Tag Archives: on-ear

SMS Audio outs an on-ear option for its Street by 50 headphones, ships October 7th for $180

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If you’re a fan of emcee-endorsed headphones, you’re in luck. SMS Audio — the folks behind the SYNC by 50 line — has just announced another portable audio option that gets the recommendation of Mr. Jackson himself. The Street by 50 moniker now spor…


SteelSeries Flux and Flux In-Ear Pro headsets ears-on (video)

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“This is the best sounding in-ear product below $250,” SteelSeries’ Chief Marketing Officer, Kim Rom, told us between songs. “I’ll go on record saying that.” Rom was talking about the the firm’s new Flux In-Ear Pro headset, and had similar words for …


Klipsch revamps Image One series headphones, intros first Bluetooth variant

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As if updating and expanding its in-ear headphone lineup wasn’t enough, Klipsch has gone ahead and unveiled its revamped Image One on-ear set here at Irving Plaza in NYC. As we’re told, the new Image One is acoustically similar to its predecessor, bu…


Logitech UE 9000 Wireless Headphones hit the FCC: Bluetooth in a full-size package

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We’ve seen Logitech extend the reach of its Ultimate Ears brand once before with the UE Air Speaker, and now it appears that full-size headphones are soon to be on the list. As revealed by a recent FCC filing, the division — best known for its pro-q…


Harman Kardon trots out five iPhone-matching headsets, keeps you in high Apple fashion

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There’s no shortage of iPhone-friendly headsets. Not many are actually designed to match an iPhone’s looks, however, and Harman Kardon is counting on that urge to coordinate to draw a few listeners into a new line of very tersely-named headphones and…


Engadget Giveaway: win one of five pairs of Skullcandy Hesh on-ear headphones!

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We’re not going to lie: we sometimes wish our giveaways could extend out to us as employees. Skullcandy just released its latest lineup of new gear, and the Supreme Sound Hesh — billed as a mid-tier on-ear headphone that has the sound of sets twice …


Engadget Giveaway: win one of five V-Moda Crossfade M-80 on-ear headphones!

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Are your grandmother’s decade-old earbuds just not cutting it any more? Time to get a pair of your own. V-Moda’s got five pairs of its latest on-ear headphones, the Crossfade M-80, to give out to our dear readership. Each of them normally would run yo…


Able Planet reveals BT500 Bluetooth headset, NC1200 noise-cancelling headphones (first look and ears-on)

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Looking for your next set of utilitarian headphones with a touch of aural-spice? While we were roaming the halls of CES, Able Planet (known for its hearing-aid-based Linx sound-clarifying technology) has given us a behind the scenes look some hand-b…


Sennheiser unveils $1k HD 700 reference headphones, HD 25-based Amperior for mobile audiophiles

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Here at CES, Sennheiser’s just unveiled its latest duo of headphones set to please audiophiles at home and on the go. First up is the company’s HD 700, which at a glance, appears to be a suave hybrid of its esteemed HD 800 and 650 reference cans. If…


Ed Hardy headphones hope to ink up your ears

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Celebrity headphone endorsements are very à la mode right now, and we’ve seen Ed Hardy’s trademark tattoo stylings defacing gadgetry before, so, if you were the one lamenting the glaring omission that was Hardy-branded cans, then he obviously…