Archive for the 'Headphones' Category
Ultrasone HFI-700 Review
Sunday, December 9th, 2007Ultrasone’s headphones sound different from all the other headphones we’ve heard. Conventional models direct most of their sound into your ear canals, but the German company’s patented S-Logic process uses decentralized transducer positioning to spread sound over your outer ear in an attempt to mimic sound heard over speakers. The $249-list Ultrasone HFI-650 headphones mostly [...]
JVC HA-NCX77 Noise Canceling Earbuds Review
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007For many in-ear headphone users, the passive noise isolation offered by an effective seal with the ear is plenty. In fact, some even find the essentially inaudible filler of active noise cancellation irritating to the ear. But if you’re a frequent flier who needs more noticeable hushing of low-frequency rumblings and who wants it to [...]
Arriva Sports Headphones Review
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007The demand for “sport” style headphones has increased over the years, as more people realize that the tunes spouting from their iPods and other portable MP3 players provide a certain amount of motivation during any workout. The trick has always been to create headphones that have all of the following features: a minimal footprint (read: [...]
Clear Harmony Headphones Review
Friday, June 29th, 2007Able Planet’s Clear Harmony active noise-canceling headphones aim to compete with the well-known and expensive Bose Quiet Comfort series. The Clear Harmony headphones improve upon some of the design flaws of the Quiet Comfort (such as the inability to listen to music after the batteries have died), but the product is still pricey at just [...]
Sony MDR D777LP Altus Headphones Review
Monday, April 30th, 2007When Sony introduced its Altus MDR-777LP headphones, the company touted the “80KHz frequency response” along with a couple of other unique features. First off, that number doesn’t mean a single thing without some sort of qualifier like “plus or minus N decibels.” But marketing speak aside, the Altus is a pretty good set of full-size [...]
Denon AH-C700 In-Ear Headphones Review
Sunday, April 15th, 2007Think about it–there’s something like 42 plus million iPods and who knows how many other MP3 players out there–and they all come with crappy headphones. Clearly, it’s a heady time for aftermarket headphone manufacturers. Denon Electronics, a name we normally associate with high-quality home theater components, apparently took note of the burgeoning sales opportunities and [...]
