tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22541199737335942212024-03-08T17:54:37.264-05:00Floating AudioAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568475838844428382noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254119973733594221.post-61579155782413862952017-11-28T22:14:00.002-05:002017-11-28T22:14:50.495-05:00I've tried a lot of Bluetooth headphones, and these are the best I've ever heard<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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I first started to give Bluetooth headphones serious consideration last summer.</div>
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With rumors of Apple cutting the headphone jack becoming louder, it was clear I'd need to jump on the Bluetooth-headphone train.</div>
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Since the summer I've had the opportunity to try many Bluetooth headphones, but the new king of the hill is Master & Dynamic's MW50's.</div>
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">They're expensive, and I can't recommend them to everyone, but if you're serious about listening to music, they're peerless.</b></div>
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In the design department, the MW50's fair pretty well. They're on-ear headphones that look nice and feel comfortable, even after extended listening sessions. For the price, though, I'd have expected the build quality to be a little better.</div>
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It's good, no doubt about it, but Bowers & Wilkins' P5's still beat these out in terms of materials used and overall comfort. My only other thoughts on the design are that the hardware volume and play/pause buttons are a little too small, and placed in a slightly awkward place.</div>
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One thing to consider is that these headphones charge via a USB-C cable. It's forward thinking, but potentially annoying if you're used to using a MicroUSB cable for everything. </div>
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Design is something I think people should consider before buying headphones, but it's secondary to sound. It's clear that Master and Dynamic took the task of making a pair of audiophile-grade Bluetooth headphones seriously— and they succeeded. But, you'll only reap the benefits of their labor if you listen to high-quality, well-mastered music. </div>
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These headphones reveal everything — both good and bad — about the audio of every song, podcast, or video you listen to. You'll heard the reverb and echo in the room of a podcaster's studio, and other subtleties that would be lost on other headphones.</div>
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I've been listening to Elliot Smith lately, and I never noticed that he adjusted his guitar for a couple of seconds before beginning to play "Say Yes."<i style="font-style: italic;"> </i>The clarity of the drum sound on "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" on Art Pepper's album "Art Pepper Meets The Rythem Section" was equally revealing. I could almost hear the drumsticks hit the kit. </div>
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My collection of tracks digitized from audiophile vinyl, SACDs (Super Audio CDs), and high-resolution audio tracks all sounded excellent. I also streamed a lot of music from different eras and genres, which was hit or miss. The songs were all recreated faithfully, but it was easy to tell which tracks were heavily compressed.</div>
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