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CNET.co.uk has 237 stories on sound quality
Ears-on with the Klipsch Image earphones
Crave Sound quality is immediately impressive, with a strong voice and balanced highs and lows. Ever since listening to Jays' q-Jays -- a minute pair of dual-armature earphones -- we've been convinced that amazing sound can come from truly tiny earphone...
Tags: klipsch, pair, ear, denon
29 April 2008, 11:24
Logic3 SoundStage: 5.1 sound, 15 speakers
Crave Obviously extensive torturing will have to wait until we get it into our labs, but our initial opinion is that it's a very clean and powerful sound, with audio quality well reproduced even at high volumes.
Tags: logic3, setup, speakers, yamaha
14 September 2007, 14:23
Sweex goes sound-card commando with USB speakers
Crave They don't have an internal amplifier, or a volume control knob, but their sound quality was quite impressive for such a small and unassuming-looking set of speakers. As their name implies, the USB Speaker Set 120 Watt connects to your PC or laptop...
Tags: cent, usb, speakers, managed
13 April 2006, 11:20
Saitek A-200's lovin' spoonful of sound
Crave Perhaps it's fairest to say that sound quality from a unit smaller than four large bananas is unlikely to amaze and astound. Over here at Crave we've always been big fans of the peace and love generation of the 1960s and its iconic communal...
Tags: portable, case, bass, carrying
25 October 2005, 10:47
Ministry of Sound MOSMP085: More like Ministry of Silly Names
Crave The player's shoddy build quality was one of the shortcomings MoS fans glossed over, however, as its controlled bass response was desirable for dance connoisseurs.Whether or not this new chap's got what it takes to succeed in a nano-dominated...
Tags: ministry of sound, ministry, stores, inch
17 July 2007, 11:00
Onkyo TX-SR706: THX, 1080p upscaling and all sorts
Crave Here's a little trivia for you: THX, the cinema sound quality certification, was introduced in 1983 by Lucasfilm so every terrible line of dialogue from Return of the Jedi could be heard exactly as ol' moneybags intended it.
Tags: silver, cinema, hdmi, tx
19 August 2008, 12:12
Sharp DK-A10HBK: iPod docking with style
Crave Sharp has announced a new iPod-integrated hi-fi system, which aims to deliver superior sound quality while providing a simplistic way to climb about the iPod lifestyle. Together, the DK-A10HBK can analyse the highly compressed structure of MP3...
Tags: sharp, generation, cd rom, bass
14 March 2007, 14:00
Hands-on with the Olympus LS-10: 24-bit voice and music
Crave You know CDs are capable of pristine sound quality, but we've been playing with a digital voice recorder that records audio even higher than CD-quality. It's for those who are extremely serious about the quality of their recordings, though it'd...
Tags: olympus, recorder, recording, recordings
13 May 2008, 11:46
Etymotic ER6i iPod headphones: straight to your brain
Crave If you own an iPod or indeed any MP3 player then having the right headphones is essential to getting the best sound quality. The Etymotic ER-6i headphones are designed for use with an iPod and produce fantastic audio quality even in loud environments.
Tags: headphones, brain, audio quality, ear
29 August 2006, 11:38
Crave Talk: Internet radio is everything DAB should have been
Crave The DAB revolution promised CD-quality sound and a dazzling choice of radio stations. These visions were crushed by the over-eager hands of the UK radio operators who decided to cram as many stations as possible into each multiplex (broadcasting...
Tags: stations, face, rate, rates
12 May 2006, 12:28
Crave Talk: Creative sells 25 million music players
Crave In recent times Creative has given us such gems as the Zen Stone, which impressively challenged the iPod shuffle in both price and sound quality. Its most recent player, the Zen, impressed us with its awesome sound quality, SDHC support, a 16GB...
Tags: creative, players, portable, capacity
16 November 2007, 9:13
Netac A200: MP3 player with FM transmission
Crave With 2GB of memory, a colour OLED display and of course the FM transmission, this might be a viable purchase for you car-audio enthusiasts who consider hi-fi-quality sound in your car too expensive an investment.
Tags: netac, car, tunes, transmission
19 June 2007, 11:06
V-moda Vibe Headphones: Inner pieces
Crave Crave liked the overall sound quality, and they're certainly a big step up from the standard headphones supplied with most MP3 players. The construction is spot on -- an all-metal alloy affair that oozes quality.
Tags: headphones, bass, headphone, vibe
27 November 2006, 11:14
Hands-on with Sony's Giga Juke: Hard-disk hi-fi for the wealthy
Crave This is a networkable micro hi-fi system with DAB radio, a massive colour screen, wicked sound quality and -- get this, geeks -- an 80GB internal hard disk to rip all of your favourite CDs to (yes, in true lossless format if you so desire).
5 June 2007, 11:23
Hands-on with Philips' GoGear SA 6025: Shiny happy MP3
Crave Looks and specs aside, sound quality will be good enough for most people. So no, the Philips 6025 isn't breaking any moulds on looks or sound quality, but it's not going to break too many banks at around £70 for 2GB.
Tags: philips, sound quality, hands, generation
4 June 2007, 11:44


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