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PC Magazine
August 29, 2006
Molly K. McLaughlin |
Wi-Gear iMuffs MB210 Although sound quality has improved from the last version, it's still not quite good enough to make it worth replacing your favorite wired earbuds or headphones.   |
PC Magazine
December 1, 2006
Jamie Lendino |
Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones These incredibly practical Bluetooth headphones from Logitech are a workable solution despite their so-so sound quality and comfort. |
PC Magazine
April 13, 2006
Molly K. McLaughlin |
IOGear Wireless Stereo Headphone Kit The IOGear Wireless Stereo Headphones will give you good sound, comfort, and wireless range, but the battery could last longer... iMuffs MB200 Bluetooth headphones... |
PC Magazine
April 18, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Buying Guide: Headphones That Rock It's your earphones (and, of course, the digital file itself) that truly matter when it comes to sound performance... Grado GS1000... UE-10 Pro... Etymotic ER6i... Sennheiser PMX-100... Bose QuietComfort 3... etc. |
PC Magazine
March 16, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Sennheiser CX-300 If you want thumping bass with minimal mud, you'll love these compact in-ear headphones. |
PC World
July 2005
Richard Baguley |
Music to Your Ears Got the blues because your pricey audio player came with crummy earbuds? Our favorite replacement headphones will jazz up your listening. AKG K26P... Bose QuietComfort 2... Bose TriPort... etc. |
PC Magazine
September 9, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Apple iPod nano The new iPod nano boasts an unsurpassed interface, a color screen, excellent sound quality, and an undeniable cool factor... MobiBLU DAH-1500i... Samsung Yepp YP-T7X... Cowon iAudio 5... |
| AskMen.com |
Airplane Headphones If you really want to enjoy your in-flight entertainment, you owe it to yourself to pick up a pair of noise-cancellation headphones or noise-isolation earbuds. |
PC Magazine
October 19, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Belkin TuneStage for iPod The Belkin TuneStage... DLO Home Dock... Kensington Stereo Dock... Klipsch iFi iPod speaker system... Monitor Audio i-Deck... |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2005
Bill Machrone |
C'mon, Kill the Noise!: Headphones The author tested seven headphones to see which headsets effectively cancelled outside noise. |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Ultimate Ears triple.fi 10 Pro Audiophiles will appreciate the extremely well-balanced sound with warm, but not overpowering, bass and sparkling highs. These are top dog among universal-fit in-ear headphones, in my book. |
| AskMen.com |
Sub-$100 Earbuds A selection of great earbuds that can be had for less than $100. |
| AskMen.com |
$50 Headphones If you really want to hear what your MP3 player has to offer, then new headphones are the number one recommendation. |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Archos Gmini 402 Archos has upgraded its pocket-size portable media player to include a few of the latest technologies... Cowon iAudio X5... Creative Zen Micro... iriver H10... Rio Carbon Pearl... |
PC Magazine
September 9, 2005
Segan & Kobrin |
Motorola ROKR E1 Although the first iTunes phone connects easily with PCs and Macs, the sad truth is that music transfers and the phone's interface both feel clumsy. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2005
Bill Machrone |
Portable Music Players: More Room to Rock Small hard drive players are designed for people who want little devices that can store a good chunk of their music collections. Apple iPod mini... Creative Zen Micro... Apple iPod... |
PC Magazine
June 27, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Sennheiser PXC 450 NoiseGard Sennheiser's new (and very expensive) PXC 450 NoiseGard headphones outdo Bose in both killing ambient noise and providing excellent audio performance. |
Macworld
November 12, 2007
Peter Cohen |
Lost-Cauze Gaming Headphones The odd name doesn't overshadow the effective noise-canceling technology incorporated in these headphones. |
PC Magazine
January 26, 2006
Michael Kobrin |
Creative Zen Vision:M The Zen Vision:M is our new favorite iPod alternative and should appeal to lots of people, but we have a feeling it's still not going to sway the iPod-loving masses... The new iPod... Cowon iAudio X5... |
Entrepreneur
June 2007
Amanda C. Kooser |
Get an Earful Earphones for when you just want peace and quiet. |
PC Magazine
April 7, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Pioneer Inno The device itself is extremely cool, and the service is top-notch and integrated beautifully with the XM + Napster client. But the price may scare off those on a budget... Apple iPod Hi-Fi speakers... Think Outside BoomTube H 20 1 speakers... Casio Exilim EX-P505... |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Tyghe Trimble |
Top Five Bluetooth Devices to Streamline Your Life Anycom BIWAS-20... Belkin bluetooth USB adapter... Plantronics Audio 910 bluetooth headset kit... Parrot 3400 LS-GPS bluetooth hands-free car kit... Logitech FreePulse wireless headphones... |
PC Magazine
June 28, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Creative Zen V Plus Overall, this MP3 player is a very satisfying and reasonably priced device for mainstream consumers... Samsung Yepp YP-Z5 MP3 player... SanDisk Sansa e260... |
PC Magazine
August 2, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Find an MP3 Player Dedicated audio players are far from obsolete... Apple iPod 30GB... Archos AV 500... Cowon iAudio X5... Creative Zen MicroPhoto... Toshiba gigabeat S... Samsung Yepp YP-Z5... Optio WP digital camera... Turbo Charge cell phone charger... etc. |
PC Magazine
