Headphones

Struggling to drive multiple set of cans? DACS have an amp for that...

We put AA’s new open-backed mixing and mastering headphones to the test.

Mackie’s latest cans prove themselves to be serious monitoring tools.

Focal’s revised flagship studio cans raise the bar yet again.

What can the dynamic convolution experts bring to the world of headphone monitoring?

If you crave the refined sound of large planar magnetic cans but are put off by the price, Avantone’s newest headphones could well be the answer.

AA’s latest cans employ their successful high‑excursion driver in a new on‑ear design.

Having mastered the dynamic microphone, US company Audix turn their attention to headphones — with impressive results.

Re‑Head aims to offer headphone users a loudspeaker‑like listening experience.

Realphones aims to put all the software tools you need for perfect headphone monitoring in one neat package.

Both technically and sonically, these open-backed headphones represent a breakthrough in portable monitoring.

Headphone mixing is becoming a core skill for everyone. We asked some of the biggest names in engineering how they get the best results.

Everyone is listening to music on headphones these days

Martin Seidl, Founder and CEO of Microphone & Headphone manufacturer Austrian Audio, chats about current products and future technological developments, plus why their core range of products will remain analogue at heart.

Following on from their outstanding debut microphones, Austrian Audio turn their attention to the headphone market.

Just how different can two similarly priced closed-back headphone models be? The answer may surprise you...