Archive for the 'Ultrasone' 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 [...]
Ultrasone PROline 650
Friday, June 2nd, 2006The Ultrasone PROline 650 ($299 list) is a very-high-end set of closed-back circumaural headphones. They’re meant for studio monitoring, but they’ll stand up pretty well in any critical listening environment. You also get an audio CD with some very well-recorded music and good documentation outlining the special features and health benefits of Ultrasone’s headphones, which [...]
Ultrasone iCans
Saturday, May 27th, 2006Portable headphone styling almost always falls into two camps–swoopy or utilitarian–but Ultrasone’s new German-produced iCans ($129) are upscale and elegant. The sturdily constructed chrome and white headphones are obviously iPod inspired, yet they’re still unique. The Ultrasone iCans combination of high style and stellar sound are hard to beat.
Ultrasone HFI-15G
Thursday, May 25th, 2006Ultrasone claims that its HFI-15G headphones employ a breakthrough technology that convincingly simulates surround sound without using digital signal processing. As the story goes, the HFI-15G’s angled 1.57-inch drivers reflect sound around inside your ear, leveraging your anatomy to create the perception that you’re in the middle of the action. Unfortunately, the HFI-15G ($100 list) [...]
