Archive for HEADPHONES

Skullcandy Navigator

Feb 05, 2013 No Comments by

An additional bonus is a distinct lack of stylistic vulgarity – even a full-on Fogey could wear these in public and not look like an arse, which is more than can be said for most headphones.

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Sonomax ‘sculpted eers’ custom-fit earphones

Feb 08, 2012 No Comments by

The tricksy bit is a fitting kit that sits on your bonce like a pair of headphones and squirts silicone goo – not into your ear canal itself, but into a membrane that has been shoved inside your lug-holes.

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ZIK Parrot by Starck

Feb 07, 2012 No Comments by

These lovely cans, which will have Bose and B&W all a-quiver, will be available later in the year for God knows how much. TF is guessing ‘quite a lot’.

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Headphones Buying Guide

Jul 26, 2011 No Comments by

There are so many styles of headphone and so many price-points buying the right pair could induce a migraine. Unless you read this.

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FOGEY 5 Over-ear Headphones

Jul 12, 2011 No Comments by

The five best pairs of serious ‘cans’ – the like of which are worn by recording studio knob-twiddlers who sit, sagely behind mixing desks the size of an aircraft carrier. They are also cherished by audiophiles – older men with no friends who still live with their mums and listen to music with a devotion that verges on religious.

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FOGEY 5 On-Ear Headphones

Jul 01, 2011 No Comments by

Strictly speaking the ear muffs sported by Geordie footie God and honorary Irishman, Jack Charlton, should be illustrating the over-ear, ‘circumaural’ style of headphone. But they’re not. These are the best five pairs of headphones that sit on your precious lugs.

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FOGEY 5 In-Ear Earphones

Jun 22, 2011 No Comments by

For the lightweight jet-setter, commuter or runner-about earphones such as the five highlighted here are definitely the way to go. Small, unobtrusive, comfy for long-ish periods and, if you have the requisite dosh, often very high in the fidelity department.

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