Andy Jones discovers that everything in headphones can actually be black and white… Yamaha is well known for its accurate speakers, and its new HPH headphone range has been designed for the same sonic detail, as well as offering a lively listening experience. There are three models in the range: the 8s, which retail for £170; the 7s, which cost £135; and these, the 5s, … Continue reading Yamaha’s HPH-MT5
Andy Jones enjoys a masterful set of headphones, but they come at a price… When a company charges four figures for a set of headphones, you can bet your bottom thousand dollars they’ll have the word ‘reference’ in the name – it makes them sound like some kind of standard… Continue reading AKG’s K872
In this feature we’ve rounded up arguably the best headphones you can get for listening. These are studio headphones and might be pricier than you would expect to pay for consumer headphones, but they deliver accuracy for music production and therefore for listening back. However, accuracy can be tiring over long listening periods, but we think the following deliver a perfect balance… 1. KRK’s KNS … Continue reading The Ultimate Headphones for Vinyl Listening
