I owned a pair of these headphones about a million years ago. From what I remember of them they were pretty good. I would imagine they are a museum piece now. Fond memories. If you have a pair in good condition keep them. Show your grand kids them and explain how music used to be cool back in the day.

Right - first things first. I really couldn’t get these headphones to produce a reasonable seal - no matter which tips I tried - both the ones supplied with the headphones plus many from my extensive collection. With this in mind I was tempted to not review these as I felt that it wouldn’t be fair - not everyone has the same shaped ears as me. But then I thought I could at least offer a limited review. With this in mind, observations regarding sound quality are only possible by my holding the headphones in place whilst listening. Externals. The...

I have had the opportunity to try out quite a lot of Bluedio’s bluetooth headphones over the past couple of years - generally speaking each model is an improvement over the previous one and their range is extensive enough to potentially appeal to a wide range of different target customers. One thing they have all tended to have in common is dominant bass - probably thanks to them using 57mm drivers. The latest headphone is the A2 or Air 2. Like their predecessors, they come in a choice of two fairly outlandish patterns which I’m sure would appeal...

I’ve never been a big user of special audio cables. Whilst common sense suggests that a good solid connection with minimal electrical loss would always make sense I’ve generally always been happy with any connection which basically works and doesn’t distort. Some time back I got the opportunity to try the Burson Audio Cable + on my Chromecast Audio/Sony micro system. Whilst my audio system is not particularly anything special or ‘audiophile’ in any real way, the improvements the cable made to the sound quality was nothing short of astonishing. Highs...

I am an enthusiastic headphone user - generally I prefer the more intimate sound than what you get from loudspeakers - I’m sure anyone who shares a house with their family understands. I recently have been reviewing a number of bluetooth headphones which, although generally cannot match the sound quality of conventional wired headphones, do offer some definite advantages - namely freedom of movement and usually controls for playback and volume on the headphones themselves. The SoundPEATS Q29 is a bluetooth stereo earbud type headphone. Completely...

Bluedio have a well-deserved reputation for producing well made, inexpensive full-sized bluetooth headphones and the T4 certainly doesn’t disappoint. Whilst predominantly made of plastic, they have metal where it’s needed and they certainly convey an impression of being solid and well made. The ear pads don't completely enclose the ears but are fairly comfortable. There’s no touch controls on the T4’s - the right hand cup houses the controls for volume up/down which double for track skip forwards/backwards when held down. The other size of the...

I’ve never been a big user of special audio cables. Whilst common sense suggests that a good solid connection with minimal electrical loss would always make sense I’ve generally always been happy with any connection which basically works and doesn’t distort. Some time back I got the opportunity to try the Burson Audio Cable + on my Chromecast Audio/Sony micro system. Whilst my audio system is not particularly anything special or ‘audiophile’ in any real way, the improvements the cable made to the sound quality was nothing short of astonishing. Highs...

I have been an enthusiastic headphone user for many years now. I have multiple pairs of headphones including full sized, earbud, in ear monitors and bluetooth wireless - each have their uses. For critical listening though I tend to always go with in ear monitors. I have definitely developed a preference for balanced armatures since owning a pair of Etymotic ER4P headphones and I now have a couple of pairs which also feature conventional drivers for improved and deeper bass response. I have the following headphones in my collection:- V-Moda...

I am an enthusiastic headphone user - generally I prefer the more intimate sound than what you get from loudspeakers - I’m sure anyone who shares a house with their family understands. I recently have been reviewing a number of bluetooth headphones which, although generally cannot match the sound quality of conventional wired headphones, do offer some definite advantages - namely freedom of movement and usually controls for playback and volume on the headphones themselves. The SoundPEATS Q29 is a bluetooth stereo earbud type headphone. Completely...

There’s plenty of inexpensive bluetooth headphones currently being listed on Amazon. Many offer features such as APTx, long battery life and fairly up to date bluetooth protocols for around 20 UK Pounds. I strongly suspect that they all use pretty much the same drivers and the main differences are in the headphone housing and electronics used.   My headphone collection consists of:   Audio Technica ATH M50X V-Moda Crossfade Wireless 1More Triple Driver IEM’s Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 and quite a few others.   The QY8 is pretty typical of...

