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Brainwavz B200 Earphones Review

Headphones are packing in more and more features - Bluetooth connectivity, in-line remotes, microphones, even digital assistants like Alexa and Google. But sometimes you just want to strip it all back and focus on the sound. You want to listen to the music, not just hear it, and that's what Brainwavz are serving up with the B200 earphones. Sitting in

1More E1001 Triple Driver Earbuds

As I unpacked the box for the 1More E1001 triple driver headphones, I realised that there was good chance that these earbuds might be something a little bit special given both the attention to detail on the packaging and the price at just under GB£100. Was I disappointed? Let's take a look and find out. Starting with the E1001's box,

Hooked by iClever Bluetooth Headphones

With the new BTH20, iClever's improved both the fit and audio quality for its next generation of Bluetooth wireless earphones. These headphones are a good match for my ears and the soft silicon rubber hooks keep them in place during the most vigorous exercise, so I like them. Let's take a look a closer look and see what iClever's done; we

Audeara Headphones Adapt To You

It doesn't look like this project needs the publicity given they've blown through their AU$100,000 target on Kickstarter but the Audeara headphones have a fairly unique selling point: they give you a hearing test and then adjust sounds levels across the frequency range to compensate for your personal physiology and hearing loss. That's clever. Designed by a team of doctors

Syllable D700 Wireless Sports Earbuds Review

Wireless headphones make a great deal of sense for sports and fitness fans as there's nothing more irritating than getting caught up in the cables and trashing the headphone jack. As a result, Bluetooth headphones are popular with these people, even before Apple took the decision to ditch the stereo socket. Aiming squarely at this market segment are the Syllable

OnePlus Teasing USB C Headphones?

OnePlus are up to their usual tricks of teasing new product announcements but in this case it doesn't look like there will be long to wait. In tweet linking to a YouTube video, OnePlus says, "We're preparing something special. Discover what's next for #OnePlus on August 25." The video shows a vinyl record overprinted with what appears to be an

3D Sounds Labs Keeps Audio in Place at CES

Stereo headphones have been around since the middle of the last century and 3D audio in headphones from the 1990s. Impressive as the spatial effect from 3D can be, the sound is still always relative to the listener as the headphones are on the wearer, whereas speakers position the sound relative to the room or other space. Until now, that is. 3D