Posts Tagged ‘audio’
Headphones
HiFiMAN HE-400 Headphones Review
A short time back, I had the opportunity to meet with HIFIMAN’s head guru, Dr. Fang Bian. We went over some of the past problems in creating audio products for a discerning public in the age of digital audio playback devices, l...
Headphones
i-mego THRONE Over Ear Headphones Review
Headphones used to be dull — boring even. All t hey did was go over your ears and convey the sound from your audio device. That’s it. Did they need to look good? No way! In fact the companies used to take pride in how clu...
Headphones
Wicked Audio SOLUS Headphones Review
Headphones have been around in one form or another ever since the first radio was created for consumer use. Today we get “brand names” based off of celebrities and athletes and music producers. This all seems to indicate that t...
Bluetooth
NuForce Cube Portable Speaker Review
Portable speakers can be lumped into two categories: those designed for “large” audio producing devices, and those designed for mobile devices which regard “small” as a valued accessory. The NuForce Cube Portable Speaker falls ...
Accessories
Grace Digital ECOXGEAR ECOXPRO Review
Having grown up in the Midwest, followed by spending the majority of my life in New York, you’d be correct in assuming that getting out and about on camping trips and other expeditions meant dealing with the elements. So you’d ...
Headphones
Cord Cruncher Headphones Review
What’s the worst thing that can happen to a pair of headphones you’re using with a mobile device? Well, duh, it’s to have the wires connected between each of the earbuds get tangled. Besides being a pain in the behind to untang...
Accessory Reviews
dB Logic EP-100 Earbud Headphones Review
Headphones–earbuds especially–are designed to create an enclosed and personalized jam session. When a pair is worn we are hoping for concert-for-one level quality and clarity. We expect no audible spill-over to dist...
Headphones Reviews
id America Spark Hi-Def In-ear Headphones Review
It’s hard to imagine any part of a car’s engine as a thing of beauty if you’ve ever spent any time “playing” mechanic. And for those who never tinker with their car, the appearance of a spark plug, sans use, might be surprising...
Android
Philips AS351/37 Fidelio Docking Speaker for Android Review
Audio docks pretty much exploded on the consumer market once the smartphone became successful — thank Apple for getting the trend going, but thank Android for increasing the marketplace even more so. However, the iPhone’s...
Bluetooth
GOgroove BlueSync OR3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review
Ever play catch with a Bluetooth speaker? Me neither — but you might be tempted to try just that when you’re holding the BlueSync OR3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker. That’s because it’s got a rubberized grip that brings out t...
Headphones Reviews
Bowers and Wilkins P3 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones Review
There was a time when brand loyalty meant something — especially in the early days of audio consumer electronics. You heard from friends how well a piece of audio equipment worked or went and checked it out yourself at a ...
Accessory Reviews
V-Moda Vibrato Remote Noise Isolating Headphones Review
My colleagues and I have held long and in-depth dialogues on the purpose and design behind the science of earbuds. No not the meaning of life–we “gadgeteers” indulge in more esoteric musings such as the purpos...
