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Sennheiser HD 800 review

If huge price tags cause you to suffer nosebleeds, then you may want to ring your local hospital to arrange a blood transfusion before reading this review of the Sennheiser HD 800 headphones. You'll get an absolutely first-rate listening experience and top-notch design if you decide to invest, though Read more

£1,240

12 January 2010 by Steve Guttenberg

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Shure E3c review

The E3cs block high levels of ambient noise in any environment by blocking your ear canals, so you can hear all of your music's detail without cranking up the volume and blasting your ears (and fellow commuters). Their sound is lovely and warm, with incredible clarity and transparency, but then they are expensive Read more

£110

9 October 2006 by Steve Guttenberg

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Grado RS-2 Reference Series review

The RS-2s' handcrafted wooden parts are specially cured over many production steps to perfect the 'Grado sound'. Other top-notch components include oxygen-free copper cables and high-power neodymium magnets. This adds up to the best headphones we've ever heard -- but they're insanely, eye-wateringly expensive Read more

£450

11 September 2006 by Steve Guttenberg

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Klipsch Image X10 review

The tiny Image X10 headphones carry a hefty price tag, but they're super-comfortable, do a good job of blocking out external noise, and offer excellent sound quality, with plenty of bass. If you're willing to fork out the required dosh, we doubt you'll be disappointed Read more

£210

18 March 2010 by Steve Guttenberg

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Bose QuietComfort 3 review

Bose's luxuriously designed QuietComfort models have set the standard for premium noise-cancelling headphones. The QuietComfort 3s are significantly smaller than their predecessors, and they feature an on-ear design rather than the over-the-ear format of the QuietComfort 2s. They also usefully come with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery Read more

£275

8 September 2006 by David Carnoy and Steve Guttenberg

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Beyerdynamic DT 880 review

The Beyerdynamic DT 880s have a semi-open design that combines the attributes of open and closed headphones -- their external sound isn't as loud as it would be with an open design. Comfort levels were among the best we've experienced. Even after long hours of use, we were hardly aware we were wearing headphones Read more

£192

15 September 2006 by Steve Guttenberg

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Shure E4c review

Shure's E4cs are an attractive blend of white, light grey and silver. They feature a new Tuned Port Technology, which enhances the tiny earphones' bass response by improving airflow around the driver. The bottom line is that these ultracompact earbuds sound flat-out amazing -- they're the best in-ear headphones we've heard to date Read more

£146

5 July 2006 by Steve Guttenberg

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Etymotic ER-6i Isolator review

Etymotic's eartips are just as effective at keeping out noise as any powered system -- you can listen to music on a train without blasting your ears (and everyone else's) -- but they're much smaller. The sound quality is terrific too, with a purity to the sound that few 'phones can match Read more

£80

2 October 2006 by Steve Guttenberg

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AKG K 702 review

They're expensive, but the K 702 professional, over-the-ear headphones offer near state-of-the-art sound quality that's only bettered by much more expensive rivals. The extra-soft ear pads are also so comfortable that you're likely to forget you're wearing headphones at all Read more

£260

5 June 2009 by Steve Guttenberg