You know this: Before you spend $249 on Apple’s AirPods Pro, you owe it to yourself (and your wallet) to investigate less expensive alternatives. They’re out there, many of them great. OK, that takes care of true-wireless earbuds, but what about over-the-ear headphones? If you want active-noise-canceling (ANC) goodness, do you really need to spend …
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The last time we saw this headset priced so low was back on Black Friday — and now that deal is back: The Sennheiser HD 4.50 is back down to $80 at both Amazon and Best Buy. That’s a $100 off its full asking price. See at AmazonSee at Best Buy Having reviewed the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC (basically the same headphone), we …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Over the past few months, I’ve been getting a spattering of emails from readers wondering when Bose’s new true wireless earbuds would be available. The Earbuds 500, which I previewed in a post and video last June, were supposed to arrive in time …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Bose, the company known for muting ambient noise, is also pretty good at quietly replacing its chief executives. Back in January, the audio company said it was in the process of closing 119 store locations across North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, citing a “dramatic …
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What are your feelings on rose gold? It must not be a super popular color, because once again there’s an all-time-low price on that version of a super popular product: For a limited time, and while supplies last, BrandsMart USA has the Bose QuietComfort 35 Series II wireless headphones in rose gold color for $179.88 shipped. That’s by far the lowest …
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I can count on one hand the number of wireless noise-canceling headphone models I would recommend. Unfortunately, there are few budget-price wireless noise-canceling headphones — if they do both ANC and Bluetooth audio well, headphones tend to be expensive. Bowers & Wilkins PX headphones are a great example; in a hands-on CNET review, David Carnoy gave these headphones high marks …
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Bluetooth speakers are all well and good, but they have limited range and use audio-compression technology that many audiophiles don’t appreciate. They’re also harder to configure for multiroom setups. Enter Wi-Fi speakers, which hit the scene years ago but never really caught on, for reasons I don’t fully understand. Well, actually, I do: Most of them were premium products with …
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Marshall has announced its first set of over-ear noise-canceling headphones — the Monitor II ANC — which will be available in March. The company is pitching these as a premium model with features such as a Google Assistant button and 30 hours of battery life, and is pricing them as such at $319 (£269 or about AU$520). Preorder at Marshall …
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Urbanears are designed, it seems, for a younger crowd with different expectations. When I was a kid, I walked 10 miles uphill through the snow just to buy headphones that looked like they had been worn by a World War II radio operator. The Urbanears Pampas are a different kind of headphone, oozing style out of every curve and pore, …
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Update: As originally noted, Best Buy’s flash sale prices ended overnight. For other deals right now, check out Best TV deals for the big game and CNET’s Cheapskate page . My mom used to say that “the best surprises are the ones you don’t expect.” I always wondered if she stole that from Yogi Berra, but here’s a surprise you didn’t expect, and one …
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