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Here’s another Open vs. Closed debate, but it doesn’t feature the usual contenders. Instead of focusing iOS and Android, Marco Arment (developer of Instapaper) has written about open headphone designs and how they differ from their closed counterparts. Open headphones, like my friend’s Grado SR-60, sound great but the sound …

The Sennheiser PX 200-II i suffer from an incredibly stupid naming convention, but that doesn’t stop them from being a fantastic pair of portable headphones. They’re light and durable, produce some kick ass sound and minor sound isolation, and even include a slim in-line remote and microphone. I’m so in …

I’ve been seeing a lot of people wearing the Beats Solo by Dr. Dre around my part of town and the design of Fanny Wang’s new on-ear headphones strike me as being very similar, but for the price. These on-ear headphones (which are currently only available for pre-order) have a …

The Urbanears Plattan sounds like it’s an IKEA product, but as opposed to sitting down or chopping onions on it, you wear the Plattan right on your head. Don’t let the modest design fool you, though: this headset packs a lot of sound and can even link up with your …

Picking up an iPhone 3GS was a pretty big deal for me. It was my first official carrier smartphone and it was the first time I had ever signed up for a long-term data plan. It was also then that I found out my trusty V-Moda Vibe II’s just wouldn’t …

With the release of the new iPod Shuffle came a lot of speculation of the new headphones and how can you use third-party headphones, etc. Well rumor has it that Apple is including this chip inside of the iPod Shuffle headphones to turn them into a proprietary licensing scheme. This …