Category: Headphones

D3 DAC-plus-Headphone-Amp – guest review by Dale Thorn

Adapter, Audio, Digital Recorder, Earphones, Features, Headphones, iTunes, Macintosh, Music, Review, Speakers 1

When the Audioengine D3 DAC arrived, I ran it for a few hours just to keep it honest, although I didn’t expect a significant change with a burn-in period. When I finally got around to listening later that evening, I thought the sound was as good as anything I’ve ever heard. In fact, having spent a great deal of time with the HRT Microstreamer and v-moda Verza recently, the first thing that I became aware of was an impression of analog-like sound.

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Skullcandy Fix In-Ear Headphones with Mic3 – Review

Audio, Earphones, Features, Headphones, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Microphone, Music, Review 0

The big selling point for these Skullcandy Fix In-Ear Earphones is their remarkable ability to comfortably remain fixed in your ears when you’re exercising. I tried them while on a treadmill and also on a bike ride, and neither sweat nor bumpy asphalt caused them to dislodge. Fix headphones really are comfortable. Nice!

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earHero almost-invisible in-ear headphones for cycling and running – Review

Audio, Earphones, Features, Headphones, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Music, Review, Speakers 0

earHero Earphones are unusual lightweight ini-ear headphones made with hearing aid speakers. Developed by audiologists Matt and Mali Murphy, theyre a comfortable and safe alternative to noise canceling earphones, but only if youre listening to voice recordings such as podcasts and audio books. The tinny speakers make them inadequate for listening to music. Bass is almost undetectable.

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iFrogz Coda Forte Bluetooth Headphones – Review

Bluetooth, Headphones, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Music 0

With the dramatic increases in technology and the portability of the devices that we have come to depend upon in our daily lives, logic dictates that the capability to listen to music or to have a telephone conversation would also have to improve. Bluetooth headphones have quickly become a necessity for users as they dont wish to be tied physically to their devices.

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Angle & Curve MKII Classic Headphones – Review

Headphones, Headset, Music, Review 0

Angle & Curve’s MKII Classic Headphones are stylishly retro in design while producing a stylishly contemporary sound. They are from a firm based in the Old Covent Garden section of London and are engineered there by a group of designers, audio specialists, and DJs. These headphones deliver impressive sound at a remarkable price.

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IK Multimedia Releases iLine Mobile Music Cable Kit – Review

Adapter, All-In-One, Apple, Audio, First Look, Headphones, Headset, iOS, iPad, iPad 2, iPad mini, iPhone, iPod, iPod Classic, iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod shuffle, iPod Touch, News, Review 0

IK Multimedia is releasing a new line of 6 high-quality cables today. Aptly named the iLine Mobile Music Cable Kit, the cables provide musicians and audiophiles with nearly every possible cable to connect your iOS devices to speakers, headphones, stereos, amplifiers, or your vehicle. The Italian-made cables feature a level of craftsmanship seldom met by other manufacturers. IK Multimedia coins the kit as the “Swiss Army Knife” of the cable world.

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t-JAYS Four In-Ear Headphones With JAYS Curves Digital Signal Processing – Nemo Memo

Apps, Audio, Earphones, Features, Headphones, Headset, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, iTunes, Microphone, Music, Nemo Memo, Opinion, Review, Speakers 0

The t-JAYS Four (abbreviated as tJ4) headphone are almost (or better than) conventional, which is a good thing. Multiple size comfortable tips and a too-small carrying case are provided in the idiosyncratic standard JAYS hard shell product packaging that we have described in prior reviews of JAYS products.

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House of Marley Exodus On-Ear Headphones
User Report – Review

Audio, Earphones, Features, Headphones, Headset, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Macbook, Macintosh, Music, Review, Speakers 2

The House of Marley claims the Exodus On-Ear Headphones are “noise isolating and eco-friendly.” We agree and approve. Ambient noise is not much distraction when listening to music with these headphones that are constructed from mostly natural or recycled, attractive materials.

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