CES is a wonderful place to get an idea of what 2021 will look like, as hundreds of companies showcase their best and brightest equipment before launching at the end of the year. And from our experience, it is a particularly excellent place to see the new headphones in all their high-tech glory.
The show was just digital this year, but there were still plenty of intriguing headphones to look at, virtually or not. While we obviously couldn’t listen to the vast majority of the latest audio products, we’ve put together some of the best headphones we’ve seen at the show so you can take a look at the latest audio news at the beginning of the New Year. Appreciate!
V-Moda M-200 ANC
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V-Moda has always followed its own path, adapting its exclusive and resistant tiara and earmuffs with new and intriguing ways to obtain its music. The company’s new noise-canceling headphones are proof that the company isn’t kidding this year, offering 10 levels of noise cancellation, impressive battery, high-resolution audio support and more, all in one frame elegant and distinctive that you can customize to taste thanks to removable shields. For just under $ 500, the price is a bit shocking, falling below Apple’s ultra-luxurious AirPods Max. Can these well-armed cans stand up to the best of Apple? We will find out later this year.
Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro noise-canceling headphones
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Anker’s Soundcore brand has made impressive strides when it comes to affordable, fully wireless headsets for some years. The new Liberty Air 2 Pro (not to be confused with the Liberty Pro 2) offers an impressive list of features that includes active noise cancellation, a battery of up to 26 hours with the case, IPX4 water resistance and more. If the specifications sound as familiar as the design looks, it’s for good reason. These buttons seem to be tailored to take on Apple’s AirPods Pro, but at a much better price. The big question will be whether Soundcore can achieve the right noise cancellation. But if the company took it a step further, for just under $ 130, these headphones could be serious candidates for value next year. What’s more, you can now pick them up on Amazon and find out for yourself.
JBL Tour One noise-canceling headphones
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As usual, JBL offered a real headphone strap for the show, including three different pairs of real wireless headphones at various prices and with various use cases. But Tour One stands out from the pack, with a sound signature aimed at balancing studio style, alongside adaptive noise cancellation, up to 50 hours of claimed battery life and other key features, all in an elegant and subtle design. They also offer high-resolution audio certification, courtesy of ultra-wide frequency response. We won’t know if they can be compared to our favorite travel cans, the Sony WH-1000XM4, until we try them out, but for almost $ 50 less, we expect them to have good resistance from a value standpoint.
JLab JBuds Frames
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The new wild frames from JLab may look like nothing you’ve seen before, but in fact they are not so loosely based on another pair of “Frames” from none other than Bose. However, while Bose frames are fully functional “audio sunglasses”, the JBuds version is a fitting alternative that asks you to supply your own pair. It may seem like you’re getting less for your money, but JLabs JBuds cost about a quarter of what you’ll pay Bose for just $ 50. What’s more, their clipped design means they can work with sunglasses, reading glasses and regular glasses – all on the same day, if you want. We don’t expect them to sound as good as Bose’s almost magical audio tones, but they claim to have better battery life (8 hours per charge), and can be a fun sound alternative for active types who want to spice up their tones.
Sennheiser IE 300
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Although the IE 300 is much more traditional than most of the pairs on our list, don’t exclude the old methods – especially if you want to invest more in sound than in features. Sennheiser’s latest in-headphones offer what the company calls a “refined version” of its extra-wide 7 mm (XWB) transducers. Translation: they offer tiny drivers developed by Sennheiser with the utmost care for clear, precise and detailed sound. Sennheiser claims that they provide extremely low distortion and a box that minimizes unwanted vibrations to remove barriers between you and your favorite music. Although we haven’t heard them yet, you can bet that this sound is as good as it looks and its design over the ear curves for a good fit. For $ 299.95, it’s an expensive purchase, but we bet you’ll know where your money went.
1More Comfo Buds
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When it comes to simple design, few headphones that we saw at CES are as simple as the latest from 1More. Manufacturer of excellent value buttons like Stylish and Colorbuds, 1More has a knack for fun design and the slim Comfobuds are another good example. These were also the only pairs at CES this year that we actually got to try before the show. They come packaged in an impossibly small pill box and offer an AirPods-style design for just under $ 60. There aren’t many features on board here and the sound is, to say the least, too low, but if you love it bass solos and you need a pair of ultra-cheap headphones that shake your head, they can be perfect.
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