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This Tiny Amp Gets Big Sound Out Of Your Smartphone
If you’ve dropped a small fortune on a large pair of thumping headphones to replace the wimpy earbuds that came with your smartphone, you might not be getting all the sound you paid for. The headphone jack on most mobile devices is fine for powering smaller cans, but they usually lack the oomph needed to fully power a larger pair.
These Super-Sleek Headphones Are Inspired By High-End HiFi
KEF is one of those companies that quietly gets one with making amazing — and expensive — HiFi equipment. Now, however, it’s decided to apply its knowledge of HiFi and branch out into headphones — and these things promise to be amazing.
Earbuds Under $50 That Actually Have A Hope Of Sounding Good
Apple EarPods — or whatever crap headphones came with your phone — aren’t the best way to listen to music, but nice gear is expensive. You can’t blame people for not wanting to spend a lot of money on something they’re just going to lose or destroy. Well, here’s a $40 alternative to garbage that’s almost certain to sound pretty good.
3D-Printed Headphones You Can Build From The Ground Up
It may not be as easy as print, plug and play, but designer J.C. Karich is proving that you can make a pair of working headphones with nothing but raw materials, a 3D printer, open-source designs and a little gumption. Karich 3D-printed the body of his headphones, which others have done before, but he made his designs with DIY function in mind.
Beets Parody Headphones Are Actually Not A Prank
Revealed while the internet is still recovering from last week’s barrage of fake April Fool’s products, OrigAudio’s Beets headphones — a parody of Dre’s Beats headphones — are real and will set you back just $25 a pair. Will they sound as ‘good’ as an authentic and considerably more expensive pair of Beats?
SNES Headphones Are The Best Way To Recycle Your Old Controllers
Forget Beats, Marshall or whatever the hell else cans you see people wandering around wearing. What you really, really need in your life is a pair of SNES headphones. Here’s how to make ‘em.
Ha, These Earbuds Make It Look Like A Pencil Is Stuck In Your Head
When someone puts on earbuds, they’re pretty much telling the rest of the world to not bother them. It’s the universal symbol for shut the hell up. But if someone put on this Magic Pencil earbuds? That’s a conversation starter. I mean, these earbuds make it look like a pencil has been stabbed in one ear and out the other. They’re hilarious!
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