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The Best Wireless Bluetooth Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Last Updated: May 21, 2018 By Sean

Today we’ll be combining two of our favorite headphone technologies in the best Bluetooth active noise-cancellation headphones. Of course, it won’t be very budget-friendly, but as we gather both wireless capability with ANC to aid in our privatized listening, it can be well worth the investment if you intend on using these features to their fullest. We ultimately had to gather quite a few picks here since the “best” for you will depend on a few factors we always recommend our readers, such as budget, headphone type preference, as well as a few other ‘features’ that may be added on to these pairs below to increase the price.

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Headphones Specifications Explained — What Does it All Mean?

Last Updated: May 22, 2018 By Sean

What do the specifications of headphones mean? How do I know what to look for? We’ve all been there before. You go to the store or online looking for a new set of headphones. There are so many types and styles to browse, with mind numbing levels of technical information listed. You finally find the pair that you think are perfect. When you get them home you tear through the wrapping like a five year old on Christmas morning, eager to listen to your favorite tunes in the new headphones, and plug them in. As you crank the volume up towards max, your heart sinks as the music quietly whispers to your ears. What happened? Why can’t I hear anything? Are they faulty?

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The Best Bluetooth Headphones for an Under $200 Budget

Last Updated: May 8, 2018 By Sean

The wonderful world of Bluetooth headphones brings us to another guide here today, this time without a specific design or type but within a price-range of under $200 bucks. We think this is a solid price-point to have in our budget-range since we’re just above the ‘cheaper’ Bluetooth headphones while remaining under the pairs that’ll break our wallets, so we were ultimately happy with the models we were able to gather today for our recommendations. There will of course be some factors to keep in mind since the “best” will always be a term too subjective for us to just recommend ‘one’ pair like many other websites. So let’s get into the comparisons and find the best Bluetooth headphones under $200 for you.

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In-Ear Headphones vs. Earbuds — Is There a Difference?

Last Updated: May 7, 2018 By Sean

In-ear headphones vs. earbuds, you mean there’s a difference? Surprisingly, yes. Often when we think of earbuds, chances are, most of us will immediately conjure up images in our heads of the first pair they ever owned. Hard plastic, poorly fitting, uncomfortable monstrosities that only sometimes worked, and if you turned your head the wrong way they would pop out of your ears and hit the ground. Forcing you to pick them up, untangle the long wires and clean them before you could put them back in. Nowadays, in-ear headphones and earbuds are space age and high-tech, boasting a myriad of features and abilities we could only dream of just a few years ago. We’ll delve more into that subject later on, but for now, first things first.

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Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO Open Reference Headphones Review

Last Updated: May 2, 2018 By Sean

One of our favorite headphone brands of all time is at it again, this time with a very high-end open-back pair of studio headphones to enter the top-tier price-point, build and sound quality area of the audio world. We were given a pair of the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO to compile the following in-depth write-up on the pair of headphones today, and without getting too excited to try a new pair of their legendary DT series, were very happy in the end to say the least. If you’re one to need a an open-back pair of headphones that pays attention to nearly every detail of a pair of cans and have a decent budget to spend, these are a beautiful solution to add to your studio gear repertoire. Let’s get into the details.

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