July 14, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Bose QuietComfort 3 The Bose QuietComfort 3 headphones are comfortable and better than most noise-canceling models, but the QuietComfort 2 is still preferable. |
PC Magazine
June 28, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Toshiba gigabeat S The short battery life and the lack of a voice recorder is disappointing, but you get your money's worth with a high-quality, elegant audio/video player... Apple iPod nano... Cowon iAudio U3... Creative Zen V Plus... |
PC Magazine
May 30, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Buying Guide: The Best MP3 Players Today's "MP3 players" recognize a variety of music file formats. In fact, it is more appropriate to call them portable media players, or PMPs. |
PC Magazine
April 11, 2008
Tim Gideon |
Sony Walkman NWZ-S718F With its NWZ-S718F, can Sony compete with both Apple and Bose?... Motorola Z9... Motorola Q... Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset... Plantronics Discovery 925... |
PC Magazine
June 27, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Ultimate Ears super.fi 5Pro The super.fi 5Pro earphones certainly aren't cheap, but they sound very good -- especially the bass -- and are quite comfortable. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004 |
iPod Accessories Four of the coolest iPod accessories available. |
PC Magazine
March 6, 2007
Gideon et al. |
Archos 704 WiFi Multimedia Player This player has loads of functions and options and though its capabilities can overwhelm, it's worth all of its $550 price... Microsoft Zune... iriver Clix... |
PC World
July 2006
Eric Butterfield |
Small Players, Big Sound We test the audio quality and evaluate the usability of flash players. Creative Zen Nano... iPod Nano... MobiBlu DAH-1500i... SanDisk Sansa e260... Dell DJ Ditty... For better sound ditch the earbuds... |
PC Magazine
October 21, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Apple iPod 30GB (with video) Video support is a great addition to an already excellent music player. |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2006
Sascha Segan |
Motorola SLVR L7 Looks and feels great, but this is the vanguard of design, not of technology. |
PC Magazine
April 20, 2004
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Pumped-Up Portable Sound Are you still using the inferior headphones that came with your portable player? You can do better. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Jay Greene |
What Are You Getting Your iPod? With 5.7 million of them out there, makers of add-ons are vying to get in on the action. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2004
Jeremy A. Kaplan |
Play As You Go Picking the right digital music player shouldn't be too much of a challenge once you have the right information. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Headsets That Will Be Music To Your Ears Even the $99 Shure E3c, the cheapest model tested, is top-notch. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2005
Michael Kobrin |
Samsung yepp YP-U1X Broad file-format support and good sound quality make the lightweight U1X a solid flash-based player... Xtatix Freefone... Dell DJ Ditty... |
PC Magazine
September 5, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Ferguson Hill FH007 and FH008 The inflated price for the Ferguson Hill FH007 and FH008 speaker/subwoofer combo is a result of it being both a design piece and a quality audio product... Altec Lansing iMV712... Logitech AudioStation... etc. |
PC Magazine
August 2, 2011
Tim Gideon |
Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones The Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones offer beautiful, rich bass and fantastic audio performance inside the most secure-fitting earphone design in its under-$200 price range. |
PC Magazine
September 24, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Creative Aurvana X-Fi Noise-Canceling Headphones These chunky headphones from Creative could be a bit more comfy, but they eliminate as much noise as the Quiet Comfort 2, sound much better, can operate passively, and can play more loudly. |
PC Magazine
May 19, 2006
Mike Kobrin |
Altec Lansing inMotion IM9 The IM9 is powerful enough for nearby listening outdoors and in small rooms indoors but it distorts at higher volumes. |
| AskMen.com |
6 High-Quality Wireless Headphones Home-based headphone listening is an entirely different ball game than listening on the road. Sennheiser RS120... Pioneer SE-DIR800C... Panasonic RP-WH5000... Sennheiser RS65... Sennheiser RS130... Sony MDR-DS4000... |
PC Magazine
July 16, 2007
Tim Gideon |
Griffin Journi Those seeking excellent sound should steer clear of the Griffin Journi, but folks looking for a stylish, well-designed, very portable iPod dock to travel with could settle for worse. |
PC Magazine
November 1, 2006
Michael Kobrin |
Stick It In Your Ear iPods rock. iPod headphones suck. The steal-me-white buds simply can't compete. But in your quest for higher fidelity, will more money translate to better sound? |
PC World
July 27, 2006
Eric Dahl |
Innovative In-Ear Headphones for All Budgets Shure E500PTH gives top quality for a price and Sennheiser MX 55 VC Street is a bargain. |
| AskMen.com |
Give the Gift of Audio We've corralled six home audio products that are relatively affordable -- each costing less than the price of a standard iPod. In fact, at least two of them are great gift choices for those who already own an iPod. |
Macworld
April 2005
Christopher Breen |
iPod shuffle Smallest, most affordable iPod yet is a very big deal |
PC Magazine
December 16, 2010
Tim Gideon |
Denon AH-D1100 With a simple design, but superb audio quality, fans of strong-but-not-overwhelming bass response will love Denon's comfortable AH-D1100 headphones. |
