Headphones

AKG’s new flagship headphone design offers the benefits of open-backed ‘phones in a closed-back format.

For their first-ever headphone design, Avantone have seen fit to include some unusual — and useful — extra features.

BLUE are well known in the studio microphone field but they’re now also making significant inroads into the headphone market...

In their latest headphone design, Yamaha have sought to capture the essence of their classic NS10 monitors. Have they achieved it?

Fostex’s new headphone range offers closed, open and ‘semi-open’ options. But what’s the difference, and which would suit you best?

When you think of headphones, Samson might not be the first name that springs to mind, but their top-of-the-range Z55 might surprise you.

As studio headphones go, the Lindy HF-40s are quite inexpensive, yet they have a very respectable technical specification. Of...

If you’re wary of using closed–back headphones for mixing, this stylish design might just change your mind.

Fostex have been making planar magnetic headphones since before they were cool. How do their latest models fare?

Prodipe are best known for their affordable microphones and studio monitors, but they also offer headphones.

Can musicians be trusted to mix their own monitors? If the system they’re using is as intuitive as this one, the answer might be ‘yes’.

For these premium headphones, Audeze have revived an old but under-used driver technology — and the results are astonishing.

A–T’s new flagship headphones are also the company’s first ever open–backed design. We put them to the test.

AKG’s new luxury cans represent a big step up in quality from their previous flagship design.

 We take a look at few different models on the market.

These cans aim to provide maximum isolation from outside sources, and could prove ideal for foldback when playing loud instruments.

Blue are known for their innovative mic designs, and now they’ve applied that originality to their first set of studio headphones.

Looking for a set of headphones that offer good isolation? Here’s our selection of models from some of the leading brands, with links to the SOS review where available.

The latest additions to Fostex's TH range of headphones are two models that are targeted at professional studio applications.

KRK are well established in the world of studio monitors. Now they're expaning into the headphone market.

Whether recording or mixing, which set of headphones will work for you? We compare a selection of the best models.