Sony has never been the go-to brand when it comes audiophile-grade personal audio gear, which the company hopes to change with these hi-res duo: a Walkman NWX-A17 Hi-Res Audio Digital Music Player and MDR–1A Hi-Res Headphones. we sure won’t question Sony’s impeccable quality, but audio reproduction remains to be heard. […]
it has been while since we were last impressed by any Bose headphones as far as design goes and hence, the lack of them here. however, the next-generation QuietComfort headphones announced last week, the QuietComfort 25 already had us at hello. granted we can’t attest to the sound yet, but […]
Beats has arguably been the forerunner of headphone fashion statement. its products have met with divided opinions and controversial to some extend. that said, will Sennheiser, a company mostly known for its serious sound coupled with serious look, new URBANITE headphones able to give brands like Beats a run for […]
you listen to music on headphones and you remove it, the music keeps playing. sounds like a minuscule problem, but how nice it will be if a pair of cans is smart enough to pause when you remove it and resumes when you back it back on? if that sounds […]
all this while, extracting the most out of your audio cans requires you to throw in an headphone amp, but with the new Mo-Fi headphones from specialist microphone maker Blue Microphones (you heard it right, microphone maker), it has the amp built into the cans itself, thus negating the need […]
unlike some headphones makers who surround themselves with limited editions and style statement, SMS Audio takes on a more ‘wholesome’ approach with their latest line of sports in-ear headphones. the personal audio gear maker has partnered with Intel to announced the first biometric headphones, dubbed SMS Audio BioSport In-Ear Headphones, […]
have you heard? Beats is giving away 24 sets of Beats Pro audio cans to the victorious German soccer team and those are not just any Beats Pro we are talking about; they are 24-carat gold dipped Beats Pro headphones. but why 24? well, 23 will go to the folks […]
up till now, we (and probably the world) are quite content with what a pair of headphone has to offer. you know? that’s to give us a private listening space. if has got noise cancellation, well, it’s a bonus. if it can be social, sure, we welcome that too. the […]
it is a known fact that no two persons’ ears are alike and therefore, if you really get down to detail (read: being fussy), no in-ear headphones will have the ‘perfect fit’. lets just say that we have been ‘making do’ up to this point, but thanks to the advancements […]
i never understand the relation between sporting brands and music. i mean, sure, some active lifestyle folks love to be entertained with music while they go about their fitness routines, but hardware with a sporting brand on it? that’s beyond me, but in any case that you are enamored by […]
earphones are never one-size-fits-all kind of thing and hence, we have different sizes of silicone to try to make it fit. if you are lucky, you might just get the right fit that won’t fall out during your active lifestyle and that’s ‘if’. this is where OwnPhones wants to fill […]