First, headphones and earbuds can reproduce sound with much less input power than big loudspeakers, so they work very well with unsophisticated, low-powered, audio equipment. If you've ever built a crystal radio, you'll know you can do it without a battery or power source of any kind prov...
They are light and breathable, so you’ll sweat less. If you’re going to be on a long plane ride, don’t buy white. Remember, it’s a long haul trip, and God knows what you’ll spill or sit on.You can now get pairs with an elastic or drawstring waist like these. Ahhh, the ...
Our in-house reviews team has lived happily with the XM5 since their launch in May 2022, and while many competitors have arrived since, none have managed to outmuscle them. That's why the XM5 are the best wireless headphones at this price point and worthy repeat winners of a What Hi-...
TheGramercy Blazer from Bluffworksdoesn’t wrinkle, so it’s ideal for going straight from plane to boardroom. It also has 10 built-in pockets to hold your wallet, passport, headphones, and more on travel days. Shirt Huckberry A basic and comfortable T-shirt is perhaps the most important ...
Closed-back headphones are great at blocking out the high end, but not so great at blocking out low frequency noise. The AirPods Max consistently cancel low and midrange frequencies, making for a quiet commute or plane ride. While we cover the more in-depth strokes in theopen vs closed-bac...
Regardless of what type of ANC headphones or earbuds you’re using, you get similar benefits. If you’re on a plane or a train, you can block out the engine noise. If you’re walking around town, you can filter out loud traffic. And if you’re in any kind of crowded space, you ...
I was also listening to Game of Thrones on audiobook. Thankfully that couldn’t be heard threw my headphones, or I would have just been too embarrassed, I actually might have died. So I’m looking so ridiculous, walking my dog. I don’t have on my glasses so I don’t see them sit...
Crying babies, office hubbub, roadwork construction and train, plane and automobile engines... they can all interrupt your headphone listening. Thankfully, there's a solution: active noise cancellation (ANC) technology. The best noise-cancelling headphones use integrated microphones and processing to...
“Cellular does not function as well with the speed and altitude of the plane and so needs an alternate off-aircraft connectivity solution to make it work,” says John Wade, EVP and Chief Operating Officer at Gogo, a technology company that provides in-flight connectivity and wireless entertainm...
I set up a basement treadmill area so that with a minimum of noise, I could gather the full-body exercise of walking on the treadmill while watching television and listening to its audio feed through earbuds or headphones. All this occurred in the wee early morning hours while the household...