I’ve flown more than 40,000 miles in 10 months. Needless to say I’ve filled much of that plane time with handheld games, movies and music, and I’ve wanted to maintain my focus on the entertainment at hand rather than the drone of the jets. As our business-traveling readers will attest, that largely requires a set of active noise-canceling headphones. The latest entrant in our headphone review series is coincidentally also one of the latest entrants to the noise-canceling headphones scene: Velodyne. Known predominantly … [Read more...]
Harman Kardon NC Headphones Review
Harman Kardon is one of the most prestigious names in audio you’ve probably never heard of. The company creates speakers for high-end automobiles and manufactures high-end A/V equipment, so its venture into noise-canceling (NC) headphones will be many mainstream consumers’ first exposure to the brand. What a first impression it is. The Harman Kardon NC Headphones live up to the company’s elite pedigree, with unmatched industrial design and some of the most luxurious creature comforts around. At $299, the Harman … [Read more...]
Able Planet NC1050 Active Noise-Canceling Headphones Review
Able Planet may not come immediately to mind when thinking of headphone companies, but sometimes it’s the hidden gems that prove the most valuable. Up against marketing heavyweights like Bose and Beats by Dre, most headphone companies find the road to success to be an uphill battle. Fortunately for Able Planet – which is attending E3 with new gaming headphones – their patented LINX Audio technology gives it a distinct advantage: unparalleled audio quality. I recently had the chance to test a pair of Able Planet’s Clear … [Read more...]
