Noise Isolating Earphone Monitors - ‘Don’t leave home without ‘em’
The Triple Fi 10vi noise isolating earphone monitors, with voice capability, from Ultimate Ears (UE) are no ordinary pair of earbuds. These are marvelous headphones that provide a totally satisfying listening experience, without the gimmicks and colored sound. The audio experience from the Triple Fi 10vi is a smooth all around sound, absent of harsh overtones devoid of mushy bass. The Triple Fi 10vi, penetrating well into the ear canal, actually feel good and are comfortable to wear. The silicone material used for the fittings allows these headphones to feel as close to a ‘custom fit’ as possible, contributing greatly to what I discovered to be a quite satisfying listening experience. The fine sound quality, beyond initial expectations, was no doubt, due in part to having been accustomed to listening to music with the standard iPod earbuds. Be that as it may, this fact cannot steal the thunder from the UE Triple Fi 10vi’s excellence, as I immediately appreciated the rich audio quality as well as the custom fit of these pro level, isolating earphone monitors. READ MORE »
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been listening to my music through iFrogz’s EarPollution ThrowBax line of headphones. I couldn’t stand using earbuds anymore, so I went on a mission to find a set a headphones that I would be proud to wear.
I’m really enjoying both the look and feel of these headphones. They fit comfortably and the sound is great. They also do a great job of blocking outside noises from creating a soundtrack to my music. The headband can also be adjusted for a more secure fit around your head.
The earphones come in 4 colours: orange, red, pink and blue.
Some other specs include:
- Driver Unit: 44mm
- Impedance: 32 ohms
- Sensitivity: 108dB+/-3dB
- Frequency Response: 5Hz to 20 KHz
- Cord Length: 1.2M
- Plug: 3.5 mm READ MORE »
Headroom recently announced the release of a variety of headphone and speaker devices for the upcoming holiday season. These products include the following devices:
Sennheiser RS140
These headphones are designed keep the sound in and to not disturb others, and is ideal for those who like to watch TV or movies late at night. $219.99 USD
Total BitHead Amp
The Total BitHead Amp makes headphones compatible with an iPod or other portable player. The BitHead’s USH input also improves the sound of computer audio. (Pricing not immediately available)
Shure SE530
These high-quality in-ear canal headphones are the best headphones available on the market sort of custom-modeled products. $499.99 USD
Wi-Gear, a wireless hardware and accessories company, announced last week the release of its new iMuffs wireless headphones. Marketed towards people who like to exercise with music or who are constantly on-the-go, the iMuffs allows users to listen to their iPods or Bluetooth phone through ergonomically-designed, wireless headphones.
“iMuffs represent the massive convergence of two great technologies: the iPod and Bluetooth cell phone technology,” said Mark Pundsack, Founder and CEO of Wi-Gear, in a press release from the company. “We saw an opportunity to fill a gap and put the two things together, for a product that provides fantastic sound quality and functionality without all of the hassle of wires.”
Volume, track and pause controls are placed on the headphones, eliminating the need to fumble with your iPod to change settings while on-the-move. The iMuffs features Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) and Bluetooth 2.0 technology, allowing users to listen to music via headphones that can be up to 10 m away from the iPod or Bluetooth device. When the headphones are paired with a Bluetooth phone, the iMuffs will automatically stop the iPod and ring in the headphones, allowing the user to speak through an integrated microphone.
This latest model of the iMuffs, MB210, is compatible with iPod nano, iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod photo, iPod mini and all 3rd generation iPods. The headphones are available in black or white, and are selling for $179.99. The product is available at www.wi-gear.com.
Listening to audio recordings through a good set of headphones has always been an enjoyable experience and a way to hear a ‘lot more’ out of your favorite recordings. The Linx Audio headphones represent the most recent marketing advances in consumer headphone technology through the use of what is called ‘noise cancellation’.
In short, the benefits of using headphones with noise cancellation headphones is essentially to keep out unwanted external sounds while listening to a recording, thereby increasing the enjoyment of the audio experience. Noise cancellation is also supposed to allow you to hear the music at lower volumes. Theoretically, using a pair of Noise canceling headphones in a noisy vehicle or in an airplane would increase the pleasure of the listening experience while keeping the outside noise to a minimum.
Noise cancellation headphone specifications will vary from vendor to vendor and will therefore vary in quality and features. These headphones also characteristically have certain limitations. For one, noise canceling headphones require batteries for power and which have to be replaced or recharged regularly. If you forget to turn off the on – off switch after use, you will be replacing the batteries more often than you expect. I have also found that certain audio players interact with these ‘powered’ headphones in a way that causes an unexpected and unpleasant ‘hum’. These facts as well as other considerations aside, the Clear Harmony Linx Audio Headphones by AblePlanet compare favorably to the competition, that being ‘BOSE’ in both price and quality.
For this review I actually used a pair of good old standard Sony MDR- V600’s (not noise cancellation featured) for comparison with the Clear Harmony Linx Audio Headphones and although I wouldn’t permanently replace my Sony’s with the Linx, I occasionally like to switch around from time to time, if not just for variety. I especially liked using the Linx with my iPod as they are better sounding and way better noise canceling than the usual ‘in ear’ brand of iPod headphones while at the same time not as bulky at the less mobile looking Sony MDR-600. If I wanted to take a pair of headphones on a road trip in a vehicle (as a passenger not the driver of course) I would take the Clear Harmony Linx Noise canceling Headphones to take advantage of the opportunity to use them in a useful manner. Personally I wouldn’t take them with me on an airplane, but someone traveling regularly on an airplane such as a business traveler may be very happy to do so.
Clear Harmony Linx Audio Noise canceling Headphones have a four foot straight cable attachment cord with an In-Line Volume Control and a one eighth stereo tip. With the one quarter inch stereo adapter included, the headphones are typically capable of patching into almost every standard audio environment. These headphones come as a neat little package complete with a snug carrying case and several adapters. The Linx actually sound pretty good and sound to me, less colored sounding than the BOSE.
Consumer quality noise canceling Headphones will not replace yesterdays headphone technology like the iPod replaced CD’s but The Clear Harmony Linx Audio package is an impressive gift for the person in your life who already has every other kind of appliance in their possession.
Giving someone who means something to you a set of these noise canceling headphones which sell around town for $349.99 will quite likely leave a very positive impression.
