Sony today unveiled the X Headphones in collaboration with Syco Entertainment, a global joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment. Combining Simon Cowell’s expertise seeking perfection in music with Sony’s legendary audio engineering, the new X Headphones offer music lovers the truest sound reproduction along with the utmost in style and quality…

Razer, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware and software, today announced the addition of the Razer BlackShark Stereo Gaming Headset. Inspired by tactical aviator headsets and armed with total audio immersion, Razer's newest piece of audio hardware comes as a Razer-branded version of the popular Battlefield 3 Razer BlackShark, a headset that the company developed from the ground up for the Battlefield franchise and released earlier this year at E3.

Designed to look and feel like the headsets worn by attack helicopter pilots, the Razer-green accented BlackShark is your battle-ready solution for powerful, immersive PC gaming audio…

Today Sony introduced its new premium headband-type MDR-1 headphones. Available in standard, Bluetooth® wireless and digital noise canceling versions, the new MDR-1 headphones is a result of a unique collaboration between Sony Electronics and Sony Music Entertainment.

Combining Sony Electronics’ expertise in superior sound quality, comfort, and beautiful design, with Sony Music’s knowledge of current music trends, the new MDR-1 premium headphones deliver an enhanced acoustic design allowing listeners to hear the music the way artists intended it to sound in the studio…

Leveraging its expertise as the world's largest musical instrument manufacturer and the leading choice of professionals for studio and concert audio gear, Yamaha today announced its PRO Series line of high-fidelity, noise-isolation headphones.

The PRO Series headphones, which encompass the PRO 300, PRO 400 and PRO 500, are designed to faithfully reproduce audio recordings from the full spectrum of musical genres, while delivering natural sound that is balanced yet vivid, with an exceptional soundstage that envelops the listener…

Mozaex, the premiere manufacturer of multi-room Blu-ray entertainment servers and peripherals, announced today it has launched BluWavs, a revolutionary, patent pending series of 7.1 HD Audio headphones.

"Mozaex has once again set a new standard in luxury home entertainment with the release of the first headphones to support Blu-ray 7.1 discrete HD Audio," said Mozaex CEO Douglas Kihm.

BluWavs includes a BluWav "Blender" Audio Console and PLUSH technology (Personally Leveled Ultimate Surround Headphones) which allows users to fine-tune the volume and EQ of ten discrete speakers to meet their personal surround sound listening preferences…

Polk Audio, the award-winning designer and manufacturer of high performance audio products, is now shipping two new headphone models that are geared toward the audiophile on the go. The UltraFocus 6000 and UltraFocus 8000—in-ear and over-ear offerings, respectively—challenge conventional wisdom that active noise cancelation must come at the expense of superior sound quality.

“For too long, consumers have had to make a choice between active noise cancelation and true high-fidelity sound from their headphones,” said Ben Newhall, Polk Audio’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing…

HARMAN announced availability of a new line of Harman Kardon headphones that deliver a performance destined to impress music lovers and longtime fans of the innovative and legendary audio brand. The Harman Kardon headphones include five options: two sound-isolating in-ear models tailored specifically for iPhone use and three on-ear and over-ear styles — including a wireless Bluetooth and noise-cancelling model — for music lovers seeking a refined industrial design true to Harman Kardon's rich acoustical heritage…

Audio-Technica today announced the introduction of its ATH-ANC9 QuietPoint® active noise-cancelling over-ear headphones, the company’s new top-of-the-line active noise-cancelling (ANC) model. The ATH-ANC9 offers new features including exclusive Tri-Level™ Cancellation selectable noise-cancellation settings, an inline microphone and controller for answering calls and controlling music, and additional enhancements. Click here for a YouTube video about the ATH-ANC9’s features and benefits.

The ATH-ANC9 blocks up to 95% of outside noise – the highest ANC performance ever achieved by Audio-Technica QuietPoint headphones, while delivering superlative sound quality…

Panasonic today announced pricing and availability of its 2012 line of headphones. Featuring a wide-array of headphone styles and functionality, including ear-bud, monitor and noise-cancelling, the 2012 models have been designed to produce superior sound quality while maintaining stylish appeal and comfortable design.

Expanding on its popular line of noise cancelling headphone models, Panasonic introduces the RP-HC200 which features an over-ear design and soft headpad to increase user’s comfort level…

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today expanded its on-ear headband headphone offerings with two new products, the flagship SE-MJ591 audiophile headphone for critical listening, and the SE-NC21M noise canceling headphone. Each new headphone model is designed to optimize the listening experience in very different environments.

“There’s an emotional connection with music, and when you hear more of the details, it changes the listening experience significantly,” said Chris Walker, director AV marketing and product planning for the Home Electronics Division of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc…