The people over at Ineo Tech have brought us a headset, the Alien Vibes EP02, which clearly draws at least some inspiration design wise from the Beats line, with packaging that is clearly reminiscent, and a headphone design that features a lighter, more curved design.

The headset itself is fairly stylish, coming a number of different colors ranging from the basic subdued black and white, to flashier brighter colors like red, pink and purple. They fit snuggly over your ears, and are surprisingly comfortable over prolonged use, never causing your ears to get tender or sore unless you’re blasting every song full blast.

The head band’s cushion is just think enough to provide only a minor sensation of it being on top of your head, and rests lightly on the back of your neck when you’re not actively wearing them. The set takes a pair of triple A batteries that last a good amount of time as long as you remember to turn the headset off when not in use, lasting as long as three days straight if you forget.

One of the nifty little parts of it’s design is that one of the symbols on the side is actually a disguised mute button, one that you hold down to turn off sound temporarily to hear what’s going on around you. It’s not that much easier than just sliding the earphones off your head, but it’s convenient since you don’t have to put them back on either.

 
In the box you not only get the phones themselves, but a carrying case, a pair of audio cables, one with mic the other without, an eighth inch to quarter inch adapter, airline adapter, and a cleaning cloth along with instructions. The audio cables are a little shorter than I’d prefer, but are still just long enough to work with portable audio devices or hooking up to a desk setup.

As far as it’s actual performance sound wise goes, they did a great job with noise cancelation and make a great option for traveling and isolating yourself from the outside noises. Like many headphones these days, the Alienvibes EP02 focus heavily on bass, but do so with out completing overbearing the low end. We know unless you can actually put a set of headphones on, it’s impossible to get a true idea of how they sound but we went ahead and recorded a few different genres of audio samples with a Zoom H1 stereo recorder right between both ear cups to give you some sort of reference.

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The midrange is a little less focused than I would have liked, so with vocal driven songs/acoustic music it doesn’t sound as pronounced as I would have liked but for rock, electronic, obviously hip-hop or anything drum and bass focused, these excel. Also, one thing to note, with how media driven things are with portable entertainment on our smartphones/tablets, these make a great option for watching movies/tv shows.

Overall, the headset is super comfy, visually pleasing, and sounds better than a pair of Beats by Dre headphones at a much lower price tag. While these aren’t audiophile grade headphones, they aren’t “flat” by any means, but if looks are important to you and you still want solid, bass driven audio quality, you may want to check these out. Again, the shining point for me however was the comfortability, as with many headsets, I usually need a break after extended listening, but these seemed to avoid that and remain one of the most comfortable set of headphones I’ve used to date. If you’re interested in picking up a pair we have a coupon code for $25 off – use NGJD997Y at checkout through the Alienvibes storefront, which apply to the red, black and white models.

Audio Sample Credit: “Lazy Day” – Royalty Free Apple Jingle, “Daybreak” – Overwerk, “The Human Zoo” – Elric Phares 

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When I first received the Meze 73′s, I immediately started cranking music through them starting with Heavy Metal, Classic Rock, then onward to Jazz and Classical Music to get an overall feel for how these headphones sounded compared to my current flavors of headphones, which consists of AKG K 271 mkII’s, K240′s, K121, Shure SRH 840′s, V-moda CrossFade LP, Audio-Technica ATH-M50 and the Sennheiser HD 558 of which I use in both recording and playback sessions in my studio. The 73’s are made of handcrafted Ebony wood and no two are identical due to this fact. The speakers consist of 50mm drivers and the phones have nice padded ear cups for comfort that are well made and do not feel sticky or restricting. The detachable TPE cables connect individually to each side of the phones with another 3.5mm plug that goes to your sound source. You can use the 3.5mm plug with your iPhone or other media devices.

