Headphone News

Shure have added to their ear-canal earphone range by introducing four new earphones in the SE series at this years Consumer Electronics Show. These earphones are aimed as a more consumer oriented version of Shure’s successful E-series and will hopefully fix some of the niggles users had with the sleeves of the E-series.

First up is the $150 SE210 which feature a single Hi-Definition MicroSpeaker. Next up is $250 SE310 which adds a “Tuned BassPort” for a better range of bass. Third in the range is the SE420 which features a dedicated tweeter and woofer for your $350. Finally, the top of the range SE530 has a tweeter plus dual woofers and an internal crossover which claims to aid in the separation of the highs and lows. As I’m sure you’ve guessed it’s an extra $100 for these features making it a rather expensive $450.

The entire range will be available in February.

[Found via Engadget]

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Sci-Fi Tech have a list of their top 10 ways to listen to an iPod which is an interesting read. Most of the choices are as to be expected with the Sony MDR-NC11 and the Shure i4c making an appearance.

However, their last choice, the AKG K240 Studio is a bit of a strange one. It’s not that often you see people wearing full size studio ‘phones with their iPods but obviously it’s something they go for at Sci-Fi Tech.

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CNET have got a great list of 4 earbuds that are available for under $100. For me, $100 is pretty much the maximum price most people will stretch to for a pair of earbuds so the article is really interesting.

First up is the bass heavy V-Moda Bass Freq headphones. Living up to their name, these headphones can output 122dB at 20Hz - enough to make any head explode. These have been rated at 8 out of 10 by CNET and at $50 represent a great buy.

Next up is the $100 Etymotic ER-6 Isolator. These were also awarded an 8 out of 10 by CNET and you get excellent sound and noise-isolation for your extra money.

Thirdly they have the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio which although not quite as highly rated as the V-Moda and Etymotic ‘phones they do offer good sound quality for your $100.

Finally, CNET recommend the Shure E2c. Again costing $100 these are the lowest rated headphones in the round-up but were still awarded a very good 7.5 out of 10. Although the sound is excellent, the fit of these unusally shaped earphones seem to lose them marks.

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