Headphone Reviews

OneOdio Monitor 80 Review I spent the afternoon listening to the once again charting Beatles 1967-1979 (2023 Edition), better known as The Blue Album. The 2023 edition includes the recently released Now and Then, which is fine, but it pales in comparison to the songs that the Beatles produced in their psychedelic period. The songs on this album continue to influence singers … [Read more...] about OneOdio Monitor 80 Review: Profound Sound and Outstanding Value

AirFly Pro Deluxe Review Several years ago, I was on a British Airways flight. I awoke, a bit groggy from grog and sleep, unbuckled my seatbelt and bolted up into the cabin. As I did, my head jerked back. Laying in my seat was my Bose headphone connection. Well, what used to be my Bose headphone connection. The end of the cable was shredded, with exposed wire and shielding … [Read more...] about Twelve South AirFly Pro Deluxe Review. The Well-Designed Dongle that Eliminates Headphone Cables on Planes (and Elsewhere)

ISOtunes ULTRACOMM Aware Review I don't like to write bad reviews, but it is hard to recommend the ISOtunes ULTRACOMM Aware earbuds. First, they are very expensive. Second, I had a hard time getting them to do anything more than play music on an Android device. They were better behaved with an iPhone. I understand that these are work-oriented earbuds and that they are not … [Read more...] about ISOtunes ULTRACOMM Aware Earbuds Review: Expensive Earbuds That Don’t Perform Up to Their Price Tag 

Monoprice BT-600 ANC Headphones Review The $99 Monoprice BT-600 ANC Headphones show how far basic audio technology has come. Monoprice makes high-end audio equipment, computer accessories and many other things. For many Monoprice products that I review, the sweet spot is solid tech at an affordable price. The BT-600 ANC headphones fall into that category.  These … [Read more...] about Monoprice BT-600 ANC Headphones Review: Worthy of the Short List If On a Budget or Not

JLab Epic Air Sport ANC Gen 2 Review So, I'm back evaluating a pair of sports earbuds, a pretty good one, but they still don't fit my ears. This may be my last pair of sports earbuds to evaluate if no solution arrives for longer-than-average ears. The JLab Epic Air Sport ANC Gen 2 (or 2nd generation) earbuds cover all the bases save for fit. If I push the ear tips into my … [Read more...] about JLab Epic Air Sport ANC Gen 2 Review: Sports Earbuds that Go the Extra Mile