Last weekend was a standard, busy affair at Audio Sanctuary with several people in the store all listening to a wide range of different headphones simultaneously. When I asked one of the clients what he was going to be using to power the £400 headphones he was listening to, he announced "my pc". I followed [...]
I’m sure we have all been there when commuting. Stuck on a train or sat in a traffic jam on the bus with nothing to do but look at other commuters or glaze into our phones and flick through our endless supply of social media channels. […]
It seems that over the last 6 months there has been a rather large push on wireless technology in headphones and to be honest I was never really too keen on them. Infant versions of wireless headphones had replaceable batteries that would not last too long. The sound quality was never too keen, nor too was the weight. However, recently it appears to have changed! My first experience of a “decent” high quality wireless headphone came from trying the Parrot Zik. […]
For a while we have had the likes of FiiO, Cowon, Colorfly et al all offering high end portable players that aim to give you the best possible sound from your music and headphones respectively. All of this from a small device that can fit easily into your pocket and isn’t much bigger than you can come to expect from your mobile smartphone. The new kid on the block is the Acoustic Research M2 offering a super fast […]
Headphones always make for the perfect gift for both friends and family at Christmas as they can be purchased with a variety of different styles and colours to pretty much suit anyone. Your friends and family may use headphones or earphones when commuting, traveling on holiday or they may listen whilst exercising. Some can make it a little harder to purchase for though as they only want the very best performance and the highest possible quality. They may use headphones on a dedicated headphone amplifier and hifi system at home. […]
