As a New Yorker, I’m always wearing my earphones in noisy places. Whether I’m in the subway, busy streets, or just trying to get some work done at a cafe, I rely on my earbuds to create a little bit ...

Earbuds are one of those technologies that still come loaded with annoyances. Cheap ones are almost always bad, with a terrible fit and atrocious sound. Expensive ones offer better sound quality, but ...

A new company called Sonomax is marketing a DIY custom earphone kit called Sculpted Eers (get it? "ears" only spelled with two Es?). The Sonomax earphones are $200 for a single driver set of earbuds ...

I've had Etymotic ER4 with custom moulds for nearing 15 years now (and a second pair of ER4XL), they still fit wonderfully after 15 years and never have a problem with seal. No problems with cables ...

3D-printing enters the earphone market for a perfect fit — -- “One size fits none,” is the tagline for New York-based company Normal, which uses advanced mobile and 3D-printing technologies to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Here’s an exciting piece of news if you’re a lover of ...

Lantos Technologies, a Wakefield-based company that makes in-ear monitors for professional musicians, just released a product for the everyday music fan: custom earbuds that mold to your inner ear.

Once you start receiving and reviewing headphones and earbuds, you realize just how many options there are out there. Wireless earphones are quickly becoming more popular, especially due to phones ...

Though a very few mobile music lovers will be lucky enough to own some perfect fit off-the-shelf earphones, for the rest of us, fallout is a frustratingly frequent problem. If you've got lots of time ...

Audio gear maker Sennheiser and 3D printing technology company Formlabs have partnered for a project aimed at producing affordable custom-fit earphones for a more secure fit and improved noise ...

Van Halen’s tour bus has been the setting for plenty of strange stuff. But between the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, the back of the bus birthed a technological marvel. In the mid-1990s, looking to ...

Finding a pair of headphones that fit your ears perfectly can be a frustrating and costly process. Most of us are not willing to pay a fortune to get custom headphones made so have to end up dealing ...