headphones

For the frequent traveller, noise-cancellation headphones are an essential item. Noise-cancelling technology has come a long way. The essence of the technology is to create a sound wave that emits a sound with the same amplitude but with an inverted phase, also called antinoise...

RHA, a British audio company, is set to unveil the MA405i earphones ($49.95) and SA950i ($59.95) headphones at Apple stores over the next few weeks. Both products are priced to be inexpensive, which is somewhat incongruous to the typical price of an Apple product; however, they appear to be options worth checking out, especially given RHA’s three-year warranty...

For the frequent traveller, noise-cancellation headphones are an essential item. Noise-cancelling technology has come a long way. The essence of the technology is to create a sound wave that emits a sound with the same amplitude but with an inverted phase, also called antinoise...

For the frequent traveller, noise-cancellation headphones are an essential item. Noise-cancelling technology has come a long way. The essence of the technology is to create a sound wave that emits a sound with the same amplitude but with an inverted phase, also called antinoise...

Here’s an ultra high-end product for the social media heads out there. From audio creator Denon comes the AH-D7100 headphones, the flagship product from their Music Maniac line. The headphones feature all the luxury you would expect for a steep £1,000 price tag (~$1,500 at current conversion): real mahogany ear cups, memory foam ear pads, and 50mm “Free Edge Nano Fibre” drivers...

Investment: $2,000 Worth it For: Not only are these Japanese-made headphones gorgeous to behold, (Japanese cherry birch wood finished with an overcoat of wine-colored paint with a deeply glossy finish), they offer unparalleled comfort derived from cutting-edge technology, (the earpads are made of an advanced synthetic leather derived from eggshell membrane), superior sound quality and compatibili

Investment: $699 Worth it For: These planar magnetic headphones by HiFiMAN demand a high quality set-up for optimal output (read: they aren’t primed to play on your iPhone), but if you’ve got access to such driver technology, than these classically designed around the ear headphones will deliver sound quality unmatched by products twice their price...

Investment: $1,945 Worth it For: While the price of these California-made headphones might induce a moment of sticker shock, hardcore audiophiles know that the comfort, lush sound quality, detailed bass impact and chic design provided by the latest incarnation of the Audeze LCDs are all well-worth the financial investment...

The tech industry has seen various collaborations between firms in the audio space. The latest is between Nokia, best known for their cellular devices, and Monster, the audio specialists who were half of the duo behind Beats (no longer affiliated, however)...

Simon Cowell is the latest celebrity to enter the lucrative high-end headphone industry, stamping his name on a line of headphones. In development with Sony, Cowell’s X Headphones are priced to compete with Dr. Dre’s Beats line ($299)...