange. |
PC Magazine October 28, 2003 Don Labriola |
Silence Is Golden When you're wearing headphones, it's all too easy to find yourself boosting volume to hazardous levels to drown out air conditioners, lawn mowers, cars, and jet engines. Noise-canceling headphones can help. Here, we review four popular models. |
Home Toys February 2005 Brett McLaughlin |
Add Bass Shakers to Feel the Lows Everyone's home theater has bass, but with bass shakers, you can ensure that your listeners not only hear the bass, but also feel it. |
Wired April 21, 2008 Joe Brown |
Fetish: Most Secure Portable Drive Ever, Dr. Dre's Boomin' Headphones Dr. Dre's new line headphones, Beats, studio quality noise cancellation and deep bass... Maxtor BlackArmor 160 GB hard drive... |
PC Magazine April 13, 2006 Molly K. McLaughlin |
IOGear Wireless Stereo Headphone Kit The IOGear Wireless Stereo Headphones will give you good sound, comfort, and wireless range, but the battery could last longer... iMuffs MB200 Bluetooth headphones... |
Popular Mechanics February 2009 |
Sleek Audio Wireless Headphones Test Here is how Sleek Audio SA6 W-1 Wireless In-Ear Earphones fared in lab tests. |
PC Magazine November 30, 2005 Michael Kobrin |
Samsung yepp YP-U1X Broad file-format support and good sound quality make the lightweight U1X a solid flash-based player... Xtatix Freefone... Dell DJ Ditty... |
Audiophilia February 2007 Roy Harris |
Cables R Us Part Six: Sunny Cable Technology Sunny Cable Technology cables require a stereo system that is reasonably well balanced in order to achieve optimal performance. |
Home Theater September 2005 Chris Chiarella |
LTB Audio LTB-AC3 5.1 Surround Sound Headphone System LTB delivers a complete Dolby Digital headphone kit at a reasonable price. While bass reproduction is problematic, the experience is otherwise quite convincing and is a cut above others' faux-surround approach. |
Home Toys August 2003 Jan Plummer |
Pitch, Timbre and Quality vs The Subwoofer A look at audio quality and the problem of phase delay resulting from the alignment and mass differential of the subwoofer relative to the main speakers. A bass extension module can help. |
PC Magazine June 22, 2005 Bill Machrone |
Portable Music Players: More Room to Rock Small hard drive players are designed for people who want little devices that can store a good chunk of their music collections. Apple iPod mini... Creative Zen Micro... Apple iPod... |
PC Magazine March 16, 2005 Bill Machrone |
Shuffle's Got a Secret You'd think that Apple would be touting the breakthrough performance of the iPod shuffle, but not a word. |
The Motley Fool March 5, 2011 Mark Page |
Even With Album Sales Falling, Headphone Sales Are on the Rise A new report from market research company NPD Group has revealed a significant year-over-year increase in headphone sales in both units and dollars. |
AskMen.com Rob Lester |
Setting Up A Digital Audio Center There are three ways to optimize the vast music library that many people now boast, each with their own pros and cons. Take a look as I lay out these options and provide examples of the top products in each category. |