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Active noise cancelling technology is not a new thing. The concept is simple, take incoming sound waves and play them back shifted in phase so that the peaks and valleys cancel each other out. What has changed is the price of entry and at $50, wireless active noise cancelling can be yours.Next Page »

It's pretty amazing that technology continues to move ahead and get better and better. When the first Cloud headset was released from Kingston (and then, HyperX), we tried it out and then reviewed the Cloud II. It was a general improvement. The newer lines contain different parts of the value spectrum, but the original Cloud line seems to be held in a higher place for a many people. HyperX has refreshed the original Cloud styling with the Cloud Alpha and it is an overall better product.Next Page »

When you think of gaming headsets, inexpensive doesn't figure into the equation. If something is cheap, it usually means poor quality. This doesn't need to be the case, though. Enter Kingston's HyperX Cloud Stinger. This $50 headset promises to deliver good quality with features taken from the higher end products. It also has some neat tricks built into the product that make sense.Next Page »

When you think of gaming headsets, what's the most important thing? It's not the sound quality, that's second. The first is comfort. When you're doing a long session of gaming, you don't want to be caught having a headset that just doesn't feel right or is too heavy. That's where the next generation Cloud Revolver from Kingston comes in.Next Page »

We're fans of over ear headsets due to the fact that putting stuff in your ear is annoying. While most companies push their earbuds, you've got companies like 1MORE providing a compelling product for the over ear market. Their headphones combine premium build quality with excellent sound.Next Page »

Cooler Master has built a reputation as a maker of high quality computer components and peripherals. However, there are always dangers in expanding into a new market, and today, ASE Labs has the Sirus 5.1 Gaming Headset; Cooler Master's latest entry in their Storm line of gaming and performance equipment. Does the headset stand up to the same quality standards as the rest of the Cooler Master Storm line?Next Page »

To many people, earbuds aren't about sound quality so much as convenience. In order to have something more suitable for traveling, clear audio plays second fiddle to size and practicality. This doesn't need to be the case, however, and today ASE Labs has the Lift-Audio Icon Series premium earbuds in order to combat that perception.Next Page »

It sure would be nice to not listening to music with headphones in a hotel room or through the tinny laptop speakers. Arctic Cooling has a solution to the tinny sound present in many thin portable speakers. The Arctic Sound S111 may not win any awards for the size, but the sound quality is certainly superior.Next Page »

Are there times that you are listening to your MP3 player and think that it would be great to not use headphones? Cooler Master may have the solution for you. The Choiix BoomBoom is a slim and portable speaker for use on the go. Taking power from any standard USB port, the BoomBoom can offer better audio than you're currently using on the road.Next Page »