Tag: headphones
Astell & Kern’s new titanium earbuds with planar magnetic drivers are the portable music upgrade of my dreams – but my wallet’s nightmare
Astell & Kern Luna cost £2,699 / $2,700 (about AU$5,612) Newly developed micro planar magnetic driver Titanium housings and copper/silver cable Astell & Kern’s new Luna in-ear monitors are the kind of audio product that makes me sad, because they’re likely to sound incredible – and like many of the…
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Nothing confirms that its first over-ear headphones will be unveiled next month, alongside the Nothing Phone (3)
Nothing Headphone (1) is coming Nothing’s big event is on July 1st The Nothing Phone (3) will appear at the same event Nothing has just officially revealed when its first pair of headphones, rather than earbuds, are coming – and they’ll arrive on July 1st, alongside the new flagship Nothing…
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Skullcandy launches its first premium ANC headphones to truly challenge Sony and Bose, and their cool cross-body travel bag is a great start
Skullcandy Aviator 900 ANC cost £249 / $299 (about AU$520) Adaptive noise cancellation and THX Spatial Audio with head tracking Up to 60 hours listening time; Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio If you’re going to compete with the likes of Sony and Bose for the title of best ANC headphones,…
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Skullcandy launches over-ear headphones for the gym with sweat-resistance and driving bass, but there’s a big feature missing for the price
The first Skullcandy Crusher headphones made for the gym Sweat and water resistance, plus a nano-coating and silicone band Lots of bass promised, but no active noise cancellation Skullcandy’s new Crusher 540 Active headphones look like nearly perfect over-ears for the gym: they’re sweat-resistant, they’ve got great battery life, and…
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Skullcandy’s won me over with the Bose-tuned Method 360 ANC, but one design choice baffles me
Headphone maker Skullcandy holds a soft spot in my heart. It was my go-to brand for wired earbuds when I was a teenager (this was long before the best wireless earbuds dominated the audio market) because they were affordable, available in a range of funky colors and, at the time…
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Nothing is making over-the-ear headphones and they might be better (and cheaper) than AirPods Max
Nothing is officially making its own pair of over-the-ear wireless Bluetooth headphones. The company confirmed the news in an almost four-minute video where the London-based design team discussed their goals for the still-unnamed audio gear. The news follows Nothing’s announcement earlier this week that it will be partnering with British…
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