Video calls are now a part of our everyday. The quality of the webcam and lighting are skills we all now have. Thankfully, Poly and Jabra have come to the party with superb on-ear audio products for all occasions.
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Premium sound quality with active noise-cancelling and wireless charging. The Jabra Elite 85t earbuds are class-leading and perfectly priced. Portable audio doesn't look or sound much better than this.
Just when the world thinks that portable audio can't get any more mobile or higher quality, along comes Astell&Kern to raise the bar again. This time with the USB-C DUAL DAC Cable.
With 75 years of experience, Sennheiser know how to make your ears happy and the CX 400BT Bluetooth earbuds are quite joyous.
The Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 music player confirms that there are music gods and they have blessed us with sensory overload.
There's a reason we have two eyes and two ears. The harmony between these senses is key and the Yamaha SR-B20A Soundbar is a great option for this union.
Any serious gamer ranks their audio equipment near the top of the list of importance. The quality and performance of a set of headphones can make all the difference in the world to white-hot competiton. Ambient noises, the background music track, the sound effects… on run-of-the-mill headphones, a game is a game. Replace run-of-the-mill with premium quality and a game can suddenly be an immersive heart-pounding, adrenaline-inducing, otherworldly out-of-body experience. To a serious gamer, the sound is everything. The question is: How does the premium closed-back wireless EPOS|Sennheiser GSP...
As time moves forward, wired headphones seem to be turning into a thing of the past and supposed long lasting wireless earphones are giving false specs and showing exaggerated advertisements. Well, today Audiofly has proven otherwise with an unexaggerated promise of up to 35 hours of play time before needing a traditional wall charger. The New AFT2 True Wireless headphones deliver and its Qualcomm cVc noise cancelation technology works beautifully.
Wonderfully small and incredibly light, the Buds Q are extremely well built and have an astonishing amount of the latest tech built into them.
The soundbar market is a pretty saturated one. Tap the soundbar section of your favourite electronics retailer’s website and you will see dozens of options. All-in-one units. Wireless units. 5-Channel Surround units. Dolby Atmos this. DTS that. Sometimes all you really need is sound that’s better than you get from a smart speaker or smaller portable speakers.
With so many audio devices on the market nowadays, it can be hard for developers to find a niche that will make their brand stand out to consumers. In the end, most developers focus their energy and resources on maximizing qualities that are expected of a good pair of headphones or earbuds, such as bass strength, clarity, sound personalization options, and similar features. This is not necessarily a bad thing, since optimizing these qualities creates a selection of better products all around, but product diversity relies most heavily on...
There’s no doubt that wired headphones are king, but each struggle to untangle those annoying headphone wires, more and more people are ditching their wired headphones for wireless ones. Now, before you go, “Bluetooth headphones have delay!” because of the latency issues that average wireless headphones have, Creative has actually solved that issue with their Creative SXFI Theater. You can still be immersed in your movies or video games with full, booming surround sound that captures you from all angles. The Creative SXFI Theater was released late in 2019...
Sennheiser is known for releasing a solid lineup of headphones and earbuds on the regular, so I was excited to hear that I would be able to test out and talk about their newest wireless earphones. I’ve found wireless earphone models to be one of my personal favorite designs when it comes to Bluetooth audio devices, as they can be used most anywhere and be practically forgotten about due to comfort, yet you can still easily remove one earbud for a moment if you need to speak to someone....
Whether you prefer listening to music, podcasts, phone calls, YouTube, or anything else that can be accessed through our various personal devices, one thing is certain: quality headphones are a priority. Sure, you could buy some $20 flimsy headset at the mall and enjoy tinny audio that sounds like it’s passing through an empty sewer tunnel to get to you, but that can quickly lose its charm once you pass age 8 or so. For my real audio enthusiasts, true sound quality through top-of-the-line headphones is not simply enhancement,...
Sound is one of five tenets of our sensory experience on this planet, so it makes sense to want to experience it luxuriously at times. This is understood especially when it comes to entertainment that you personally enjoy and wish to upgrade. Whether it be movies, music, sports, or other immersive media, we can find a new level of enjoyment when the presentation is enhanced, such as by improving the auditory experience. If you have any friends that are self-proclaimed audiophiles, it’s highly possible that you’ve heard talk...
Since the dawn of wearable technology, we have seen a variety of smart wearable devices but none of them have been extraordinary. Sure, we have seen things like the Bose Soundwear Companion Speaker, but that doesn’t qualify as a wearable as the consensus for a wearable device is something that you carry anywhere without getting a weird look from people around you. With the Bose Frames, that’s set to change. These new wearables from Bose are bluetooth- enabled sunglasses with speakers and a mic integrated in them, allowing you...
July 31, 2019
It has been five years since Naim launched the Naim Mu-so. Back then, wireless speakers were premium devices that...
Beats has finally released its latest earphones: the Powerbeats Pro, which combine the best of both AirPods and Powerbeats 3 into an excellent product for both everyday use and for working out. Compared to the Apple AirPods, the Powerbeats Pro look large, but there’s a good reason for that; those soft, rubber-like arms are designed to grip your ears securely without making the things too comfortable to wear, despite looking a lot less elegant than the AirPods, these headphones are insanely comfortable. It takes a while to get used...