The Altec Lansing Muzx Ultra earphones sit at a tricky price point. At £99.99, they’re too pricey for an impulse buy and are up against ace rivals from the big boys of high-end portable audio, including Shure, Ultimate Ears, Etymotic and Sennheiser. Can these new Altec Lansing alternatives shape up? Find out in our Altec Lansing Muzx Ultra review.
Not down with in-ear headphones? The Sennheiser HD218 and HD228 headphones could be the answer if you don’t like your lugs being invaded: they’re brand new closed-cup cans that block out background sound on a budget, and they’re on sale now!
Looking to say goodbye to cable entanglement misery with a pair of Bluetooth ‘phones? You could do a lot worse than to invest in the Philips SHB7100 earphones.
Digifi just dropped the Digital Opera S2 wireless earbuds, promising CD quality audio slung to your lugs without any cables getting in the way.
Sennheiser has just launched the Sennheiser Sport II line of sports earphones, and leading the charge is the durable Sennheiser CX 380 Sport II. Read on to meet the rest of the family.
Apple’s new iPod shuffle will only work with its own-brand headphones, or those made by third parties using a specially licensed chip. It’s outrageous, completely unnecessary and risks putting punters off iPods as they get on the very first rung of Apple’s pricing ladder. But that’s not all.
Here are five more concerns we have over the iPod shuffle headphone scandal.
