All Articles Tagged Headphones

Robert Archer | 05/08 03:49 AM,

Whether its competition wants to admit it or not, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is a market leader in the specialty consumer electronics category. Recently the British company reaffirmed its position as a market leader when it introduced its third headphone product: the P3. B&W offers the compact P3 in a choice of black or white, and the headphones incorporate features such as custom-made, lightweight acoustic fabric covering the headphones' ear pads and speaker diaphragm terminals that have been positioned in a manner to ensure airflow. B&W says this positioning results… View this story

Robert Archer | 04/30 06:51 AM,

Shure is one of the most well known manufacturers in both consumer and professional audio. In the world of consumer audio the company is respected in analog circles for its line of phono cartridges, and in the world of pro audio Shure products like the sm57 dynamic microphone is arguably the most popular microphone ever made. Another product category that Shure is respected in is headphones and the company's latest product, the SRH1440 Professional Open Back headphone is engineered to provide home and professional recording engineers, and audiophiles with an… View this story

Robert Archer | 04/13 10:57 AM, 0 Comments

The Canadian manufacturer Paradigm is a go-to brand for many specialty electronics dealers. The company has earned such reputation because of the high amount of engineering, value and style it brings to the table. Recently it launched a line of portable products under the name Paradigm Shift that is designed to bring the same traits to mobile media party. Headlining its line of ear bud products is the E3m. Paradigm Shift says the E3m (MSRP: $129) is designed for personal audio, gaming and other mobile and computing activities. It engineered… View this story

Robert Archer | 04/04 09:01 AM, 0 Comments

Driven by the mass appeal of the iPad, iPhone and iPod, the headphone category has experienced an unprecedented amount of growth over the past several years. Looking to offer something better than the standard mass-market retail products, Dr. Fang Bian founded HiFiMAN in 2007 to provide consumers with a choice of high-performance portable music players, headphones and other digital audio devices. Bian took time to explain to CE Pro how HiFiMAN can help electronics installers and why he prefers to use exotic planar magnetic technologies for his headphones. HiFiMAN is… View this story

Robert Archer | 03/22 09:08 AM, 0 Comments

It’s amazing that a product that many associate with the hi-fi era of the 1960s and 1970s has survived the proverbial Fat Lady’s warm up exercises to surge into a position of importance in today’s audio market. I'm not talking about turntables, but the return of the now-mighty headphone, which owes a debt of gratitude to the success of iPod and other MP3 players. One of the newer companies to launch in conjunction with the success of portable digital music is HiFiMan, which was founded in 2007 by a young… View this story

Robert Archer | 01/31 04:40 AM,

Ludacris is one of the sharpest and most successful entertainers in both the world of music and in movies. The entertainment mogul's latest venture is SOUL by Ludacris, which is a line of headphones and other audio accessories, and recently the line was upgraded with a new pair of headphones that are as sharp as the man they are named after. The newly released SL150CS chrome silver Limited Edition headphones build upon the basic feature set of the company's SL150 products with the addition of a sharp chrome finish. The… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 01/12 12:18 PM, 0 Comments

Klipsch is taking legal action against 23 Chinese parties associated with the manufacturing and selling of counterfeit Klipsch Image S4 and Klipsch Image S4i headphones under the Klipsch brand name. According to a statement on the company's website, on Dec. 16, 2011, Klipsch received an order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that allowed the suspension of service to trade boards selling fake Klipsch headphones. The order also allows for "restraint on funds in the payment processing and bank accounts of those selling the… View this story

Arlen Schweiger | 01/11 08:00 AM, 0 Comments

As this week marks another Consumer Electronics Show, one trend that is sure to continue from last year's CES and CEDIA tradeshows is the increasing amount of headphones on the market. While much attention is given to other components or high-resolution content that's renewing music lovers' interest in a higher-quality experience over MP3 and other compressed formats, the influx of headphones over the last year or so is notable. NPD Group's Retail Tracking Service recently observed that sales of headphones priced $100 or above accounted for $342 million through November… View this story

Robert Archer | 12/02 06:33 AM,

Over the past several years due to the popularity of the iPod, iPhone and iPad, the headphone category has exploded. Unfortunately most of the headphone products that are out there are better suited for male consumers. Some companies have attempted to service female consumers by offering their headphones in colors such as pink or teal, but those options don't address the ergonomics that women need to comfortably wear a set of headphones. The Los Angeles-based company Subjekt is however addressing the comfort needs of women headphone consumers through the release… View this story

Robert Archer | 12/01 12:44 PM, 0 Comments

With the 2011 holiday shopping season in full swing, one of the most popular consumer electronics products sure to fly off shelves is headphones. Audio manufacturers offer a choice of headphones with everything from traditional over-the-ear and in-ear designs to wireless and celebrity-endorsed fashion products. This year’s crop of headphones provide electronics professionals with a growing choice of designs and an increasing range of products from traditional loudspeaker companies. With these products, installers have a greater opportunity to become a full service, full range entertainment provider. CE Pro has taken… View this story