(2020) Headphones and Related

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Category: (2020) Headphones and Related

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Price: $249.99

Website: www.technics.com

Brent said: I think the EAH-AZ70Ws are the best true wireless earphones I’ve tested to date.

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The gist: True wireless takes another step forward.

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Category: (2020) Headphones and Related

Price: $350

Website: aiaiai.audio

Brent said: I absolutely love the modular concept of the TMA-2 HD Wireless headphones -- it’s well thought-out, gives the listener lots of options, and solves the largely ignored problem that headphones get broken often.

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The gist: You can listen to these for hours on end.

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Category: (2020) Headphones and Related

Price: $500

Website: www.andoveraudio.com

Brent said: I found them just really pleasant to use overall, especially with the rounded pads, which gave them a more relaxed sound that dudes in late middle age, like me, tend to prefer.

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The gist: Earpad options can alter the sound to your liking.

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Category: (2020) Headphones and Related

Price: $299

Website: www.atlantictechnology.com

Brent said: The FS-HR280s’ bass and treble are well-balanced, which lets them sound very good with some pieces of music, but as my listening notes and measurements reveal, their frequency response is idiosyncratic.

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The gist: Not going to be everyone’s cup of tea.

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Category: (2020) Headphones and Related

Price: $199.99

Website: www.beyerdynamic.com

Brent said: The DT 770 Studio headphones are a superb choice for casual listening, focused listening, and professional production.

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The gist: Comfortable and neutral.

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Price: $999

Website: www.beyerdynamic-usa.com

Brent said: I think if most people did a quick comparison between the two headphones, they might describe the T1s’ balance as “mellower” than the T5s’.

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The gist: Brent likes these but loves the T5s.

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Category: (2020) Headphones and Related

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Price: $999

Website: www.beyerdynamic-usa.com

Brent said: Overall, the T5s were my favorite of all these headphones, mainly because they sounded the most balanced.

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The gist: Against all comers, the Beyerdynamics won the day.

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Category: (2020) Headphones and Related

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Price: $899.99

Website: www.danclarkaudio.com

Brent said: I’m always looking for the perfect headphones -- ones that are comfortable enough that you never feel the urge to take them off, with a natural tonal balance that never calls attention to itself and reproduces every recording faithfully. The Æon Flow 2 Closed headphones, fitted with the perfed pads, do that for me -- and they’re compact and portable enough to take anywhere.

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The gist: Get the perforated earpads to hear what these can really do.