Depending on your own taste in music, buying for a music fan is either a bit of a self-indulgent shopping dream, or hell on earth. Music fans have very high standards (some people may say snobbish, but y'know...) so it's a tough challenge. If you fall into the "hell on earth" category, we've put … [Read more...]
Tanto headphones from Urbanears: Dork Review
Alex Iszatt reviews the retro-styled Tanto Headphones My new Tanto headphones from Urbanears have arrived. They're an olive green, or 'Sallad', which will go with the brown and beige outfit I bought from Zara yesterday. As soon as I open the box I'm immediately taken back to my youth. The 80s … [Read more...]
Nice cans! 4 of the best headphones
Regular readers of Dork Adore will be aware of our aversion to cheap and cheerful headphones. In fact, Katie wrote about it in 'Stop wearing those cheap headphones!' We've already reviewed several headphones and earphones in the last twelve months, including products from Roxy and Audio Chi. But … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Audio Chi’s W-Series can headphones
Can-style headphones tend to be a bit huge for the average ladybonce, which is why it's nice to know there are some manufacturers out there worrying about our pretty little heads. Audio Chi's W-Series have been designed to maintain studio quality audio in a much smaller package than normal cans. … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Roxy Earphones
Did you read Katie's recent piece on the tragedy of cheap headphones and find yourself nodding along in agreement? Me too. I particularly hate it on public transport when you've got N Dubz blaring into your right ear for three stops from your music-taste-impaired neighbour. Despite this, I've … [Read more...]
Stop wearing those cheap headphones!
When I was little my sister and I were given our first walkman. It came with some 80s style headphones - the ones with the metal hairband and the fuzz-covered speakers that neither covered your ears like cans or latched on like earbuds. The sort that are probably due an ironic revival any day now … [Read more...]
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