BEOPLAY H9 Review – The BeoPlay H9 features large ear cups with adaptive foam cushions wrapped in soft lambskin, and a neckband wrapped in genuine cowhide leather that’s meant to age nicely over time. Given the obvious quality of the headphones, we’re a little disappointed by the nondescript fabric pouch provided, but they probably make for … Read more
BEATS STUDIO WIRELESS 3.0 The latest version of Wireless ANC headphones to come from Beats, the Studio Wireless 3.0 are quite a bit cheaper than the previous version, as they now retail for down from the before. They get Apple’s W1 chip for “Class 1 Wireless Bluetooth connectivity and battery efficiency”, so you’ll now get … Read more
HyperX Cloud Alpha Review – FOR AS LONG as humankind has been able to pass an electrical current through a circuit board, we’ve been singing the praises of Kingston’s HyperX Cloud headset in its various forms. It began with QPad’s QH-90 in 2013, taking its cues from aviation headset design, and setting a new high … Read more
Power your ears The Ella headphones partner planar magnetic drivers with an in-built amplifier to outgun the grunt from your handheld device. Ed Selley investigates The headband ‘looks a bit weird’ SPECIFICATIONS DRIVERS: 2 X 50mm planar magnetic drivers ENCLOSURE: Closed-back AMPLIFICATION (CLAIMED): 250mW headphone amp FREQUENCY RESPONSE (CLAIMED): 20Hz-20kHz IMPEDANCE (CLAIMED): 50 ohms (passive); 10 … Read more
JAYBIRD RUN – A STANDOUT OPTION OFFERING POWERFUL AUDIO FOR MINIMALIST TRAINING BUT LET DOWN BY BLUETOOTH DROPOUTS. The concept of running ‘naked’ – by ditching gadgetry such as headphones, phone or GPS watch – appeals to a certain minimalist training enthusiast. But for most runners, music is a must-have, which means dealing with cables. Even … Read more
Razer Tiamat 2.2 V2 Gaming Headset – Are four drivers better than two? Razer runs the numbers “WELCOME TO THE CULT OF RAZER,“ says an embossed line of text inside the Tiamat’s immaculately presented box. bringing to mind a certain other tech company with a knack for presentation. As with its stablemates in the current Razer … Read more
Sony mdr-1000x review – Noise-cancelling over-ear headphones – Recommended – 5/5 VERDICT These headphones don’t have the best ANC tech, but their sound quality is peerless SONY’S OVER-EAR headphone range stretches from the MDR-ZX310 right up to the ludicrously expensive Sony MDR-Z1R. The MDR-1000X Bluetooth headphones, which have active noise cancellation (ANC), aren’t quite that expensive, … Read more
I’m hearing a lot of buzz about these cans… That’s because they’re the first Audio-Technica wireless headphones to use Pure Digital Drive technology, built around the Trigence Semiconductor Dnote chipset. And, er, what does that mean exactly? In simple terms, that tech keeps the original audio signal completely digital from source to driver. Dnote has … Read more
Tireless wireless back in 1944, Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, when talking about slightly more important things than a wireless headset, said that, “The price of freedom … is that we must put up with, and even pay for, a good deal of rubbish.” How right he was; while there’s a lot to absolutely adore … Read more
4/5 VERDICT Clever new screen technology makes this headset a pleasure to use, but it’s hard to justify the high price WITH SO MANY VR headsets now available, it would be easy to dismiss the Avegant Glyph as just another one. However, looks can be deceiving, and this product is not really a VR headset. … Read more
VERDICT You’ll want to keep them indoors, but the HP151 is a sensational set of headphones SOUNDMAGIC IS RENOWNED for its budget E10 earphones, but the company makes more than just in-ears. In fact, it produces a less well-known yet surprisingly rounded range of external headphones that spans from this new SoundMagic HP151 up to the … Read more
The ear cups on this headset – Razer kraken review are on the large side, with the 50mm audio drivers but you can bet this is what helps them sound so great — and those drivers can be custom-tuned through Razer’s Synapse software (though we were happy with the default settings). The Krakens boast 7.1 virtual … Read more