A USB DAC in headphones for €139? I had to check twice to make sure I wasn’t mistaken. While Sony refrains from including this feature even in their top models, JLab gives you the option to connect your headphones directly to your mobile or PC with a USB-C cable for uncompressed 16-bit/48 kHz sound. For …
The JBL Tour One M3 has something I’ve never encountered in a headphone box before: a small box with a touchscreen that transforms old audio sources into modern Auracast transmitters. Smart Tx, as it’s called, is as ingenious as it is practical. Imagine you’re sitting on a plane and want to share a movie with …
The choice of wireless earbuds is huge, and JBL doesn’t make the choice any easier by offering three variants of their Live 3 premium earbuds. The JBL Live Buds 3 are the ‘classic’ earbuds that sit discreetly inside the ear. The buds are relatively small and oval, with JBL’s logo tastefully discreet on each earbud. …
JBL Live Beam 3 are completely wireless earbuds in the mid-price range. They are more than closely related to the JBL Live Buds 3, which we have also tested; in fact, the two are identical in most respects. But the purpose of this group review is to look at all three variants of the Live …
It’s impossible to look at the JBL Live Flex 3 without mentioning the A-word. Because even though it doesn’t come in a white version, there’s no doubt that JBL has taken inspiration from Apple’s Airpods. JBL Live Flex 3 is the third variant of the JBL Live earbuds. Unlike the Live Buds 3 and Live …
Completely wireless earbuds have been the most popular type of headphones for years, and no wonder: they’re convenient to bring along, the case fits in your pocket, and the earbuds themselves are so small that you hardly notice them once they’re inserted into the ear canal. But it’s not quite as easy to be sure …
After the highly successful Tour Pro+ and later Pro 2 earbuds with smart case and touchscreen, the time has come for the improved third generation. According to JBL, the Tour Pro 3 is built from the ground up. Still, they are cautious about calling it a revolution, as the design itself is a cautious evolution …
Creative has long been known for their audio products, but hasn’t made much of a name for itself on the earbud front. With Aurvana Ace, they focus on a completely new driver technology in the form of so-called MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) drivers. These are said to have an advantage over conventional dynamic drivers by being …
When it comes to wireless multi-room speakers for home music streaming, Sonos is the undisputed king. There are competitors, but they are at best only contenders for the throne. Headphones, on the other hand, are completely new territory for Sonos, which has only tentatively ventured outside the four walls of the home (with the Move …
We were very pleasantly surprised by the Yamaha YH-E700A when it won our group test against several major competitors. The successor YH-E700B has a new look and is said to have improved noise cancellation and voice quality, among other things. The latest version has an oval fit where its predecessor was circular. The bars that …
Cambridge, England. Perhaps the world’s most famous university city, which has produced such great names as Charles Darwin, Robert Oppenheimer, Niels Bohr and Stephen Hawking. And where an apple is said to have fallen on Isaac Newton’s head, inspiring him to come up with his comprehensive theory of gravity. Unsurprisingly, Cambridge is also home to …
It was about time Bose launched some improved headphones in the form of the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones. But with increased quality came increased price, and many might consider 300 euros too much for a pair of wireless plastic headphones. Therefore, Bose launched another headphone model at the same time, simply called QuietComfort Headphones. The improvements …
When it comes to brand awareness in headphones, Bose is at the top of the list. However, in the earbud segment, the American manufacturer has struggled at times to live up to its reputation. Fortunately, they succeeded in 2022 with a pair of really good earbuds, the QuietComfort Earbuds II. Which fixed almost everything that …
From having long been the king of noise cancelling headphones with the QuietComfort series, Bose has for a while been put in the background, while Sony has been at the forefront with the very best noise cancellation. Bose has never been far behind, but has had to settle for 2nd and 3rd place in noise …
The Dali iO-12 is brand new, but the Danish speaker manufacturer is following a familiar path. If you’re a speaker manufacturer, speakers are the answer to everything. So Dali describes its headphones as “speakers for the head”. The drivers are made like loudspeaker units, with a paper fibre diaphragm, real voice coil and proper edge …