Archive for the 'More than $200' Category
Ultrasone HFI-700 Review
Sunday, December 9th, 2007Ultrasone’s headphones sound different from all the other headphones we’ve heard. Conventional models direct most of their sound into your ear canals, but the German company’s patented S-Logic process uses decentralized transducer positioning to spread sound over your outer ear in an attempt to mimic sound heard over speakers. The $249-list Ultrasone HFI-650 headphones mostly [...]
Clear Harmony Headphones Review
Friday, June 29th, 2007Able 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 is still pricey at just [...]
Shure SE310 Sound Isolating Earphones Review
Saturday, April 7th, 2007When a company creates a product that’s sufficiently remarkable to garner a spot among CNET’s testing equipment, chances are that’s a good direction to look for further quality products. Such is the case with Shure, whose E4c earbuds quickly become our headphone of choice for MP3 player audio testing. In fact, the entire E series [...]
Etymotic Ety8 Headphones Review
Friday, December 8th, 2006Though Bluetooth stereo headsets have been around for some time, there hasn’t been a high-end model geared toward audiophiles—until now. The Etymotic Ety8 brings high-resolution sound to your iPod or smartphone and does so without all those annoying wires. Still, the Ety8 is saddled with several unfortunate quirks.
Ultimate Ears triple.fi 10 Pro
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006Ultimate Ears makes personal custom-molded monitors for everyone from the Who to Cirque du Soleil. Now you can get headphones of similar quality without having a professional audiologist make molds of your ears, thanks to the new UE triple.fi 10 Pro.
