Review: Crest Edition BT headphones offer great sound quality on a budget

A few years ago, iconic music gear manufacturer Marshall Amplification joined forces with Sweden’s Zound Industries to take its legendary signature sound to the bustling headphones space. Fellow Brit amp maker Orange Amplification followed suit with th… Continue reading Review: Crest Edition BT headphones offer great sound quality on a budget

Orange rides the wireless wave with the Crest Edition BT headphones

Orange Amplification has been in the audio business for over 50 years, helping to throw out sounds from likes of Jimmy Page, John McVie, Jim Root, Billy Gibbons, Orianthi and Glenn Hughes along the way. The brand makes ear candy too, and has now launch… Continue reading Orange rides the wireless wave with the Crest Edition BT headphones

Microsoft unveils new and improved Surface laptops and audio range

The COVID-19 pandemic has put paid to big tech events for the time being, but companies are still pushing out their wares. Microsoft is the latest firm to launch a new suite of hardware: the Surface Book 3, the Surface Go 2, the Surface Headphones 2, a… Continue reading Microsoft unveils new and improved Surface laptops and audio range

Sony aims to cut out the world with latest wireless headphones

Sony has some new wireless additions to its headphone range. First up is a pair of over-ear noise cancellation cans with dual noise sensors, all day playback and a mode that lets in the sounds of the outside world when needed. Then there are some true … Continue reading Sony aims to cut out the world with latest wireless headphones

Quality Sound-Proof Cans From Personal Protective Equipment

Working in a noisy office can be distracting. To combat the problem in his workplace [Rikard Anglerud] bought himself a pair of 3M ear defenders. They were good, but not quite good enough to completely extinguish the noise, so he inserted the drivers from a pair of cheap headphones and …read more

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Professional Audio on an ESP32

Audiophiles have worked diligently to alert the rest of the world to products with superior sound quality, and to warn us away from expensive gimmicks that have middling features at best. Unfortunately, the downside of most high quality audio equipment is the sticker price. But with some soldering skills and …read more

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Odd-Sized Military Headphone Connectors, Tamed!

Military headphones, at least the older ones, are like few other sound reproducers. They are an expression of function over form, with an emphasis on robustness over operator comfort. Electrically they most often have high-impedance drivers and annoyingly proprietary connectors for whichever obscure radio system they were a part of. …read more

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HP mixes active and passive cooling to help hot-headed gamers

Music lovers and gamers alike can become rather hot-headed when wearing over-ear headphones for too long. At Gamescom 2019, HP has announced new additions to its gaming portfolio, including a pair of gaming headphones that feature both active… Continue reading HP mixes active and passive cooling to help hot-headed gamers

Sennheiser launches its first audiophile Bluetooth in-ear headphones

Sennheiser fans can stop holding their breath, because the iconic German brand has finally produced an audiophile-quality set of in-ear, Bluetooth headphones. Based on the successful IE 80S wired model, the new IE 80S BT offers voice assistan… Continue reading Sennheiser launches its first audiophile Bluetooth in-ear headphones