listening

Creative Zen Stone Plus with Speaker review

Reviews For listening to podcasts in the car, the speaker on the back of the Zen Stone Plus is ideal The loudspeaker is reasonably loud and very bright, so it's ideal for listening to podcasts in the car. Is this a decision you even need to make?

Editor's rating   8

Tags: creative, hands, speakers, battery life

7 March 2008, 16:25

Beyond ringtones: mobile phones that play music

Reviews If transferring music is too much like hard work, you'll end up listening to the same songs over and over again. You'll have a hard time explaining that you missed an important call because you'd run down the battery listening to Coldplay.

24 August 2005, 15:53

Polk Audio RM95 review

Reviews The RM95 speakers are all too small to produce bass on their own so we used them with a Polk SSW PRO 400 sub for all of our listening tests. You set up the speakers with the tweeter/woofer side directly facing the listening position, while the...

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: polk audio, speaker, mix, blu

21 November 2008, 16:31

Denon AH-D2000 headphones review

Reviews Present still are the exceptionally comfortable padded earcups -- though the material appears to be of a slightly lower quality than that used for the D5000s -- which press only lightly against the skull, offering not only comfort but, for us at...

Editor's rating   8.9

Tags: denon, natural, material, headphones

30 May 2008, 10:21

Sony Ericsson W760i review

Reviews This is extremely useful for when you're listening to music. Most people won't even notice this and it won't be an issue for casual listening. It enters the music phone market and goes up against one of our all-time favourite music handsets, the...

Editor's rating   8.7

Tags: sony ericsson, dedicated, locations, headphones

4 July 2008, 12:45

Shure SE210 sound isolating headphones review

Reviews On a train journey, ambient sound is noticeable but at a greatly reduced volume, resulting in a much improved listening experience. Those of you who are used to a more high-end pair of headphones will want to pay still more for a higher-end model...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: shure, cable, entry, volume

10 May 2007, 15:00

PURE Digital Evoke-3 review

Reviews The large LCD on the front panel gives a bright and obvious visual indication of what station you're listening to. Listening to Radio 4, the Evoke gave an especially refined performance -- it was comfortable and unstrained, ideal for extended...

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: pure digital, station, listening, array

18 May 2006, 15:42

PURE Digital DMX-50 review

Reviews This saves on interconnecting wiring and makes the DMX-50 perfect for casual listening in a living room or bedroom. Anyone who lives in London is unlikely to have many problems tuning into a reliable signal, but even in built-up regions, with very...

Editor's rating   8.7

Tags: pure digital, mini, stereo, speakers

15 March 2006, 15:49

Philips Streamium WAK3300 review

Reviews You're not going to spend any considerable time listening to music from it -- we wouldn't recommend the WAK3300 as a primary music source -- but for wake-up tunes and background music as you get dressed, it'll be fine.

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: philips, alarm, setup, streaming

24 July 2007, 12:10

Marantz ES7001 SSX review

Reviews We used the ES7001's remote for setup and installation in our listening room. We finished up by listening to CDs. With the ES7001 SSX Front Surround Speaker System, Marantz -- one of America's oldest audio brands -- has built a model that competes...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: marantz, connectivity, speaker, blu ray

4 December 2008, 13:58

Sennheiser HD 600 headphones review

Reviews If you really do plan on listening to extremely long songs -- say, Phish playing a 20-minute-long version of Piper -- you'll definitely appreciate the soft cloth padding on the ear cups. During our listening tests, we were able to wear the HD s for...

Editor's rating   8.2

Tags: sennheiser

12 May 2008, 23:00

SanDisk Sansa c250 (2GB) review

Reviews FeaturesYou can view photos (while listening to music) on the c200, but we don't recommend it: photo colour appears washed-out. Music sounded flat, bass-deficient and slightly tinny when listening with the included earbuds.

Editor's rating   6

Tags: sandisk, listening, drag drop, sounded

24 November 2006, 12:19

Best music phones

Reviews Some music phones also come with a built-in FM radio, but not all of them -- if you like listening to the radio on the move, then double check it's there before buying. Finally, don't forget that listening to music on your phone will drain the...

18 September 2007, 15:26

Philips SoundBar HTS8100 review

Reviews And there's an easy listening integration between the speaker system and subwoofer. WeaknessesWhile the system's virtual surround technology is impressive, especially since there's only a single speaker involved, it never really convinces you that...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: philips, dedicated, dvd player, channel

26 October 2007, 14:28

Creative TravelDock Zen Micro review

Reviews Just about every rock tune that we cranked up on the Creative TravelDock Zen Micro became a distorted mess -- this machine is for lower listening levels. Don't expect any goosebumps from the low end, but for listening at moderate levels, this is a...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: creative, drivers, travel, stereo

30 November 2005, 23:00