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If you’re in the market for a pair of headphones that cost under $200, cancel out the noise of your commute, and sound good while they do it, you are spoilt for choice the moment you look at Amazon. There are a multitude of options from large brands like Sony, Sennheiser, and more — but now there’s a new challenger that’s vying for your cash.SoundMagic is a UK-based company that’s been around the block a few times, and it’s just updated its lineup with some new headphones. At the top of the pile are the cans we’ve got to…

These headphones are as comfortable as they are brilliant-sounding.  Jack Wallen/ZDNETI've listened to a great many headphones over the years. My go-to headphones for listening to an audio playback of things like voiceovers have been the Audio-Technica ATH M50X for years. But that's a very specific purpose and it has nothing to do with listening to music. When I'm exercising, I use the Mojawa Run Plus bone-conducting headphones. As for listening to music when not exercising, I've used a mixed bag of earbuds that…

Fairphone entered the headphone market with its TWS buds in 2021, now the company has introduced its first over-ear headphones. This one feels closer to the spirit of Fairphone as it’s not only made out of recycled materials, it’s very easy to repair too. The design of the new Fairbuds XL is modular with 11 parts, so the headphones are easy to disassemble and repair. Something like replacing the ear cushions is simple and doesn’t even require tools. You can replace the battery too, once it starts dropping in capacity…

It’s been ten years since Fairphone launched with the laudable goal of making a better phone than its competitors. Not better in the spec-list sense, but by building it with greener materials and ensuring that they are easily and comprehensively repairable. More importantly, the company has sought to improve the working conditions of the people building the devices in the first place. That’s by paying fairer wages or offering workplace training and other benefits that major manufacturers might be unwilling to do. All the…

Tech Specs: Weight: 0.85 lbs. | Battery life: 20 hours | Bluetooth: YesIf you're an Apple fan, the Apple AirPods Max are the best over-ear headphones for you. The headphones feature dual modes to choose from: Transparency to allow outside noises and Active Noise Cancellation to block noise out. With the Apple H1 chip and software, you'll benefit from spatial audio with surround sound for an immersive experience. However, be forewarned -- the battery life only lasts 20 hoursRead the review: AirPods Max review Tech…

I love how I am starting to write this piece about how the AirPods Pro 2 have almost replaced my AirPods Max…while wearing my AirPods Max. I’m on a flight right now and, when packing for the trip, instinctively reached for the larger headphones. There’s no substitution for that noise-cancellation right now…but it’s getting close.And that’s kind of the point of this piece. I love my AirPods Max. They’re cool (depending on if you like the design which I do), surprisingly comfortable, and have the best sound quality and…

Photo: Mark Knapp / GizmodoGaming headphones with special features that make them suited to the trials of competitive gaming are everywhere, but gaming earbuds are few and far between. There are plenty of Bluetooth earbuds and wired earbuds that market themselves for gaming, but the EPOS GTW 270 Hybrid buds and HyperX Cloud MIX buds are two of the only sets that offer the low-latency wireless connection (read: not Bluetooth) gaming all but demands. This means the Logitech G Fits are entering an exceedingly small market.…

An iMac is already one of the best all in one computers that you can buy, but why not purchase a great pair of over-ear headphones to go with it? You can use the over-ear headphones to block out the world while trying to work and listen to great music or a podcast. You can also use a good pair of headphones to participate in a video call or edit a video. Let's take a look at the best over-ear headphones for iMac in 2021.Immerse yourself in music with the best over-ear headphones Max sound The AirPods Max are built to…