The audiophile HD 650 is the ultimate in open, dynamic headphone design. Developed from the award-winning HD 600, the HD 650s feature improved materials for even better sound reproduction. They captivate the listener with their expressiveness and emotion while maintaining absolute precision and lifelike reproduction. Enjoy sound in perfection!

• Systems with narrow tolerances (± 1 dB), hand-picked in pairs
• Highly optimised magnet systems for minimum harmonic and intermodulation distortion
• High-quality titanium/silver finish
• A specially developed damping element, made from fine acoustic metal mesh, ensures a precise damping over the entire diaphragm surface, highly constant in all climates.
• Specially modulated connecting cable (detachable) made from highly conductive OFC copper, Kevlar-reinforced, with very low handling noise, i.e. low structure-borne sound sensitivity
• Extremely lightweight aluminium voice coils ensure excellent transient response
• Gold plated ¼” jack plug with adaptor lead to 3.5 mm jack plug
• 2-year warranty

Where To Buy

Sennheiser HD650 Reference Headphones are available at Amazon.co.uk from £268.30 (as on 10th October, 2009).

If you like the idea of Bluetooth earphones, but find the ones on the market at little on the bulky side then take a look at Jaybird’s JB-200 tiny wireless headphones.

Despite weighing just 23.5g they support A2DP (advanced audio distrubution profile) stereo Bluetooth streaming and can pump out music for five and a half hours between charges, with a standby time of 110 hours. There’s also a built in microphone for making calls and support for AVRCP (audio/video remote control profile) so you can fast forward or rewind tracks, pump up the volume or answer calls all via the headset.

They can be paired with multiple devices, so you could be listening to music from your MP3 player, for example, and still take a call hands free on your mobile phone.

Price: £79.00
Where to buy: Best Jaybird JB-200 Deals
Product Homepage: Jaybird JB-200
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If you’re always getting your headphone lead in a tangle, then Philips can help you cut the cord with its new SHD9100 wireless digital cans, which promise crystal-clear sound reception without any annoying background hiss. Audio is transmitted wirelessly via the 2400-2483.5MHz frequency band, which in theory offers superb resilience to interference. As the sound path is completely digital, you get superior audio quality and greater freedom of movement, plus longer battery life, compared to analogue FM-based systems. You can use them up to 30 away – which should be enough for all but stately homes – and they’ll go for six hours between charges. The lightweight headband and breathable fabric ear cushions provide a comfortable fit, while also increasing bass performance by creating an acoustic seal between the cushion and the ear.

Price: £170
Where to buy: www.philips.co.uk

The new jawbone bluetooth headset has been designed to function in noisy environments, so if you frequently find that you can’t make out what callers are trying to say, it could be the perfect solution. Its NoiseAssassin technology was originally developed for use by the US military in battlefield situation, so it should be more than up to the job of blocking out noisy chatter at the train station. It also eliminates 90 per cent of the noise transmitted by other headsets. The headset also helps to make yourself heard – the voice activity sensor can distinguish your voice from the background audio so only what you say is transmitted to the other party. It’s light weight to wear, at only 10g, and should last for up to eight days between charges.

Price: £80
Where to buy: www.jawbone.com

Audio quality from the budget headphones bundled with your iPod or MP3 player is rarely earth-shattering. You generally need to replace them with something that’s got more oomph if you want to get the most out of your music collection. Sennheiser’s new CX 95 earphones provide high performace despite their small size because they wedge themselves into your ear canal, forming a tight seal that blocks out external noise. The resulting audio quality is much improved because you don’t need to crank up the volume to drown everything else out. A range of adapters is included to help you get a good fit. The cable consists of a short code to the earphones and a 1m extension lead, which you can remove if you want, so you needn’t tie yourself in knots.

Price: £80
Where to buy: www.sennheiser.co.uk