Soundpeats are another Chinese audio manufacturer that seems to be defying conventions in the audio industry with their shockingly well priced, feature-rich and innovatively designed audio devices.

They’re a relatively new company but they’ve been dotting up 5-star reviews [...]

US boffins Antlion Audio have been busy creating headphone mic solutions since 2011. The ModMic 5 allows you to attach the included mic onto any set of headphones. Recently Antlion Audio released a ModMic 5 with an included XLR power converter. This package is available from $89.95. You can [...]

The humble MP3 player was a revelation in the early 2000s but now, surely smartphones are all we need for our portable music needs? Not true! Battery life and memory are at a premium in modern smartphones. Try getting hours of music playback from your device alongside normal to heavy use [...]

Sennheiser recently released the HD 820 headphones and also dropped the accompanying HDV 820 amplifier. The HDV 820 is one hell of a versatile headphone amplifier on its own regardless of your choice of cans though. Both the headphone and amp are German-made and are available for $2,400 USD [...]

Sennheiser want to break new ground with the release of the HD 820. The German-made headphones feature a glass transducer cover and are marketed as the most transparent closed-back headphones in the world. At $2,400 ($3,500 AUD), you’d certainly want to be something special. Sennheiser [...]

Xfyro is a fairly small team based in New York and they don’t claim to be one of the industry’s biggest players amongst big names Apple, Jaybird and Bose.

The upcoming release of the Xfyro Aria may well change that.

They’ve annihilated their $10,000 Indiegogo target by raising [...]

At £35.99, the Superlux HD668B is a decent set of studio headphones in the sound department, but somewhat lacking overall. With this in mind, they are made mainly for home studio use and not everyday on-the-go music playback. Which is reflected in the design and build quality. However, if [...]

Audio-Technica are better known for pro headphones than consumer designs, but the new ATH-ANC700BT may change that perception. The noise-cancelling headphone combines 40mm drivers with 25 hours of battery life. The highly portable wireless model is priced at $199 (£199, €219, $349.