Ever wanted to be able to listen your mp3 player through headphones and speakers when your about? Well now you can with the Go Stereo Tune in Tune out headphones. Unfortunately the sound quality isn’t brilliant and has a cheap plastic headband that looks like it could fall apart at anytime.
Nevertheless, these cheap (£35) headphones are a good choice for anyone who wants a device that will satisfy a personal listening experience and allow for the sharing of tunes on the fly.
Verdict 6/10
GoStereo Headphones
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For these who haven’t heard of Acoustic energy they are a well respected British hi-fi manufacturer and they bring a great deal of that expertise to these speakers. They have innovations such as a cone to remove unwanted sound from the back of the driver; the satellites are made from cast aluminium to reduce cabinet vibrations; the speaker cable is flat rather then round to improve the magnetic field strength which means that less of the signal is lost down the cables and the amplifier has better control over the drivers.
The satellites are high excursion due to there small size; reviewers have often comment that the mid-range sounds unrealistic, which I agreed with until recently however after about 6 months they do start to improve massively as a result of run in and system changes which I will talk about later.
Only until recently I had placed them straight on a table. However now they are on top of something soft to prevent it from vibrating the table, this gave an all together more coherent sound and improved the sound staging due to the treble improvement. On well recorded music I could pick out where the singer was and also where the saxophone and clarinet where coming from, something I didn’t expect in this price range.
Another alteration was the additional current a change in my sound card offered. This helped to fill out the mid-range and make it sound allot more realistic.
To conclude these are an excellent upgrade to the cheap speakers often thrown in with most PC purchases. Another product worth consideration is the B&W Zeppelin, however it is around 300 compared to the egos £120, but I would recommend auditioning them both and then make your mind up from there.
Acoustic energy speakers
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Introducing the new Sennheiser HD800 openback headphones claimed by Sennheiser to be the “best headphones in the world” for just under £1000
These headphones have been exclusivly designed to reduce the common high end headphone problem - low-end distortion.
The HD800 has an unconventional diaphragm that’s a slightly larger ring driver at 56mm - thats the largest transducers to be used yet for headphones.
These headphones have a whopping 6Hz-51kHz frequency response and a harmonic distortion of less than 0.02%
These impressive specs are also complimented by gorgeous exterior aesthetics to produce one of the world’s finest headphones ever.
The HD800’s should be available in February for £999.99
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Sony MDR7506
These are cracking, large diaphragm, folding headphones that are fairly inexpensive designed for studio and live work. All aspects of the 10Hz - 20KHZ frequency range are clear and wonderfully produced.
The design also makes these headphones highly durable with sufficient noise isolation.
Sony’s Overview
“Sony’s range of professional headphones are engineered for a combination of strength, comfort and practicality, and are used daily in broadcast & recording studios worldwide. The MDR-7506 professional headphones come complete with protective carry pouch and gold-plated UnimatchTM 3.5mm/6.3mm adaptor.”
Verdict 7/10
Sony Headphones
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