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Ultrasone Edition 8

We've reviewed a number of Ultrasone headphones over the years--everything from iPod-inspired iCans to the luxurious HFI-2200s. But the new Edition 8s are, in so many ways, a very different Ultrasone. First, the Edition 8s have, according to Ultrasone, a completely original design that doesn't share any parts with...

Tags: Ultrasone, headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-21

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Sennheiser HD 800

Model changes at the upper end of Sennheiser's headphone line don't happen very often. The previous flagship--the still available HD 650s--were introduced in 2003, and remain in the line. Their predecessor, the HD 600s, came out more than a decade ago, and are still popular with audiophiles. I've reviewed both,...

Tags: headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-15

Grado PS1000

Grado is one of America's oldest hi-fi companies. In the 1950s it manufactured phono cartridges, turntables, and speakers. While Grado still makes a full line of highly regarded cartridges (budget-priced all the way up to high-end models), it's perhaps better known today for its headphones, which spring from the professional...

Tags: ear cushion, Grado, headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-15

Ultrasone Zino - headphones

Photo gallery:Ultrasone ZinoWearing a pair of headphones with your MP3 player seems retro in today's age of iPod earbuds and triple-driver sound-isolating earphones, but German manufacturer Ultrasone is setting out to change that perception. Known in the hi-fi market for creating big, beautiful headphones with spacious sound, Ultrasone now turns...

Tags: Ultrasone Zino, headphone, ICANS

Product reviews 2009-07-20

Ultrasone Zino headphones--photos

Take a closer look at the Zino headphones from Ultrasone. by CNET News.com

Tags: Headphone, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-07-16

40% off professional Ultrasone headphones in June

You may not have heard of the German audio company Ultrasone, but they make serious headphones for professional use in the recording studio, on the DJ stand and in the home. The company is offering 40 percent off MSRP of their fairly expensive...

Tags: Headphone, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Top 10 affordable gadgets for Father's Day [gift guide]

That time of year is almost here. That's right: it's almost Father's Day, and the time to has come to show your appreciation for Dad. Why not get him a gizmo he'll really like? ("But haven't I been showing him...

Tags: Monitor, Camcorder, Dad, Soundbar, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-12

SRS iWOW Adapter for iPod

If you've ever wanted a button on your iPod that works like the "Loud" button on your stereo, the folks at SRS Sound offer the iWOW, a $99 audio enhancer that kicks your iPod's audio up a notch. The iWOW measures 0.8 inch tall, 0.3 inch thick, and 2.25 inches...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, iWOW, Apple iPod, headphone

Product reviews 2009-03-04

Denon AH-NC732

Bose has managed to persuade thousands of people to spend large sums of money on the company's QuietComfort 3 and QuietComfort 2 noise-canceling headphones. That has emboldened companies such as Denon--which can leverage its own highly respected brand--to come up with its own pair of $300 noise-canceling headphones. Alas, Denon...

Tags: AH-NC732s, headphone, Bose, Denon

Product reviews 2008-10-01

Ultrasone HFI-2200 ULE

The Ultrasone HFI-2200 headphones have a dark brown outer casing, while the earpads are colored with a golden-brown, velvet-covered cushion. At the top of the headband is another cushion that matches the same color combination. We think the look is a welcome alternative to the usual drab headphone color schemes....

Tags: earcup, cord, HFI-2200, headphone, Ultrasone HFI-2200, HFI-2200s

Product reviews 2008-07-29

Ultrasone HFI-580

Unlike the Ultrasone HFI-2200s, which allow sound to be projected from the actual ear cups, the Ultrasone HFI-580s are a "closed-back" pair of headphones, so they hush outside noise, which prevents the headphone's sound from being heard by other people around you. That's good, except that a lot of closed-back...

Tags: HFI-2200, headphone, Ultrasone HFI-580s, Ultrasone HFI-580

Product reviews 2008-07-28

LTB Q-BASS Wireless Headphones

When it comes to wireless headphones, there's Bluetooth, and then there's everything else. The LTB Q-Bass wireless headphones ($149) fall into the latter category, giving it some advantages and disadvantages compared with the competition. On the upside, the LTB Q-Bass headphones offer superior audio quality compared with the A2DP Bluetooth...

Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless, battery, LTB Q-Bass, headphone

Product reviews 2008-02-14

Ultrasone HFI-700

Editor's note: Aside from a slight change in color, Ultrasone's HFI-700 headphones are identical to the U.S. version of the company's highly rated HFI-650 headphones now discontinued in the United States. The name was changed so that the product would be named consistently between the U.S. and European markets. The...

Tags: headphone, HFI-650s, Ultrasone HFI-650, Ultrasone HFI-700, S-Logic

Product reviews 2007-04-05

Clear Harmony

Able 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...

Tags: Noise Cancellation, headphone, Clear, Bose, Bose Quiet Comfort

Product reviews 2007-03-29

Creative CB2530

Over the last year or so, a number of headphone manufacturers have adapted Bluetooth wireless technology for their portable models. And when you stop and think about it, eliminating the wires from portable headphones makes a lot of sense--no more tangled, dangling, or broken cables. Creative's Bluetooth entry, the CB2530,...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Creative CB2530, headphone, Bluetooth, transmitter

Product reviews 2006-04-19