Preamble and Introduction   I have the following headphones in my collection :   Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10's 1MORE 1001 triple driver IEM's. Audio Technica ATH M50X V-Moda Crossfade Wireless And many others….   The reason why I am listing some of the headphones I have in my collection is to hopefully explain that I have experience with a wide assortment of different priced headphones. I tend to usually use these headphones directly from my mobile phone (currently a Moto G4 which works quite nicely and has a reasonably powerful...

I have had the opportunity to review a few inexpensive MP3 players recently and have generally been quite impressed with many of them as they clearly appear to put sound quality before pretty much anything else - and also kept their costs down as a result.  Whilst there’s nothing wrong with the build quality of these units, they certainly don’t have the same build quality and attention to fine detail that you find on Apple and perhaps Sony music players. In all fairness though these players cost many times - many many times more and basically offer...

Background   I’ve been a bit of a fan for wireless bluetooth headphones for some time now and have had the opportunity to try out quite a few different models over the last year or so - both full-sized and Earbud/IEM types. In getting the chance to try all these different models out I have realised that there’s some truly excellent bargains to be had out there.   To offer some background, I have an embarrassing amount of headphones in my collection - ranging from inexpensive wires such as the Apple Earpods to the lofty heights of Ultimate Ears...

Introduction   I have been an enthusiastic headphone user for many MANY years now. My first set of serious headphones were the open-backed Sennheiser HD400 headphones. From what I remember about them, they sounded pretty good but needed a lot of power and lacked bass. From there I progressed to some Sony earbud headphones which were new on the market and something of a novelty - again what I remember about them was they lacked bass but were still a pretty good headphone.   From there I have had numerous (actually countless would be a better...

Preamble   Whilst I have been an audio enthusiast for many years now, I must admit I have never really been all that interested in using any kind of esoteric cables with my systems. I have always felt that as long as the cable has a good solid connection and is undamaged - then that will do. In fact, to be completely honest, in the past when I have tried slightly more expensive than normal cable, I can’t say I really truly noticed any difference. You could say that I’m a kind of ‘high-end cable sceptic’.   One thing I do believe is that my...

Over the last few months I have had the opportunity to try out quite a few different bluetooth headphones - both full-sized and earbud types. One definite conclusion I have come to is that there are some surprisingly good inexpensive headphones on the market now - and the UMIDIGI’s are definitely on the good side.   The UMIDIGI’s come supplied with the usual USB charging cable, a couple of pairs of different sized tips and ear guides in a rather attractive black tin with their logo on the top. All in all, a nice package for their asking price.    ...

Introduction   I have recently had the good fortune to review 1More’s excellent Triple Driver 1001 In Ear Monitors and their MK802 Bluetooth full-sized headphone and was left extremely impressed with both. 1More is producing some truly excellent products which can seriously rival competition that costs significantly more.   Over the past few weeks I have tried out quite a few over-ear bluetooth headphones in a mad search for the ‘ultimate’ bluetooth headphone. In looking for the ultimate, sound quality had to be the primary consideration.   I tried...

Over the past few weeks I have tried out quite a few over-ear bluetooth headphones in a mad search for the ‘ultimate’ bluetooth headphone.   I have tried the Bose QC35’s, V-Moda Crossfade Wireless, Sennheiser PXC550’s (I wanted to also try the new Sony MDR1000x models but they appear to be sold out with a two month waiting list - and I’m the impatient type. Having tried some of the best noise cancelling headphones I feel that perhaps that’s not the direction I really want to go in.   My usual wired headphones consist of the following (all of...

Linking Mart/Agptek kindly sent me their latest Lossless Media player for review. External Features The first thing that strikes you about this player is its sheer weight and feeling of solidity - this is one nicely built device and compared very favourably with some of the more esoteric high end players that are now coming onto the market. The H1 is made from an aluminium alloy and appears to weigh about the same as my Note 2 and Otterbox case combination. With this in mind I don’t really want to use the unit when walking out and about - I would...

Over the past few weeks I have tried out quite a few over-ear bluetooth headphones in a mad search for the ‘ultimate’ bluetooth headphone. I have tried the Bose QC35’s, V-Moda Crossfade Wireless and now the Sennheiser PXC550’s (I wanted to also try the new Sony MDR1000x models but they appear to be sold out with a two month waiting list - and I’m the impatient type. My usual wired headphones consist of the following (all of which are used regularly): Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 - in ear monitor 1More Hybrid Triple Driver - in ear monitor Sony XBA...