Headphones

In the world of microphones, Neumann's reputation is unmatched. Does their first‑ever pair of headphones live up to the name?

The newest model in Audio-Technica's popular Mx series of headphones majors on portability, ruggedness and comfort.

Mackie's new MC range of close-backed headphones are refreshingly devoid of over-fancy styling, and this gives them a reassuring 'get the job done' appearance.

We put ADAM's debut headphones to the test.

Headphones are central to music-making and music listening. But can we trust what they’re telling us? We ask the experts...

This four-channel headphone amp sets itself apart from the crowd with a number of thoughtful and useful features.

Focal’s new flagship studio cans aren’t cheap — but their performance is up there with the very best of them.

There are countless 500-series mic preamps, equalisers, dynamics processors, reverbs, and even delays, bitcrushers and A-D...

Miktek have launched a brace of headphone amps that can feed four sets of headphones, or two. The decision is yours...

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.

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

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’.