Quality, comfort and affordability are some of the key factors that come into play when purchasing wearable tech. Designer headphones are no exception, so whether you’re going to be in the den listening to your favorite Jazz mix, or in the park running to a high energy fitness playlist check out our top 5 picks of premium ear-gear for 2016.
Our top contender from Plugged Crown happens also to be the best priced starting at $99.99. This beautiful piece of tech goes above and beyond with first class packaging giving you a “Mac-esque ” fuzzy feeling. These designer headphones come in two choices of sleek colorways; Black/Gold and White/Rose, both visually satisfying enough to leave any fickle consumer on the fence. The audio quality is excellent across the board; you can enjoy anything from EDM to Rap, and Classical to Rock. Audiophiles are guaranteed to be satisfied with the incredible balance of value and elegance.
Next on our Top 5 list, we have the MDR-1A coming at us from SONY as a superb full-sized headphone. From the first reaction, we took a liking to the comfortable, lightweight structure. Only issues we could state for the MDR-1A being somewhat pricey compared to a lot of other competitors, and lacking a few functionalities for the iPhone took away from our overall appeal. SONY makes up for this in the sound definition which is crisp and clear. The hefty price tag brings top-notch sound quality.
For our part-time couch potatoes, we would like to introduce the Sennheiser RS 175 RF Wireless Headphones. We like this set for the supreme versatility, so whether you’re jamming to some dope Kanye instrumentals you will find the same power translated once you plug in, and hit the bass boost mode to re watch your fav Michael Bay flick. Easily connects to your TV set, and has extended Bluetooth range delivering some pretty impressive sound.
The Beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro‘s are a pair fit for a true audio connoisseur. Whew what power! These headphones are a studio engineers dream and the high price tag of $599 may justify the purchase for those professionally demanding standards, but probably too rich for the blood of the casual headphone consumer.
The clarity and superb sonic performance are to die for, especially when it reproduces vividly intense sub-bass. Comfort wise it is bulky, yet lightweight and tends to get a bit uncomfortable after a bit of use.
Some would say that minds behind BOSE are the originators of the Elite Class headphones culture, leading a market which mostly targeted traveling executives and few alike. BOSE seems to remain dominant with a product line that continues to rule a sector it helped establish with the Bose QuietComfort 25’s. Bose continues to provide an undisputed powerful audio performance and time-tested comfortable feel.
Nothing negative to point out beside the absence of a rechargeable battery, but not a deal breaker since Its operational as passive headphones once power runs out.
