headphones

09.07.08
How It Works

How It Works: The Littlest Subwoofer

Ultimate Ears UE 11 Pro custom earphones pack in four separate speakers—including a subwoofer—to create sound as realistic as if you were hearing it live
By Mike Kobrin Posted 03.13.2008 at 4:50 pm 0 Comments

Sacrificing sound quality for size was clearly not on the agenda when Ultimate Ears set out to create these top-of-the-line buds.

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Sound-Checking the Latest Headphones

These headphones make big promises: mind-blowing sound, cheap noise reduction, the ability to hear what´s around you without removing your buds. Here´s how they actually perform
By Joe Brown, Jenny Everett and Monte Dutton Posted 05.01.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

Ultrasone iCans (above)

$130; ultrasone.com

Reviewed by Joe Brown

The Claim: The off-center drivers bounce sound off the cartilage of your outer ear instead of shooting it into your inner ear, to make the music seem more like it's coming from speakers.

The Test: I listened to upward of 80 hours of music, from 128-bit MP3 files to vinyl to DVD-audio discs.

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