I've become a big fan of wireless headphones over the years with aptx codec, bluetooth 4.0 technology, and li-ion batteries becoming the standard. This allows more of the battery to be dedicated to driving the headphone rather than maintaining a connection.    My previous wireless headphone the Sony MDR10RBT, was recently highjacked by my girlfriend, so I took the opportunity to look for an upgrade. I stand by the Sony being a great headphone at that price, just a good ol' walkin' around headphone, with not much to worry about except the music.  ...

I'm well aware of what head-fi thinks of wireless audio technology but what do we have to lose from a ~200 USD phone that is wired(and sounds good wired) and also happens to be wireless?  Be not afraid.   You get the option of great sound when you want it and also convenience when you want to be wire free.  Aint nothin bad about that.   Disclaimer:  I typically don't dabble in closed phones because there has never really been a need for it.  I've owned my pairs of closed phones but mostly in the mid-price range, right around the range of the...

This was the first piece of audio gear that I ever owned when I was venturing outside of what I could get from local electronics stores.  I wanted to see if this would provide any difference with my RE-0 earbuds and my friend's ATH-M50.  I cannot speak for what I know now which is a lot more, but at that time I felt it was an improvement over generic computer audio.  My friend and I were on a road trip, and this was the perfect device to use in our hotel rooms out of my laptop.  We were doing a lot of turntable.fm sessions then and I will say it...