Tag: headphones

Noble Audio has launched Prestige: a 10-driver bespoke monitor crafted from a choice of exotic solid materials (from £1,650) Prestige is a high-end progression of Noble Audio’s flagship custom K10 and universal-fit K10U IEMs (£999). Like its K10 siblings, Prestige also employs Noble Audio’s 10 driver balanced armature technology. But, Prestige is an CIEM with […]

Named after classic songs, clad in carbon fibre and Kevlar, and featuring the “most sophisticated in-ear headphone design yet” – Astell&Kern’s new Layla and Angie earphones certainloy look the part. The Astell&Kern earphones are engineered by Jerry Harvey Audio (JH Audio), designer of in-ear monitors (IEMs) for musicians as diverse as Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, […]

Noble Audio, the California-based IEM and CIEM specialist, has unveiled its first UK demo facility. The new resource, which is based in London, makes the entire Noble Audio range of IEMS available for demonstration. Visitors can also have ear-impressions taken for Noble Audio’s bespoke-fit models. As of March 2015, Noble Audio’s full product range, which […]

To celebrate the recent release of McIntosh Laboratory’s first-ever headphone, the MHP1000, the US giant’s UK distributor, Jordan Acoustics, is giving away a free pair (worth £1,995) with every pre/power amp purchased in March 2015. The promotion, which starts on Sunday 01st March, is available throughout McIntosh’s UK dealer.  Participating products include:  Power amps: MC […]

OPPO Digital whose PM1s we reviewed here, released the HA-2 portable headphone amplifier and DAC in the last day or so. The HA-2 looks a very pretty portable headphone amplifier with built-in rechargeable battery. It is engineered to enhance music playback from mobile phones and portable music players. Its genuine leather casing with contrast stitching […]

ADL (Alpha Design Labs), sister brand of Tokyo-based Furutech, unveils its second headphone, taking the smoothness and balance of the existing H118 and adding vividly increased dynamics. “With these, our latest breakthrough headphones, we decided to take the performance of our now classic H118 headphones one step further,” said ADL. “We wanted to retain the […]

Monster is diversifying  and enhancing its award-winning iSport headphone family with its first-ever in-ear wireless models, including the world’s slimmest wireless sports earbuds. The two new additions are the iSport Wireless SuperSlim (RRP: £129.95), a model that fits flush in the ear so it can be worn comfortably underneath a helmet or goggles, and the iSport […]

The Philips Fidelio NC1s “have been designed to bring the enjoyment back to executive travel” says th’e company’s latest press release. The initial design of the NC1 started with a modified version of the internal architecture of the Fidelio M1BT headphone. The press release coninues “Extensive research was made into the ideal combination of memory […]

The Philips Fidelio NC1L on-ear headphones are the first ever Active Noise Cancelling headphones to go battery-free with a direct digital connection to your iOS device via the Lightning™ connector. 24-bit Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC), amplification and noise cancellation take place in the headphones themselves. “The Philips Fidelio NC1L headphones combine advanced Active Noise […]

British Hi-Fi brand Musical Fidelity will seek to build on its first on-ear model – the MF100 – with a new higher specification and performance product: the MF200 priced at £229 and available in December 2014. “The new MF200 headphones follow Musical Fidelity’s philosophy that their products should give an accurate, faithful and transparent reproduction […]

Day fourteen of Hifi Pig’s Advent Calendar advertising promotion focuses on the Audeze LCD-X Headphones. “If you want reference-quality headphones that take you closer to the music, Audeze’s LCD-X have to be heard. Audeze’s Award winning headphones are based on planar magnetic technology, which offers numerous benefits over traditional headphone design – see our tech boxout below […]

Unilet Sound & Vision and its sister company Custom Cable has announced the launch of Headroom Show, the new consumer audio show dedicated to the finest portable audio and digital streaming products available.  Held at Europe’s premier recording studio complex, Metropolis, in Chiswick, south west London, Headroom brings together over 35 of the world’s premium audio brands, giving visitors the […]

McIntosh Laboratory has launched its first-ever headphone.  “The McIntosh-designed headphone driver in the new MHP1000 has been carefully engineered to complement any current or legacy McIntosh headphone amplifier, plus a wide range of third-party electronics” says the company’s press release, continuing “The MHP1000 has been voiced to deliver a smooth yet transparent, full-bodied, non- fatiguing […]

Noble Audio has launched a universal-fit version of its flagship 10-driver in-ear monitor (IEM). The new K10 (£999) follows the success of the range-topping custom-fit model and is now available as a handcrafted IEM in Noble’s signature universal form factor. The K10 (Kaiser 10) is a ten-armature IEM and is a low- impedance four-way design […]

Flare Audio, has launched what they believe to be the world’s first ‘fully’ open headphones. The Reference R1, aimed at the pro audio and audiophile market, uses Flare’s new approach to produce distortion free sound, even at full volume, enabling true transfer and transmission of source material. “Traditional headphone designs are based around two main formats, […]

Audeze, who regular readers will know make planar magnetic headphones which we reviewed here, have announced that long-time music lifestyle industry veteran Kurt Soto has been named the company’s new marketing director. In this role Soto oversees all aspects of marketing including advertising and communications, lifestyle marketing and in-store environments. Soto joins Audeze following 29 years at […]