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AKG K 414 P headphones

March 7th, 2008 by Ty Pendlebury

The AKG K 414 P headphones sound great for heavy music and good sound isolation means they're ideally suited for use on public transport.

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Creative Aurvana Live headphones

February 29th, 2008 by Jasmine France

These headphones are designed with the idea that you may want to listen from analog as well as digital sources. They're everyman's cans, delivering solid sound quality across all genres of music.

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Sennheiser PXC 350

November 23rd, 2007 by Nate Lanxon

Terrific sound quality and good noise cancellation, but a couple of great features have been taken away to keep the cost down

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Why noise-cancelling headphones are good for you

July 11th, 2007 by Staff Writers

Standard headphones that come with iPods and other digital music players are, by and large, ordinary. Every time you hear a really loud sound, your hearing acuity decreases. Thankfully, the effect usually isn't permanent -- audiologists refer to it as temporary threshold shift -- but repeated exposure to high volumes will likely reduce your hearing ability. If you occasionally experience ringing in your ears after listening to loud music or other sounds, take heed. Nature's telling you to turn it down. If you don't, you will suffer some hearing loss -- and you'll never get it back.

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Sennheiser PXC 450

June 29th, 2007 by Nate Lanxon

The Sennheiser PXC 450 is a fantastic set of headphones with the best noise cancelling we've heard, superb audio quality and outstanding build — but it comes at a price.

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How-to: Buy the right headphones (part 1)

November 12th, 2007 by Staff

Headphones come in all shapes and sizes, spanning the gamut from small and sporty to large and professional. Junking the set supplied with your MP3 player is also the easiest way to improve its sound quality. We step you through the ins and outs, as well as the technical mumbo jumbo.

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