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According to Hearing Components, their new Comply NR-10 Earphones can deliver more than 48 decibels of noise reduction using the same technology enjoyed by the US Army and Special Forces. They were also designed to "maximize bass response and deliver superior sound quality." At $80, it would seem like a decent value—if they worked. Fortunately, the folks at iLounge took them for a spin and weighed the pros and cons.
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Comply NR-10 Earphones With Military-Grade Noise Reduction Reviewed (Verdict: Good Value)
According to Hearing Components, their new Comply NR-10 Earphones can deliver more than 48 decibels of noise reduction using the same technology enjoyed by the US Army and Special Forces. They were also designed to "maximize bass response and deliver superior sound quality." At $80, it would seem like a decent value—if they worked. Fortunately, the folks at iLounge took them for a spin and weighed the pros and cons.
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Sony's PFR-V1 personal field speakers actually are headphones. But instead of cupping or inserting the drivers over or in your ears, they dangle down and in front of your ears. You know, like a set of home theater stereo speakers. Except attached to you via a headgear like the one you wore with your braces. (Worst junior high experience ever, next to scoliosis back brace.)
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Sony PFR-V1 Personal Field Speakers Like Orbiting Audio Headgear
Sony's PFR-V1 personal field speakers actually are headphones. But instead of cupping or inserting the drivers over or in your ears, they dangle down and in front of your ears. You know, like a set of home theater stereo speakers. Except attached to you via a headgear like the one you wore with your braces. (Worst junior high experience ever, next to scoliosis back brace.) More »
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Sony MDR-AS100W Sport Headphones
Sony's MDR-AS100W are their flagship sports/outdoor headphones, water resistant, and fit with a two-foot cord best used with arm-mounted MP3 players. $100 is a lot of money for a headset you plan to sweat on in your Tae Bo classes. So, Sony's spammed us with cool submodels, too, each with a unique flavor of ear-fitting yoga and price points unexplainably positioned from $20 to $100: More »
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Sony MDR-EX700LP Earbud Headphones with 16mm Drivers
The updated Sony MDR-EX700LP earbud headphones sport new 16mm drivers to give you ear-drum-shattering action (108dB) with "more precise sound" (4-28KHz) than before. Sony says the magnesium-housed MDR-EX700LP earbuds have a new "multi-layer diaphragm for reproducing high resolution sound." For $300, that better be a lot of layers and a lot of high-res sounds.
steampunk cans
Steampunk Artist Mods Vintage Headphones into Gadget-Compatible Cans
Molly porkshanks Friedrich is the creator of these retrofuture headphones, made from an old-ass headset found in a thrift store, and some Panasonic cans that she bought on Amazon for a buck. What is cool about them—apart from the fact that they work a treat with MP3 players—is that Molly has not over-egged the Steampunk pudding and added a ton of copper valves and brass wotsits to the mix. [Steampunk Workshop via MAKE]
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The USP of Brighton Inc.'s new BI-LEDEAR earphones are light-up earpieces that flash in time to your music. Now, that's what I call product satisfaction—everyone on the train can be irritated by flashing blue LED lights as well as the, tinny, secondhand noise of your tunes, while you sit there oblivious to the retina-searing effect your presence is having on your fellow passengers. Available in pink, clear or blue colors for around $28 in Japan, these phones should come with a stab-proof Kevlar jacket for extra protection. [AV Watch]
Flashing Earphones from Brighton Let You Pimp Your Ears
The USP of Brighton Inc.'s new BI-LEDEAR earphones are light-up earpieces that flash in time to your music. Now, that's what I call product satisfaction—everyone on the train can be irritated by flashing blue LED lights as well as the, tinny, secondhand noise of your tunes, while you sit there oblivious to the retina-searing effect your presence is having on your fellow passengers. Available in pink, clear or blue colors for around $28 in Japan, these phones should come with a stab-proof Kevlar jacket for extra protection. [AV Watch]
gigantic stuff
I kept looking for the punchline on these 500xl speakers designed exactly like a giant pair of gigantic white earbuds that come with an iPod. I didn't find one. They're battery powered, but run off of AC power, too. USB or minijack. And as they are named, they're supposed to be 500 times bigger than Apple's. [WWFred]
