Here at GS we love a lot of things. We love gadgets. We love audio/headphones. We love headphones. But we also love returning the favor to our readers. So, to say thank you for taking a few minutes out of your busy day, we’re giving everyone (read: all countries/continents) a chance to win the fantastic RHA MA-350 earphones we reviewed a few weeks back. For the price, we really think RHA has something special in the MA-350 that very few other companies can touch. The...
Being a self-proclaimed audio junkie, I pretty much jump at any chance to review new headphones. While many of the low to mid-range audio gear you find on the market is really just from the one or two manufacturers and then rebranded elsewhere, I enjoy the hunt for audio nirvana. As with many things in life, a simple price tag is a loose (and I admit, not exactly true) form of comparison between competing products. In headphones, once you start getting into the upper...
If you’re like most of us here at GS, your headphone holder = your pocket. If you’re really trying to impress, a pocket in your spiffy bag. Either way, tangles require ~10 minutes of your life prior to each and every new music listening session. If you had a pair of these “Earphone Tidys”, however, you could simultaneously reclaim 10 lost minutes as well as look helluva cool in the process. Pricing and release info is up in the air at this point....
Right now Beats Audio hardware is just that — hardware. It is a niche product in one particular market. Just recently, however, an acquisition by HTC has paved the way for Beats to become more than just headphones, as Beats branded devices have special software woven into the core of the OS (Android) that gives the audio focus an even bigger bump. And now that HTC/Beats Audio have (apparently) purchased MOG, a popular streaming music service, the global domination is...
Urbanears is a fashion conscious headphone manufacturer that looks to make the experience of listening to and wearing headphones more colorful and fun. The outward variations in color immediately signal this. Though, what about the sound quality? Fit? Value? Hardware & Fit The Plattan are supra-aural (sit on the ears) headphones. What we quickly found (and didn’t like) is that the pressure of the headband isn’t high enough. The end result is that in order...
