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BTR006 Bluetooth Audio Receiver Review

A2DP Bluetooth rarely comes as standard in cars except on prestige marques, but most new vehicles at least come with a 3.5 mm audio socket on the audio system for plugging-in mp3 players. If you want a quick and cheap way to upgrade the car's audio to Bluetooth, take a look at he BTR006 Bluetooth Stereo Receiver. The BTR006 is

FiiO E6 Headphone Amplifier Review

The FiiO E6 is small headphone amplifier designed to improve the listening experience from personal music players and smartphones. With a couple of equalisation settings, the E6 can enhance the bass range to counteract the high-frequency tendencies of digital compression. In the box, there's the E6 itself, two clips for attaching the E6 to clothing, a USB charging cable and

Zik Parrot by Starck Headphones

Announced earlier in the year, but launched tonight, the Zik Parrot by Starck headphones are seriously aspirational, coming with touch control, motion activation, active noise cancellation, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity. And of course, being designed by Philippe Starck, they look pretty cool too. Aimed squarely at smartphones users and designed for listening on the move, the outside of the cans

Sennheiser Unveils High End Headphones

Sennheiser is one of the big names in headphones, so it's not unsurprising that a few of the latest models were released at CES. Nick hears the latest for sound buffs from Eric. First up are the HD 700s, an open headset approaching reference standard. With a wide soundstage, angled transducers give it a sound experience similar to listening to

Kidz Gear Volume Limiting Headphones

CES regular Jack Peterson talks with Todd and Don on the latest headphones for children from Kidz Gear. Kidz Gear produces headphones with smaller headbands and ear cups to fit the smaller heads of children. This year they've brought to the market new wired headphones that have a built-in volume limiter that prevents children's hearing becoming damaged through excessive sound levels. The headphones

MIYA Customised Headphones

If you feel that white headphones mark you as just one of the herd, and that black headphones are a bit dull, then you'll want to check out MIYA headphones, because these come in more colour combinations than you can possibly imagine. Each set of headphones has 18 colour changeable parts and you can build your own headphones from the

Sony Wireless 7.1ch Headphones

Sony in the UK have announced the MDR‑DS6500 digital wireless 7.1ch surround sound headphones. That's quite a collection of adjectives, so to break it down into the constituent parts... Digital wireless - All-digital wireless transmission resists noise and interference from other devices in the home. Automatic tuning switches seamlessly between RF channels in the 2.408 – 2.473 GHz range to