• Frequency Response: 18hz-22Khz
• Speaker Size: 50mm
• Sensitivity: 107+/-3dB at 1KHz, 1mW
• Impedance: 40 Ohm
• R&L Balance: <3dB*50Hz-6KHz, 1mW
• Detachable Cable
• Plug: 3.5MM

Some people swear by burning in a headset and recently I have been implementing this aspect of my testing phase, so we will talk about first the initial sound and then the burn in sound.  Before the burn in I must confess the Meze 73’s did not sound bad at all and in fact many of the Pop and Jazz songs sounded pretty well balanced, warm and Metal sounded loud and clear. I then plugged the headphones into my headphone amp and played a variety of sounds for over 24 hours straight at the highest volume the Meze 73’s could handle. This means having music blaring through the cans at all hours of the night and wee morning as well, which unless you have a big house you will either have to just deal, or use a pillow and try to damper the sound.

Now I will try my best to impart in words what my ears have been hearing and how the Meze 73’s fit as far as sound goes. To me there are bass heavy, treble heavy and muddy sounding types of headphones and the sound depends on what applications you could or would use them for. The Meze 73’s have a very clean and clear sound with treble that pierces the ears if turned up too much and bass response that is not over prominent, but still has enough presence so you know its there.  For those looking for earth shattering bass these are not for you as Hip Hop and Rap, although sounding clear, my friends who are into that genre claimed the sound was too pretty for them on the Meze 73’s. That to me was not an insult in any way as the 73’s do have a very pretty sound character to them as they are very clear and clarity is the key word I would use to describe them in the broad sense. Some of the headphones that I have tested had a significant character change in the sound after a 24 hour burn-in, but the Meze 73’s already had a very well rounded sound right out of the box and although I could hear a slight change in the color of the sound I do not feel that these headphones actually require a burn-in period to sound great.

I spent quite a few days comparing these against others, as well as having friends also do the sound testing to get a balanced opinion on how they sounded by other people’s ears.  For studio monitoring while recording vocals, I was not too happy with the Meze 73s as I could still essentially hear a lot of background noise that distracted me from what I was doing as they do not have cups that cover my ears or are made for noise cancellation only passive noise isolation. For listening to any type of music the Meze 73’s sound really great and the only thing is the type of phones you like that may make them differentiate from others. The one thing that I did not really like were the included cables as to me they were just so light, as if I might just accidently break them, but for others this may be a positive thing as like I said they are very light.  At the end of the day I cannot really say anything bad about the Meze 73’s as they did sound great and never failed at high volumes like others. Being that the headphones cups are made of ebony wood (no two are identical) these are fashion statements as well as being a very nice set of cans to listen to your music and multimedia with. The Meze 73’s cost around $240.00, which for some will be way to pricey, but for those who want a one-of-a-kind set of kick ass headphones these are surely worth taking a gamble on and if you have a real headphone amp the clarity only gets better.

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Check out the unique shape, either someone was smoking something or this will actually have an Impact on either tonal quality or comfort that will have to be heard not seen. I am sure that there is a reason behind the design and when the new iPhone 5 gets released on Sept 12^th we will all find out if this future predicted little beauties are the real McCoy. If you look at the cables you can see that say clearly made in Vietnam and rumor also has it at a Foxconn a name most PC related people have heard of so we are seeing some strange bedfellows these days. Looks like times they are a changing.

Source: tinhte blog 

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Klipsch is very famous for many varieties of speakers, headphones and other audio gear.  Using built-in aptX technology allows the user to experience the acoustical integrity of your sound via a wireless connection. Available in black or finished aluminum accents these new headphones should appeal to a broad audience as they offer unique features and the Kilpsch name to back them up. Check out the specs below

• Hi-Fi Bluetooth (A2DP + aptX®) for lossless audio quality
• Rechargeable battery for 10 hours of call and music time
• Professional grade foam ear cups provide premium comfort + noise isolation
• Earcups fold flat into headband for compact storage and travel
• Direct connect audio cable for optional wired connection
• Adjustable leather headband for custom fit
• Ergonomically designed controls and mic for music and call functions

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