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How to Choose the Best Audio Technica Over-Ear Headphones If you wondered whether Audio Technica is a good headphones brand, the answer is a resounding yes. This Japanese company has gained the respect of audio engineers, audio enthusiasts, and casual listeners alike. So, if you’re looking at their headphones as your first (or next) pair, you’re heading in the right direction. Depending on what you want to use them for – be it running, traveling, or audio mixing – the best Audio Technica headphones for you will vary....

After confusing fans of the upcoming Panda headphones with a sudden launch through Indiegogo, Drop has issued a statement to clear the air. The thread on its official website answers many of the questions, but potential customers are still doubting the company’s intentions behind the crowdfunding move. A brief refresher: Drop had planned mass production for its new Panda headphones, which are made in collaboration with THX. But the company then decided to place its product on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding platform, subsequently confusing those who expected to purchase through Drop’s own website....

You found yourself out of the house with your AirPods in your ears, but realize you’ve left the case behind. And now you have no idea how to connect them without the case. Even worse, you won’t be home for a few days, leaving you to wonder how you’ll use AirPods without the case. What if we told you that you can turn on, connect, and use your AirPods – even without their charging case?...

My first encounter with the 7Hz brand was through their i99 IEMs which had a very unique shell design that immediately caught my attention. Unfortunately, the sound quality of the i99 did not match their design prowess. Fast forward two years and 7Hz has not had a single ‘breakout hit’, so to speak. Then, along comes the Timeless, a pair of mid-range, planar magnetic IEMs. Given the lukewarm reception that previous 7Hz IEMs have received, one may be misled into thinking that the Timeless are another uninspired option....

For Chinese IEM manufacturer BLON, lightning struck last year with the release of their BL-03. This was a product that caught everybody’s attention for offering a great neutral tuning at an affordable price – under USD$40 at the time of this writing – and quickly shot to the top of every reviewer’s list of recommendations for cheap IEMs. Since then, BLON has garnered something of a cult following. People enjoy the products they make, while wholeheartedly embracing their quirks (everyone, say it with me: “Belief....

Costing about the same price as a Bose QuietComfort 35, how does it measure up as a premium headphone? Let’s find out. Build Quality Made from mostly aluminum and sheep’s leather, the P7 is a well-crafted piece of headphone. With the brushed Bowers & Wilkins logo on the plate of the ear cups, the sleekness extends all the way to the headphone sliders. The P7 feels really sturdy. Combined with the folding hinge design, the headphone becomes more portable....

The FiiO EH3 NC is a wireless headphone with Active Noise Cancelation (ANC) capabilities. For the uninitiated, ANC headphones have microphone/s that actively listens for low-frequency ambient sounds. It will then generate a soundwave that is phase-inverted by 180 degree to cancel out that ambient sound. This over-ear closed-back headphone is competing in the same market that is dominated by Bose and Sony. The current flagship for Bose is the sleek-looking Bose NC 700 and for the Sony, the WH1000XM3....

Where to buy? Introduction Everybody wants a piece of the “True Wireless” market share. The trend for true wireless is gaining momentum and it doesn’t look like it is going to end anytime soon. It is a good sign as more R&D are being thrown into the true wireless technology. The True Wireless category are more interesting as there are more ways to differentiate oneself from its competitors. Not looking to miss out, HIFIMAN gets their toes dipped with the HIFIMAN TWS600....

LZ Hi-Fi Audio is a small, rather obscure company that handcrafts affordable in-ear monitors (IEMs) for the public. There’s not much information available about them online, but if you want to learn more, Paul Brooks (Brooko) has written a great intro about the company and its founder, Lao Zhong (LZ). I’ve had the LZ-A4 earphones for about four months and have burned them with my mixed tracks of pink and white noise for about 72 hours....

DAC-Amp dongles are a dime a dozen these days. Not too long ago, most IEM manufacturers would purely focus on earphones and perhaps cables. The sources were left to dedicated source manufacturers. Things have changed now, as popular brands are coming up with their own dongles. Moondrop also wanted in on the fun and introduced the MoonRiver 2 as their top-of-the-line offering. The Dawn aims to cater to mid-range buyers instead and comes in two different flavors: 3....

