headphones

Monster seems to have understood that design can be almost as important as audio quality in a pair of headphones these days. Since its break from Beats, the manufacturer has therefore been outing some pretty bold-looking headphones, often in partnership with fashion-conscious brands. One model that...

Silence is golden, but music has become a necessity in the past few years as office workers get asked to do more and more work in ever noisier environments - it's no wonder sales of headphones have rocketed in recent years. They're just as useful in noisy city streets and the aircraft cabin, where...

There's a growing thread over at the XDA Developers forum revolving around a Samsung Galaxy S4 issue. Some users report crackling sounds when listening to music at high volume levels, but only when a certain pair of earphones is being used. Naturally, the stock earbuds work fine, but plugging in a...

It's been almost a month since KEF announced its first headphone series, and yesterday we finally got the chance to try out its M500 cans and M200 in-ears at the company's Hong Kong launch event. In fact, it's worth noting that while KEF originated from the UK 52 years ago, it's been part of Hong...

How does a free pair of luxury headphones sound? One pair of these highly rated full-size phones is looking for a home. [Read more]

Years ago—before marketing headphones to tweens became a billion dollar industry —Dr. Dre wore headphones that weren't Beats. He had to! He may be a Beats maker today, but back then he was a beat maker, and those guys practically live in their cans. What headphones did he use? Well, at least at one...

Bang & Olufsen is one of the biggest names in audio gear in the world. The company produces some very nice headphones and other gear that definitely fall into the premium price range for products. The company launched a B&O Play so brand in the past to handle products that are of high quality but...

For those who have enjoyed Shure’s in-ear headphone offerings, you might be pleased to learn that the company has announced the Shure SE846 which is the company’s new flagship in-ear headphones. The headphones will feature a four-driver design with Shure introducing a somewhat radical low-pass...

I thought I could never feel this way again: Oh hello, headphones! You cost $400, but I don't care because you are so delicate and lovely and wonderful and beautiful. It turns out I'm not as jaded as I thought. Read more...

Apart from that IPX5 certification, ATH-CKP500 has two other advantages relative to most inexpensive earphones: in-ear stability and sound quality. On the first front, Audio-Technica ships these earphones with one of the largest collections of silicone inserts we’ve seen with a low-end earphone...