Philips SHQ3000 Earhook Earbuds Review

Philips did a complete turnaround when they developed these Philips SHQ3000 Action Fit Earhook Sports Headphones. These are so much better than the SHQ1000-28 offering. Unlike some of the other earhook-featuring earbuds we’ve reviewed, these Philips SHQ3000s route the audio cable in a better way.  They use the earhook itself as a router.  So, the cable … Continue reading Philips SHQ3000 Earhook Earbuds Review



Apple Headphones Volume Control Gripe

Our one BIG complaint about the Apple Headphones Volume Control as it functions on the various generations of the  iPod Touch, is that the UP and DOWN increments that the volume control keys generate when pressed are too big. In version 5.1 of the Apple firmware (the latest version supported on our Touch from 2010), you only get 16 steps to go … Continue reading Apple Headphones Volume Control Gripe



Sony MDR V500 Studio Monitor Headphones Review

We owned the Sony MDR-V500 Studio Monitor Headphones  for twenty years. In those decades, we used them with many CD players, iPods, mixing boards, headphone amps, and stereo receivers.  Here, we discuss our experience with them, along with the good and bad points about them we found. Sony MDR-V500 Studio Monitor Headphones Summary These dynamic earphones … Continue reading Sony MDR V500 Studio Monitor Headphones Review



Sony MDR V500DJ Professional DJ Headphones Review

WE owned the Sony MDR-V500DJ Professional DJ Headphones for twenty years. So we’ve used them with many and varied CD players, iPods, mixing boards, headphone amps, and headphone pre amps. We found them exceptional audio devices in so many aspects on our mobile disc jockey gigs. These dynamic earphones offer probably the best sound of … Continue reading Sony MDR V500DJ Professional DJ Headphones Review



Sony Make Believe Headphones DR EX12iP Review

The Sony Make Believe DR EX12iP headphones shine in their crystal clear high-end, treble clarity.  But this is at the expense of a strong bass presence. Sony Make Believe Headphones First Remarks We’d describe the Sony Make Believe headphones as a basically natural-sounding, in ear headphone.  The speakers are rather small (9mm).  They remind us … Continue reading Sony Make Believe Headphones DR EX12iP Review



Sony MDR 7506 Headphones Review, Studio Monitor

We owned the Sony MDR-7506 headphones for almost two decades.  Thus we’ve played them on lots of CD players, headphone amps, iPods, mixing boards, USB audio interfaces, and stereo receivers.  Our overall experience with the 7506 has been quite good.  So here we offer our Sony MDR 7506 headphones review. We detail and sum up … Continue reading Sony MDR 7506 Headphones Review, Studio Monitor



Sony MDR-7509 Headphones Review, Professional

The Sony MDR 7509 professional studio monitor headphones  worked very well for the year that we owned them, and in that time, we played them with many CD players, televisions, iPods, and headphone amps.  With their deep, bassy sound and a larger version of the ever popular MDR earphone series, we were over all pretty pleased with them.  … Continue reading Sony MDR-7509 Headphones Review, Professional



Skullcandy Fix Earbuds S3FXDM-209 Review

We finally found a set of spectacular-sounding in ear earphones that equal or perhaps even surpass the Apple stock iPod / iPhone / iPad earbuds; that being the Skullcandy Fix Earbuds with supreme sound. Skullcandy Fix Earbuds Intro At roughly $40 per copy, these earphones cost over double what we had been used to paying, for what we thought were … Continue reading Skullcandy Fix Earbuds S3FXDM-209 Review



Sony MDR 7509HD Professional Headphones Review

The Sony MDR 7509HD professional headphones  worked very well for the year that we owned them.  In that time, we played them with many CD players, TVs, iPods, and headphone amps. Found them a pretty fair audio device in many respects. The Sony MDR 7509HD professional headphones look like the MDR-V500 and Sony 7506, units. … Continue reading Sony MDR 7509HD Professional Headphones Review



Philips Earhook Headphones Actionfit Review

Reviewing the Philips SHQ3200/28 ActionFit sports earhook headphones here. These have replaced the SHQ3000 headset that we were so fond of back in 2012. But nothing lost in this latest update. Philips Earhook Sports Headphones Intro These earhook phones seem to perform just as well as their SH3000/28 predecessor. But they may have more durable … Continue reading Philips Earhook Headphones Actionfit Review