Apple Music is the second most-used music streaming platform globally for many reasons. It has an excellent user interface, lossless audio, and impressive music curation, to name a few. However, some things have kept many from using the platform, as evidenced by the wide gap between Apple Music’s and Spotify’s market share. For one, Apple Music doesn’t offer a free plan. Nor does it offer podcasts or audiobooks, which require a separate app....

They are well-known for offering gaming products with great specs at an affordable price. Think of them like Xiaomi but for gaming gears only. Recently, it announced a follow-up of their gaming headset, Cougar Immersa, with an upgraded model, Cougar Immersa Pro. The Cougar Immersa did everything right for a basic gaming headset. It has a suspended headband design suspension frame to hang your headphones comfortable 100 mm ear pads built-in omnidirectional mic inline controls on the cable great sound quality...

Logitech and Corsair are both reputable gaming headphone brands that are well-regarded for their quality and performance. That’s why gamers tend to choose these two brands first when deciding on a gaming headset. Choosing between the two brands can be tough, but deciding whether to go wired or wireless can be even more difficult. Especially since Logitech’s wired G Pro X costs nearly the same as Corsair’s HS70 Pro Wireless headset....

We’re all familiar with how you can connect AirPods and iPhones within seconds. But that’s not always the case for their less popular and non-daily driver products like the Apple TV. While they’re still within the same ecosystem, Apple TV doesn’t have the same pop-up pairing prompt that helps you pair both devices in the blink of an eye. For users unfamiliar with the pairing process and the prerequisites for initiating it, it can be challenging to pair AirPods to Apple TV....

You arrive at the gym all pumped up to get some exercise done. You pull out your pair of Sony wireless workout headphones and ready your epic workout playlist, only to get frustrated when the headphones is unable to connect to your smartphone. This might have happened to you, but in slightly different ways: instead of your mobile phone, it could be your computer, TV, etc. One of the biggest advantages of wireless headphones over wired ones is it’s convenience and portability....

Fans of Line and its Friends have something new to drool over: true wireless earbuds from Xiaomi’s Youpin crowdsourcing program. They come in two adorable designs based on its popular characters, along with an even more attractive price tag. As part of a crowdsourcing effort organized by Youpin, the Line Friends Bluetooth Headset comes in two designs inspired by a couple of its most popular characters: Sally and Brown....

Parents who’ve named their children Alexa have noted that it’s become directly associated with “servant,” to the dismay of kids everywhere. This has led to excessive teasing and bullying in the US. This isn’t limited to children, however. Adults have also been bearing the negative nature of being called Alexa in this modern era. Business Insider learned from multiple adults and parents that they would go as far as changing their child’s name or avoiding it altogether because of the constant harassment....

This slideshow requires JavaScript. Our last review of a AKG headphones left us less than impressed. Granted that it was a bundled headphone for a Samsung phone, we expected better from the brand which is known in the industry for superior sound. When I read about the AKG K92, I fell in love with the looks of the closed-back headphone. Together with the reasonable price point, the stars were aligned....

We Meet Again Prior to last year, BGVP as a company was a relative unknown, eluding even the most seasoned of personal audio enthusiasts. However, through releases such as the revered DM6 and the dependable DMG (reviewed here by yours truly), 2018 has served to be a breakthrough year for BGVP, catapulting the brand into heights previously unscaled, earning its well deserved praise as a company known for producing competitively priced, high performing IEMs....

Dunu has been at the forefront of the single-dynamic driver IEM resurgence, with their retired flagship Luna being one of the few pairs of pure Beryllium-foil dynamic driver IEMs. Later, the Dunu Zen and Zen Pro kept the legacy alive and even debuted new patented technologies to increase driver performance further. Dunu’s Falcon Pro are an entry into the realm of high-performing single-dynamic driver IEMs. The OG Dunu Falcon C were a single-dynamic driver offering, and the Falcon Pro retain that heritage....