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HEADPHONE
BUYER’SGUIDE
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HEADPHONES REVIEW COLLECTION
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IN-EAR HEADPHONES
Overview & What to Look For
Models $120 and Below
Apple In-Ear Heaphone
Denon AH-C551
NuForce NE-7M
NuForce NE-8
Sennheiser CX300 (now CX300 II)
Skullcandy Titan
Skullcandy FMJ 11mm
headphones
NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES
Overview & What to Look For
Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 (now ATH-ANC7b)
Beats By Dr. Dre Studio
Bose QuietComfort2
Creative Labs Aurvana X-Fi
Denon ATH-NC732
JVC HA-NC250
Sennheiser PX 450
Sony MDR-NC500D
HIGH PERFORMANCE HEADPHONES
Overview & What to Look For
Models $500 and Below
Audio-Technica ATH-A700
Beyer Dynamics DT-880PRO
Denon AH-D1001
Grado RS2
Sennheiser HD650
Shure SRH840
Ultrasone PRO 2500
Models Between $120 and $300
Beats By Dr. Dre Tour
Denon AH-C700 (now AH-C751)
Etymotic Wireless ETY8
Etymotic ER4P
Future Sonics Atrio
Klipsch Custom 3
Monster Cable Turbines
Phiaton PS 200
Shure SE310
Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5PRO
Models Over $500
Denon AH-D5000
Grado GS1000
Sennheiser HD 800
Ultrasone Edition 8
Models $300 and Up
Klipsch Image
Sennheiser IE7
Shure SE420
Shure SE530
Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10PRO
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W
elcome to the first-ever
Playback Headphone Buyer’s
Guide. Today’s music lovers
are more interested in headphones than
ever before, and it’s easy to understand
why. Dollar for dollar, no other class of
audio product delivers more musical
enjoyment or refinement than a good set
of headphones can, which may be why
so many listeners regard headphones as
their personal “hi-fi” systems of choice.
Of course, no two listeners are
exactly alike, nor are their specific needs
and requirements. For this reason, our
Buyer’s Guide addresses three very
different classes of headphones, with
expert reviews of over 40 different
models:
•
In-Ear Headphones
(geared for
listeners on the go who appreciate
sound quality and isolation from
external noise, but for whom pocket
portability and ease of use are very
high priorities).
•
Noise-Canceling Headphones
(geared for listeners who prize sound
quality, but who also know they will
often have to listen in noisy, potentially
distracting environments).
•
High-Performance Headphones
(geared for listeners who have
made sound quality their absolute,
number one priority. Listeners
seeking headphones in this class
often want sound quality that—apart
from headphones—could only be
achieved through multi-thousand-dollar
loudspeaker systems).
To help you navigate through the many
choices available, we’ve prepared
Overviews for each of the three classes
of headphones above, showing the
specific qualities and attributes we look
for among products in each class.
We hope you have as much fun
reading this guide as we did preparing
it, and even more than that, we hope the
guide takes you forward in your quest for
better sound.
Chris Martens,
Editor,
Playback

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