Gigantic 500x White iPod Earbuds Not a Joke
I kept looking for the punchline on these 500xl speakers designed exactly like a giant pair of gigantic white earbuds that come with an iPod. I didn't find one. They're battery powered, but run off of AC power, too. USB or minijack. And as they are named, they're supposed to be 500 times bigger than Apple's. [WWFred]
wireless
Kleer wireless technology has shown promise in terms of both energy efficiency and sound quality when compared to Bluetooth, which is why some may find these new MX W1 earphones from Sennheiser appealing. The device allows users to enjoy clear, completely wireless audio from any Kleer-based portable player — unlike Kleer's Jet Stream earphones that are connected with a small wire. There is even a feature that allows multiple MX W1 users to share a single stream. There are no details on pricing yet, but they are expected to arrive in May 2008. Full press release after the break:
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Sennheiser MX W1: First Wireless Stereo Earphones Using the Kleer Bluetooth Alternative
Kleer wireless technology has shown promise in terms of both energy efficiency and sound quality when compared to Bluetooth, which is why some may find these new MX W1 earphones from Sennheiser appealing. The device allows users to enjoy clear, completely wireless audio from any Kleer-based portable player — unlike Kleer's Jet Stream earphones that are connected with a small wire. There is even a feature that allows multiple MX W1 users to share a single stream. There are no details on pricing yet, but they are expected to arrive in May 2008. Full press release after the break:
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Did You Know? 500 Pairs of Disposable Earbuds = Fine Art
Half DJ and musician, half avant-garde artist, all geeky engineer, Andr Fernandes Avel s is the daddy of the Headphones art project. A one-night display in Stavanger, Norway this past month, the installation consisted of 500 pairs of earbuds tied together electronically and controlled by a mixer to create a controlled cacaphony of mind-altering sound. More »
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Vibrating Earphones Have Wood, Give Your Ear Canal a Good Time
Victor (JVC to you and me) has brought out a set of earphones with a vibrating plate, apparently to enhance the listening experience. The plate is made of birchwood, with a thin film stretched over the top and, according to the blurb, gives you a rich sound while reducing noise at the same time. I'm not sure about shelling out $131 for a pair of sticky-in earphones, though. The HP-FX500 will be out sometime in February next year. [JVC via Impress]
diy
Here's a relatively easy and cheap way to turn ordinary headphones into 5.1 surround sound phones for your PC. Just make sure you have a 5.1 surround sound card, and then you can turn a pair of full-sized headphones into a conduit for mucho surround sound goodness. The full-sized headphones provide the center channel and subwoofer, while a couple of pairs of earbuds you insert inside provide front and rear surround speakers. If what the videomaker says is true, these might not sound too bad. We might actually want to try this. [Viddler]
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Make Surround Sound Earphones for a Song
Here's a relatively easy and cheap way to turn ordinary headphones into 5.1 surround sound phones for your PC. Just make sure you have a 5.1 surround sound card, and then you can turn a pair of full-sized headphones into a conduit for mucho surround sound goodness. The full-sized headphones provide the center channel and subwoofer, while a couple of pairs of earbuds you insert inside provide front and rear surround speakers. If what the videomaker says is true, these might not sound too bad. We might actually want to try this. [Viddler]
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Evergreen Headphones Double as Earwarmers
Those of you whose families disowned them years ago may find comfort on this, the bleakest of days, in Evergreen's 18-buck toasty headphone-earwarmer combo. Then again, you may not. [Impress Japan]
portable media
Here's something you didn't even know you needed: a Tension Labs EAP03 Earphone Audio Processor, taking that crappy sound you get from portable music players and attempting to somehow improve it. The credit-card-sized unit is powered with a lithium battery, and attaches to your player with Velcro. It's designed to give you lots of control and multi-band equalization of your audio with its multichannel audio processor, and can also tell you just how loud that music is you're listening to. Sound useful yet? Besides that sound sweetening, It has another feature that might actually make your life easier.
