Headphone News

New York Times writer David Pogue has an interesting round-up of 9 noise-canceling headphones. The article compares headphones like the JVC HA-NC100, the Logitech Noise Canceling Headphones and the Sennheiser PXC 450 against the market leading Quiet Comfort 2 and Quiet Comfort 3 from Bose.

As expected, Pogue has the Bose models as his favorite but does rate the Panasonic RP-HC500 and Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 as being right up there. It’s an interesting read and shows that you can get almost match the Bose Quiet Comforts and for a lot less money.

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Audio-Technica have expanded their headphone range with the release of the ATH-M50, a set of headphones designed for use in recording studios.

The full-size headphones are designed for high-levels of comfort and with a level of sonic accuracy suitable for mixing and monitoring applications. Featuring Audio-Technica’s proprietary 45 mm large-aperture drivers with neodymium magnet systems and CCAW voice coils, which Audio-Technica claim will deliver clear, natural, accurate sound with deep resonating bass and high-frequency extension. Quite a boast.

They also feature a number of studio-specific functions like padded ear-cups, tilting earpieces for one-ear listening and gold-plated connectors.

Available February priced around $200, they’ll have to be good if Audio-Technica are to crack the recording market.

[Found via ZioShow.com]

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It’s been a while since I last reported on a pair of DIY headphones but I though this design from Adam Zhang was too good to miss.

It’s actually a fairly simple design with the iPod Shuffle attached directly to the headband of a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-F55’s. Despite it’s simplicity, the Shuffle almost looks like it belongs on the headphones.

Apart from the duct tape, of course!

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Audio-Technica have announced their latest set of ear-pad headphones, the Audio-Technica ATH-EM700.

The headphones are available in two versions, the ATH-EM700 costs ¥12,600 and is made of aluminum while the ATH-EM700Ti is made of titanium and will cost ¥17,325.

The selection of light-weight metals allows the aluminium version to weigh in at a reasonable 25 grams with the titanium version only 4 grams heavier.

Personally, I’m not that keen on the earclip or the metal look, it’s a bit too Star Trek for me. Of course, some people like that…

[Found via Digital World Tokyo]

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