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KRK Systems send the follow-up to the KNS 8400 the KNS 8402 into the running. Located in the mid-price range, they have to hold their own against strong competition and aim to achieve this with natural sound and accurate sonic representation. Do they succeed as...

With their top model Opera, the still fairly young manufacturer NXEars show the competition that professional in-ears for monitoring can come up with impressive technology even well below the 1,000-euro price point. Eight balanced-armature drivers per side deliver precise sound – from the lowest bass...

With the Austrian Audio Hi-X60, the Austrian manufacturer has added a pair of closed, circumaural headphones with excellent sound for audio professionals and hi-fi fans to its range.

As the successor to the tried-and-tested Shure SRH440 headphone model, the Shure SRH440A takes things to a new level of performance for home recording and podcasting.

Ultrasone's Signature Natural are coherent-sounding and pleasingly airy closed headphones that are aimed first and foremost at musicians and producers with high demands for quality. They are a robust and precise tool that aims to provide honest sound reproduction as the basis for sound evaluation....

For the SRH840A Shure promise full bass, detailed midrange and a wide-ranging treble reproduction. The first two of these points were confirmed in our practical test. The overall warm and powerful sound characterises the reproduction of these headphones.

The Sennheiser HD 400 Pro expands the professional range of the HD series with an open model. These new over-ears impressed us with an easy-going, warm sound, high wearing comfort and uncomplicated handling. However, if you are expecting a proper analytical tool, you may be...

Numark tailors the HF175 closed over-ear headphones to DJ ears, with sound and wearing comfort superior to their price class.

The Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT are closed, circumaural Bluetooth headphones that aim to combine professional sound and wireless everyday use. In terms of sound, they are supposed to deliver precise sound down to the lowest frequency ranges with their High Excursion technology. In our practical test,...

Austrian Audio aim to make the sound quality of their headphones available to those with smaller budgets with their Hi-X15. Our review investigates whether buyers will need to make compromises in terms of package, technology, handling or sound. After all, the name alone promises to...