The Klipsch R5 Neckband is now on-sale in the UK. Priced at £115.00 the Klipsch R5 features a hand-stitched, edge-treated leather neckband. Combined with the R5’s light weight, this design enables the Klipsch neckband earphones to rest against your skin or be tucked under the collar of your shirt. The R5 Neckband vibrates to notify you of incoming calls. More »

Periodic Audio are a fairly new name to the UK market and the American brand will be demonstrating their range of IEMs at the CanJam show this weekend. More »

FLARE JET 1 and JET 2 in-ear headphones are £49 and £69 respectively, much less than the company’s very well received previous models. Janine Elliot checks them out.  More »

Optoma has just unveiled the next generation of its BE Sport3 with the launch of the BE Sport4 in-ear headphones. The new sports headphones feature the same wireless Bluetooth® technology and fit but offer a new design along with  graphene coated drivers. In addition, they incorporate quick charging so just 15 minutes of power gives two hours of listening time. More »

Audiolab’s first headphones – the M-EAR 2D and M-EAR 4D – are in-ear monitors that use multiple balanced armature drivers. Audiolab and ACS, have teamed up to deliver a range of British-made, multi-driver in-ear monitors called Audiolab M-EAR. More »

Billie Jean is the latest collaboration of In-Ear-Monitors (IEMs) between Astell&Kern and Jerry Harvey Audio which feature a new Dual Balanced Armature (BA) driver system. More »

Only available in the USA at the moment, Audeze have introduced a new look and low priced model for their iSine Planar IEM range, with the Audeze iSine LX. More »

The Flare Audio Pro In Ear Monitors have a very interesting design, cost £349 and can be used wired, or using Bluetooth. Janine Elliot and then Stuart Smith take a listen. More »

At CES 2018, Sennheiser will offer a first look at a prototype of a 3D Soundbar, the latest development in their AMBEO 3D audio program. The ability to experience AMBEO at home is a further milestone for Sennheiser’s 3D immersive audio technology, which can be explored and experienced first-hand at CES. More »

The Flare Audio Pro In Ear Monitors have a very interesting design, cost £349 and can be used wired, or using Bluetooth. Janine Elliot takes a listen. More »

Meters Music has introduced their new M-Ears Bluetooth headphones, a compact pair of wireless in-ear headphones designed in collaboration with Adam Clayton. More »

Shinola has announced The Canfield Headphone Collection. Designed and developed in Detroit and based in the belief that how it’s made matters, that how things look, feel and sound, matters. The Canfield adds to a range of Shinola Audio goods (Runwell Turntable, Bookshelf Speakers). More »

Dutch mobile lifestyle accessories specialist, Avanca International, has announced the UK launch of its Minim True Wireless Earbuds. Combining technology with design they are untethered by cables and were awarded the Red Dot Design Award 2017. More »

CanJam Europe, Europe’s largest headphone show, will be held on 04. + 05. November 2017, for the first time in Berlin, Germany. At the music hotel nhow, right in the creative district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, more than 100 brands welcome headphone-interested visitors and invite them to test, compare and buy. The show is now in its 5th year. More »

Campfire Audio, who design and build their products in Portland, Oregon, USA, have introduced a new innovation to their dynamic driver design; Polarity Tuned Chamber™. More »

Optoma, the international projector and audio brand, has expanded its range of Bluetooth® wireless in-ear headphones with the new BE2. The new model is available in two colours (jet black or frost white) and offers battery life of up to ten hours. Designed for smartphones, the BE2 allows users to stay connected on the go. More »

Hong Kong based Brainwavz, was established in 2008 with a focus on offering “high quality products at a competitive price”. They have announced the availability of their B200 Dual Balanced Armature Earphones in the UK. More »

Focal, the French speaker and headphone manufacturer who we visited at their factory and HQ near Lyon, have launched their newest line of mobile headphones – Premium closed-back wireless over-ear Listen Wireless®, In-ear Spark and Spark Wireless®, and Hifi in-ear Sphear S®. More »

Optoma, an international projector and audio brand, has expanded its range of Hi-Res certified in-ear headphones with the NuForce HEM Dynamic. The new model is available now in two colours (charcoal black or crystal white) and features a dynamic micro driver that produces “deep and explosive bass with balanced crystal clear highs”. More »

V-MODA of Italy have announced the availability of the Forza Metallo Wireless neckband Bluetooth headphones. V -MODA day they are: “Designed by and for modern audiophiles, Forza Metallo Wireless is the high-performance and ultra-sleek companion for your demanding everyday life. It brings the 40+ editors’ choice award-winning V-MODA sound and new noise-canceling microphones to the era of Bluetooth neckband headphones”. More »

 

Periodic Audio have done away with convention and named their in ear monitors after elements of the periodic table. Matthew Sampson takes a listen to their three offerings costing $100, $200 and $300.  More »

The 1More Quad IEMs have four advanced drivers, featuring a diamond-like carbon dynamic driver for bass response and three balanced armature drivers for high frequency and midrange detail. More »

Designed with the active music lover in mind the NuForce Sport3 In Ear Monitors cost £80. Janine Elliot gets gets physical with them.  More »

Janine Elliot checks out the multi-driver Optoma HEM4 In Ear Monitors costing a penny short of £250. More »

1More is a  Chinese brand that make a range of headphones and in-ears. Here Stuart Smith tries out the £89.99 dual driver C1002 and the three driver E1001 costing ten pounds more from their UK website.  More »