I’ve never really followed needlessly and well-hyped popular gadgets over the years and Nothing Ear(1) is one of the most hyped products in recent memory. Designed by Teenage Engineering and aimed at Android users, the product is a low-cost, middling-quality…
Audiophile gear goes in one of two directions. In one corner you have the old guard gear that costs as much as a Honda Fit and stuff that costs $20 and sounds fine until you spend $20 more and notice…
You know about Grado, right? We’ve talked about them before, and their story remains the same. They call Brooklyn home, and their headphones are hand-built there as well. Just a few day ago, they announced their latest one, the Grado…
Grado Labs, a Brooklyn-based headphone manufacturer, has just launched the RS1x and RS2x, a wild new pair of headphones made of wood.…
Over the last year and a half, I’ve really come to appreciate – and rely on – active noise cancelling headphones. They’re great for blocking out noise for calls (or just to focus) during the work day, as well as…
German headphone engineer Axel Grell has launched a new line of wireless headphones called the grell TWS/1. The in-ear headphones offer higher-end sound for about $199. Grell is a well-known European headphone designer and this is one of his first…
If you’re looking for a pair of headphones, either for your work from home setup, listening to podcasts from your phone, or to further immerse yourself in your game, you’ve got an enormous range of options to select from. While…
The crew here at Knapsack, we like our headphones. For myself, particularly, they’ve become a focus since Covid hit and working from home became a reality, and not just an occasional thing. Wired is great for fidelity, but I find…
As of late, my audio world has been true wireless earbuds (for when I exercise) and over-ear ANC headphones (for while I’m working). There is another category out there for headphones that I have a bit of a fascination with…
In the last year or so, I’ve been paying a lot more attention to headphones, particularly wireless ones that let me roam around my basement as the work day unfolds. My ears are nowhere near audiophile grade, but I still…