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I was watching an ABBA retrospective on BBC4 last night and to my surprise, there was Benny and Bjorn wearing Sennheiser HD414s in the recording studio. Lest anyone think that I'm a complete Sennheiser nerd, the HD414s have bright yellow earpads and are very recognisable. With the trip down memory lane complete, let's take a look and a listen to
Danish audio specialists Libratone are relative new kids on the block, being established in 2009/10, but they're making a strong impression with their colour co-ordinated hi-fi wireless speakers. I took the opportunity to learn more about Libratone's range from Tom at The Gadget Show. Libratone works with both Apple and Android devices supporting a range of protocols, including AirPlay, Wi-Fi
Don and Todd get a demo of Auro 3D's immersive sound experience which until recently was only available in movie theatres. The newly launched consumer version of the Auro 3D audio system adds a height component into the sound mix, giving the equivalent of 9.1 sound. Coming from a digital cinema background with over 150 theatres already using the system,
Todd and Don interview Nortek's Rob Halligan about the new wireless speaker system called Korus, which instead of using wifi or Bluetooth, uses SKAA, a wireless hi-fi audio standard that won CES Innovation awards in 2010 and 2011. The benefit of SKAA is low latency and greater range, but the downside is that it's not built-in to any smartphone, tablet or media
The mp3 digital music format has liberated music in a way that would be totally unthinkable to a previous generation. The Walkman made music portable and the CD digitised music but the revolution came as the mp3 format compressed music to fit into a fraction of its true size. Instead of music collections stretching from floor to ceiling, they could fit into
Sennheiser are usually my headphone manufacturer of choice when it comes to music, so I'm always interested in the latest news from the German team. To be honest, it's not massive news but when the headphones look as good as these, who cares? For CES, Sennheiser have updated their "minimalist urban" headphones, the Momentum On-Ear with three new colours; high-gloss black,
With a few notable exceptions, the speakers on most mobile devices aren't up to much, limiting any chance of an impromptu party rocking out to Spotify's top 100. An external speaker is needed for bigger sound and the Logitech z50 Multimedia Speaker might be the answer. Coming in hot pink, sky blue and, err, boring grey, the z50 is intended to