It’s no secret that our and many others’ references in noise reduction headphones are Sony WH-1000XM3. With that in mind, one might suspect that the Sony WH-XB900N is a little brother. You get a bag for storage and not a case. The audio cable is the same, but you do not get an aircraft adapter. …
After a period of absence, Philips Audio is finally back in the game, now supported by TP Vision, which has long been behind Philips TV. Partly with a pair of luxurious Fidelio headphones, partly with these noise-canceling PH805. They offer a proper case for the headphones that keeps them well protected in the bag. Of …
The live series are JBL’s youth headphones for an urban lifestyle. JBL Live 650BTNC is the top model which, unlike the others, has noise reduction. With regard to the device, it is acceptable to only have a fabric bag for storage rather than a case. It also comes with a micro-USB charging cable as well …
To protect the headphones, a cloth bag is included to prevent any sharp objects from making marks when you have them in your bag. It’s not as good as a hard case, but wait in this price range. There is also an audio cable, which is needed on the plane, but no adapter for the …
From time to time, Pioneer strikes with headphones that make us stop. Like the musical Pioneer SE-MS7BT. But this time, they are trying to combine a pair of on-ear street headphones with noise reduction. A not quite simple combination. It should be noted that the Pioneer SE-S6BN is not a travel headphone as it does …
Two years ago, we also tested affordable noise-canceling headphones, and then the Sennheiser HD4.50 BTNC did very well. Now comes the modernized model with the snarky name Sennheiser HD 450BT. As before, you only get a simpler carrying case that does not protect against unkind treatment. On the other hand, you get both an audio …
Chinese ikko came straight into the favorites list when we tested the in-ear model ikko OH1 last year. Now they are on the field again with an upgraded special edition, although the price is still in the absolutely available layer. ikko OH10 Obsidian looks like the little brother in a dot, only in a nicer …
For old time rockers, Marshall is synonymous with huge guitar amps on stage. For the younger generation, it is more home electronics than the wireless speakers that first come to mind. But they also have respectable headphones. Six years ago we tested their flagship headphones Monitor, which three years ago was followed by a wireless …
Chinese FiiO is known for its little gadgets that make life a little more fun for headphone users. The newest product I have become acquainted with from there is BTR3. This is a small amplifier / DAC, which connects wirelessly to the mobile with Bluetooth, and thus allows you to enjoy a more liberated music …
A few years ago, some would say that you were less gifted if you spent five hundred on a pair of headphones. That was until the wireless noise canceling headphones came along. Several of the best cost over 400 £, something no one wants to raise their eyebrows for. But how often do you really …
While most headphones use dynamic elements, some make their own elements, which use a different operating principle. Hifiman Sundara is among them, and here the membrane surface is also larger than usual. Sundara uses planar magnetic elements in open earbuds, it has its advantages, but also some disadvantages. The earbuds at Sundara are by far …
Like the Hifiman Sundara, the California Audeze uses a planar magnetic element in the Audeze LCD-1. Which is much smaller, lighter and even collapsible, despite having a slightly larger element on the inside. The small LCD-1s are the only ones that can be plugged straight into the mobile, without the sound collapsing, and for people …
When we first heard that Neumann had made his first pair of headphones, we thought this had to be something quite special. In the studio industry, the German manufacturer is famous for its studio microphones, which can cost from a few thousand bucks to over 5000 £. Their studio monitors are also very popular. Headphones, …
Few headphones have had legend status as long as the Sennheiser 600 series. The most generous is the HD 660S, which has been our reference among open, dynamic headphones in this price range. They are compact, lightweight and play well on everything from simple headphone amplifiers, to expensive high-end hi-fi. The HD 660S are not …
Fostex started by supplying speaker components to self-builders (1973), but eventually started with complete speakers and later also recording equipment. They were perhaps best known for their cassette and reel-to-reel tape recorders. But microphones and headphones were also something they started early on, with the T20RP becoming one of the most popular studio headphones in …