Given the widespread use of iPods and other portable music players it would seem that headphones are mostly used so as not to disturb others. And while that is one purpose for these direct to your ear mini speakers, headphones can just as easily be used to block the ambient noise around you, and more importantly to provide rich full quality audio when large speakers are unavailable. Of course you’re never going to get the same results with a pair of tiny ear buds that come with many new electronics, or even those plastic headphones that are sold at the pharmacy. Quality headphones are much like any consumer electronics product. There are plenty of semi-disposable models available, but true audiophiles and music aficionado know that with this quality comes price. It is also just as important to note that while one-size may fit all ears, the same cannot be said when it comes to uses. There are plenty of general all-around headphones, but many are designed with specific types of listening in mind. We’ve compiled a few headphones that will have immersed in fine sounding audio. → Read More
Let’s make this perfectly clear right from the beginning: Bose’s new $99 in-ear headphones do not cancel noise nor do they isolate your ears from the sounds of the outside world. They’re not intended to block the sounds of crying babies while on a cross-country flight nor are they intended to cut you off from the din of the office. Rather, Bose designed a pair of in-ear headphones that hardly go “in-ear” at all. What? → Read More
Bose is sort of the Hillary Clinton of tech — you either love them or hate them, and they’ve got lots of cash. I’m looking to do either an upcoming column on the topic or, if your responses to this are amazing enough, a simple rundown of wild Bose stories. And so, dear readers, I come knocking for help. If you have any Bose stories, shoot me an email. Maybe your 3-2-1 system crapped out on you after a day? Do you work at a Bose store and know their sales pitch and have first-hand experience with the type of customer who goes Bose-shopping? Maybe you work at the company and can leak the unpublished internal testing of their sound quality. Or, maybe, just maybe, you love Bose products–the way they block out the screaming kids in the row behind you in coach and fill your living room with badonkadonk-shaking bass. Anyway, shoot me an email at seth (at) crunchgear.com , or duke it out in the Comments. The giver of the funniest/scariest/craziest/most fascinating Bose story wins a to-be-determined (probably non-Bose) prize from my personal stash (no promises on how amazing it’ll be.) If your story is particularly dark and/or disturbing, just tell me and I’ll keep your identity hidden behind the veil of anonymity. → Read More
It was only a matter of time before Bose slapped their logo on a pair of in-ear headphones. While I like my QC3s, I’d really have to try these things before I sprung for them. Priced at $99.95, they’re tipped in soft, murky silicone and offer Bose sound in a tiny package. Not amazing, but worth looking into. Product Page [Bose] → Read More
as well. Top 10 Headphones Reviewed [Webpodge] → Read More
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