Sleek Audio SA6 - The headphone revolution has just begun! For the first time it’s possible to tune an In Ear Monitor (IEM) style headphone to enhance the listening experience.  The new Sleek Audio SA6 Headphones are the first fully customizable headphone that can be tuned to alter the frequency response of the earphone within the ear canal. For more information check out the Sleek Audio website or see the HiFi Headphones online store. Tune the Earphone to Suit your Musical Taste Based on 30 years experience in the hearing aid industry, Sleek Audio’s Mark and Jason Krywko developed the...

Grado headphones sometimes get labelled with the term 'audiophile'. The word audiophile may send shivers up your spine, but it's just a word that has been used to describe discerning high end audio enthusiasts who take their music listening very seriously, and Grado headphones do deserve to be taken seriously.

KS Distribution has today announced they have been appointed as the UK distributor for Sleek Audio earphone products.  Based in Brighton on the South Coast of England, KS Distribution is a distributor of audio headphone and earphone related products. Sleek Audio's SA6 earphone is the first fully customisable headphone that can be custom tuned to alter the frequency response of the earphone within the ear canal. Based on 30 years experience in the hearing aid industry, Sleek Audio’s Mark and Jason Krywko have developed the SA6 to be fully customisable, enabling headphone owners for the first time to be able...

Graham Slee Voyager - Give your iPod a high quality audio kick The incredible sounding Graham Slee Voyager iPod headphone amplifier is now available from the HiFi Headphones store. If you appreciate high quality audio and feel that listening to your iPod is a bit of compromise, then the British built Graham Slee Voyager Headphone Amp is an ideal solution. As most high end audio enthusiasts will quickly tell you, the iPod's headphone output is actually pretty bad at driving many headphones. The Graham Slee Voyager gives an iPod the extra grunt that enables it to easily drive high quality...

Are in-ear headphones safe, and do they cause hearing loss or damage to the ear?

Choosing the best DJ headphones can be difficult - it's a big decision.  If you're a DJ then you will no doubt be very careful about the headphones you choose for monitoring.  While it's possible to DJ with a pair of ordinary Hi-Fi headphones, you will likely not be very happy with the result. DJ monitoring has some very specific requirements, which are quite different to other types of listening.  This article is meant to offer some advice with choosing the best pair of DJ headphone.  DJing presents a tough listening environment and you will need to ensure you have...

Protect your expensive Grado headphones with a high quality case We've just taken delivery of the official Grado headphone case.  Grado headphones come supplied in cheap cardboard box packaging, which is definitely not up to the task of protecting expensive headphones from day to day wear and tear. The official Grado Headphone Carry Case is well made and designed to store your Grado headphones safely when not in use, or while travelling. The Grado carry case has a moulded interior to fit all models, except the iGrado and GS1000.   The case is designed to fit the following models: Grado SR60...

The active noise reduction technology of the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7’s is very impressive. Low frequency external noise is dramatically reduced, while still managing to maintain excellent quality audio reproduction.

The headphone buying advice area of the HiFi Headphones online store has been expanded to include a whole load more information, which we hope will help when you are trying to choose a new pair of headphones. The aim of this part of the website is to inform and educate visitors through easy to read buying guides, reviews and explanations of headphone technology. We also have some other very exciting developments waiting in the wings, which we can't talk about right now. Check out the following headphone and earphone buying information: Headphone Buying Tips - tips and advice on factors...

The Shure SE210 earphone adds another layer of definition and a small amount more bass response than the SE110. For the modest difference in price it really is worth upgrading to the SE210's.

STOP PRESS! We're proud to announce that the HiFi Headphones Store now has a brand new Headphone Buyer's Guide with lots of expert advice from the experts at HiFi Headphones. This area of the website currently holds a headphone selection guide with a subsection for each of the main types of headphone and earphone. The guide can be found at the following link: Headphone Buying Guide We plan to include additional sections to the buyers guide in the coming months, including some headphone reviews (by type) and a selection guide by application, e.g. DJ Headphones, iPod Headphones, Travelling Headphones, etc....

We get to try out more headphones than most, so this article is where we at Hifiheadphones share some of that experience with you.

If you are into HiFi gear, and live anywhere near the friendly West Country city of Bristol, the Marriot City Centre Hotel was the place to be on the 22nd,23rd and 24th February 2008.  The HiFi Headphones team made there way to the show on the weekend to have a play with the latest offerings from the headphone manufacturers exhibiting at the What HiFi? Sound & Vision 'Bristol Show'.  The show features a broad range of HiFi and home cinema equipement, but as you can imagine we were only really interested in the headphones and earphones. Being located at a...

Have you every looked through a HiFi magazine wondering how on earth anyone can afford to pursue an interest in high fidelity audio equipment? The cost of audiophile quality gear can be astronomic. A quick glance through What Hifi magazine and you will soon find a pair of speakers that cost three grand. Ouch! How about an alternative to all this expensive HiFi? Imagine owning an audio setup that sounds like it costs thousands of pounds, but actually costs just a few hundred! It’s actually really simple. It’s no secret that the budget route to achieving sonic excellence is via...

We are a big fan of Sennheiser headphones here at HiFi Headphones. Sennheiser are the without doubt the headphone & earphone company with the largest market share. Their range covers everything from humble ear buds that replace the standard issue Apple earphones, to sports headphones for jogging and cycling, right through to high end full size Hi-Fi models. With a headphone business that includes supplying specialist headphones to helicopter and jet pilots, they really do have it all covered. If you read Sennheiser's marketing blurb they are quite partial to the term 'electroacoustics' to explain what they do. So, Sennheiser...