Beyerdynamic are just about to launched the T50p in the UK - a new portable headphone that is set to compete head to head with the B&W P5. Matt from Polar Audio (Beyerdynamic's UK distributor) visited HiFi Headphones HQ today to give us a first listen. It appears that the high end portable headphone market has recently become the target for the established serious audio brands, with the B&W P5 gaining some very positive reviews and plenty ...

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Klipsch have added an in line mic and iPhone controller to their top of the range Image X10i. One of the world’s smallest and lightest in-ear headphone designs, using a single wideband balanced armature driver, for comfortable wear and audiophile-quality listening.  Although tiny, each machined aluminium and finished in anodized copper ear piece looks stunning. The X10i also includes an advanced mic and 3-button remote (as seen on the Klipsch Image S4i) for taking calls and controlling ...

Sleek Audio have finally unleashed the eagerly awaited SA7 earphone on the World.  The SA7 is the new high end in ear monitor (IEM) from Sleek Audio with the earphone featuring a milled aluminium body, carbon fibre cladding and dual wideband balanced armature drivers. Built to last, the SA7 earphone will appeal to those who get through high end earphones at an alarming rate. Replaceable cables and a robustly constructed earphone body ensure the SA7 is maintainable ...

If you are one of the lucky ones who managed to get tickets to The Gadget Show Live at the NEC before they all sold out then we have a great way for you to save some money on a pair of high end IEM earphones - the Phonak Audéo PFE. When you get to the show just grab a copy of the show guide where you will find a voucher for a 10% discount on the ...

The truly excellent Audéo PFE earphone from Phonak have been getting some great reviews since it's launch.  The PFE (Perfect Fit Earphone) is a very well balanced sounding in-ear monitor earphone with excellent levels of comfort and an easy fit, even for smaller ears.  Supplied with user changeable filters the bass and treble levels can easily be configured to the listeners preference. Designed by Swiss hearing device manufacturer Phonak, the Audéo PFE is a lightweight earphone that ...

Grado GR8 Earphone Gets UK Launch Grado are well known for their mid to high end Hi-Fi headphones, with the top of the range Grado GS1000i being the benchmark that other high end headphones are measured against.  This last month has seen the surprise release of the first Grado in-ear earphone (In Ear Monitor or IEM) in the USA, with a UK launch set for any time now. The new Grado IEM has been named the GR8 ...

Beyerdynamic High End Gaming Headphones Beyerdynamic have a long heritage of producing very high quality headphones for home Hi-Fi, professional use (studio and live instrument monitoring) and aviation use.  Now Beyerdynamic have just turned their hand to developing a range of high quality gaming headsets and it looks like they are on to a winner! As can be expected from Beyerdynamic their gaming headphone range offers no compromises with build  (still hand built in Germany) and sound ...

SoundMAGIC PL50 SoundMAGIC have released the PL50 IEM earphone in Asia this week.  The PL50 is an in-ear sound isolating design and looks like it will be competing with higher end IEMs, such as the Shure and Ultimate Ears range. This is SoundMAGIC's first step into a balanced armature technology earphone and we're really keen to give a proper listen.  We are expecting stock here in the UK within the next couple of weeks. SoundMAGIC has taken ...

Home Listening Hi-Fi Headphone Mini Review We were recently asked to review a selection of headphones suitable for home Hi-Fi listening by Shortlist (a popular mens lifestyle magazine). Below is the selection of headphones we offered with the review we gave: High End Headphones Grado SR325is Review Open back on-ear headphones. Retro design.  Excellent sound with brilliant detail and clarity.  SR325is has won many awards.  Very efficient headphone voice coils (low impedance) means it can be driven ...

WeSC Pickup & Maraca - New Models WeSC have just launched some new models in time for the summer holiday season.  The new headphone models are the WeSC Pickup and the WeSC Maraca. The WeSC Maraca headphone is has a distincly retro design, not that far away from the highly sought after Alp Horn, but is a much smaller headphone and has a headband similar to the Bongo and Oboe models WeSC Pick-up Headphones The WeSC Pickup ...

Looking and feeling like an earphone that comes from one of the established brands, the SoundMAGIC PL11 is a newcomer that deserves a second look.

Headphones for Use in Schools, Colleges & Learning Centres Educational headphones have specific requirements that set them apart from the type of headphones used for home listening or with an iPod. Picking the best headphone for use in schools and other learning environments needs careful consideration.  At HiFi Headphones we have built up considerable experience of the type of features that will be the most beneficial for use in a school, college or learning centre.  Please do ...

Shure have just launched a brand new range of closed back studio and DJ headphones that have already been getting quite a bit of interest since news of the pricing was leaked on Head-Fi.org. Full size headphones is a new departure for Shure, as they are known best for their in-ear sound isolating earphones.  Initial user reviews suggest that the Shure SRH840 sound like a 'Shure SE530 with sparklier treble', which can only be a good thing. ...