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Review: Velodyne vTrue Studio Headphones

A high-class, full-size 'phone from the big-bass experts, with a few twists.
- By Michael Berk
- Posted March 28, 2013
As Brent Butterworth reminded everyone earlier in the week, subwoofer specialists Velodyne impressed us quite a bit last year with their first headphone effort, the in-ear vPulse.

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CES 2013: Wrapup

All 24 articles we wrote about CES, in one neat bundle.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted January 18, 2013
We're pretty much concluded S+V's extensive coverage of CES 2013, so we thought it'd be nice to collect all the articles we wrote in one place for easy browsing.

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CES 2013: Monster press event

At its 2013 CES press event in Las Vegas, Monster showcases fashion, celebrities ... and oh yeah, headphones!
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted January 7, 2013
Monster has earned a rep for some of CES's flashiest press events, but this year, the company outdid itself with an event that was so heavy on celebs, strutting models, and co-marketing announcements that the products themselves seemed lost in all the glamor.

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Review: Sol Republic Tracks, Tracks HD, and Tracks Ultra Headphones

A trio of on-ears from this year's Olympian headphone company of choice
- By Michael Berk
- Posted November 6, 2012
Since Michael Phelps was seen sporting a pair in London this summer, Sol Republic headphones have been everywhere. And there's plenty of curiosity about the company itself, run by industry veterans Scott Hix and Kevin Lee, the son of Noel Lee — the Head Monster of Monster Cable, and the man who pretty much built today's headphone industry as the manufacturing force behind Beats.
All well and good. But should you buy headphones endorsed by a guy with water in his ears?

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Review: Monster ClarityHD Micro

The latest entrant in the burgeoning Bluetooth speaker category
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted September 26, 2012
- 5
When I first saw the Soundmatters FoxL portable audio system, I knew I’d found something cool, but I didn’t realize it would start a movement. The FoxL proved that a tiny, briefcase-toteable sound system could deliver satisfying sound. Since then, we’ve seen lots of products inspired by the FoxL, including the Jawbone Jambox, the Braven 650, and now the Monster ClarityHD Micro.

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Tech Trends 2012: Headphone Haven

This year, veteran firms and upstarts alike gave us an earful
- By Michael Berk
- Posted March 27, 2012
THERE WERE countless headphone exhibitors at CES 2012: familiar names showing incremental upgrades to longstanding models, Chinese OEMs showcasing suspiciously familiar designs under house brands, upstart firms testing the waters with hybrid driver designs and innovative fit systems, automotive and furniture firms muscling their way into the latest hot retail category.

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CES Day One: Monster Press Event

Six new headphone lines, a Bluetooth speaker, and more
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted January 9, 2012
Cutting the cable” is a fashionable trend, but Monster is doing it in a different sense: It’s now just going by Monster instead of Monster Cable. True to its new moniker, the company didn’t even mention cable in its CES press conference today. But given the onslaught of cool new products the company introduced, nobody seemed to notice.

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Tangled Up in Bluetooth

As smartphones replace iPods, will Bluetooth speakers replace iPod docks? We give five contenders a long listen.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted October 27, 2011
- 5
The iPod just turned 10, and I sure feel sorry for my old standby. It’s still working fine, but I know I’ll never own another one. Since I got my Motorola Droid Pro smartphone, the iPod lives in a drawer.

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CES 2011: Monster Announces a Heap of New Products

Headphones, cables, an iPod dock, 3D glasses and even car care products.
- By Stan Horaczek
- Posted January 5, 2011
It's clear that when Monster found out they had 45 minutes for their press conference here at CES, they took it as a challenge to see just how many new products they could cram into that time period.

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3D Glasses: Can They Have Universal Appeal?

The search for the perfect pair of 3D specs for HDTVs is just beginning.
- By Kevin James
- Posted July 27, 2010
While 3D movies have been doing blockbuster business in theaters, for some potential viewers the idea of wearing (and buying) expensive, uncomfortable 3D glasses at home has all the appeal of Carrot Top/Pauly Shore double feature.

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