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Tension Labs EAP03 Earphone Audio Processor Sweetens Those 'Phones
Here's something you didn't even know you needed: a Tension Labs EAP03 Earphone Audio Processor, taking that crappy sound you get from portable music players and attempting to somehow improve it. The credit-card-sized unit is powered with a lithium battery, and attaches to your player with Velcro. It's designed to give you lots of control and multi-band equalization of your audio with its multichannel audio processor, and can also tell you just how loud that music is you're listening to. Sound useful yet? Besides that sound sweetening, It has another feature that might actually make your life easier.
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skull rocking
JVC announced some spiffy in-ear headphones today, rolling out the high-end HA-FX300 earphones that promise to rock yer skull with some high-tech metal componentry. These bring some slightly exotic materials to your ears, starting with an aluminum housing and topping it off with an aluminum evaporation diaphragm inside. There's also what JVC calls a "bi-metal structure," with a stainless steel base that's wrapped with that proverbial brass ring. That's supposed to keep things from shaking too much. That's a whole lot of metal going on. It's hard to say how these handsome phones sound, but we've tried a pair of JVC lower-end earphones and find them not only decent-sounding, but unusually comfortable to wear for long periods, too. These JVC HA-FX300 phones are available now for $99.95. [JVC]
JVC Moves Upmarket with Fancy HA-FX300 Earphones
JVC announced some spiffy in-ear headphones today, rolling out the high-end HA-FX300 earphones that promise to rock yer skull with some high-tech metal componentry. These bring some slightly exotic materials to your ears, starting with an aluminum housing and topping it off with an aluminum evaporation diaphragm inside. There's also what JVC calls a "bi-metal structure," with a stainless steel base that's wrapped with that proverbial brass ring. That's supposed to keep things from shaking too much. That's a whole lot of metal going on. It's hard to say how these handsome phones sound, but we've tried a pair of JVC lower-end earphones and find them not only decent-sounding, but unusually comfortable to wear for long periods, too. These JVC HA-FX300 phones are available now for $99.95. [JVC] 
design concept
Bluetooth Lanyard Keeps Cables at Bay, Stores Earphones
Are your earphone cables always in auto-tangle mode? Here's a good idea from designer Jaehyung Hong: a Bluetooth lanyard with transport controls on board, letting you control your MP3 player while you're listening, and then store your earphones in its handy slot when you're not. Roll those messy cables up inside the device, keeping that spaghetti bowl of wires from tangling up so much. Neat. [Yanko Design]
watery tunes
H2O Audio H3 Earphones Good for Water Lovers and Landlubbers
If you've got some serious underwater basket weaving to do, these H2O Audio H3 earbuds might be just what you need to keep you entertained. The company says it's improved the sound of these earphones over their predecessors, boosting the bass response as well as increasing their overall output by 10dB. The H3s are made for use either in the water, where you place the "aquatic silencer" earplugs in place for a watertight seal, or you can remove those for use on dry land. Get these for $50, and don't forget that waterproof housing for your iPod. [Macnn]
accessories
Pioneer just debuted these gorgeous aluminum SE-CLX9 in-ear earphones at CEATEC. Not only are they high-performance 'buds capable of a drum-shaking 105dB, but they come with different nozzles that physically alter the equalization, from "high tune" to "standard" to "bass tune." Best of all, every option is nestled in the OCD-organized utility pack, so there aren't a lot of loose pieces rolling around on the floor of your Batmobile. [Akihabara News; Pics from ASCII]
Pioneer SE-CLX9 Are Batman's Earphones of Choice
Pioneer just debuted these gorgeous aluminum SE-CLX9 in-ear earphones at CEATEC. Not only are they high-performance 'buds capable of a drum-shaking 105dB, but they come with different nozzles that physically alter the equalization, from "high tune" to "standard" to "bass tune." Best of all, every option is nestled in the OCD-organized utility pack, so there aren't a lot of loose pieces rolling around on the floor of your Batmobile. [Akihabara News; Pics from ASCII]