Page 5 - Headphones

Questyle are a brand that specialise in the design and manufacture of gear for headphones, namely hi-res portable players and headphone amplifiers. And the best thing about highly specialist brands, is the highly special things they come out with.

Take, for instance our new premium headphone amplifier, which just so happens to be the most expensive headphone amplifier we have ever sold. Golden by name, golden by nature:

The Questyle CMA800R Golden Headphone Amplifier would set you back £2799,

Gaming is quickly becoming the favourite pass time of the majority, worldwide. We've been writing an awful lot about them lately because of this. And with such a trendy topic, it's no wonder our favourite headphone designers are getting in on the action!

After all, for that all important immersive gaming experience, the sound needs to be just as immersive and realistic as the visuals, the mechanics and the gameplay.

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: it's entirely possible that it's

Popularity is often a pretty effective indicator that something is doing a good job. Not in everything, of course. But the hi-fi community isn't exactly the most easily impressed, and it takes far more than just a good price and a pretty case to become a best seller. That's right, it's all about the sound. Even in the more niche categories, such as gaming headphones.

In fact, as we have said many times before, sound is probably just as crucial to the gaming experience as the visuals and gameplay

Gaming. We take it just as seriously as hi-fi, here at Audio Affair. And for a fully immersive gaming experience, the sound needs to be just as immersive and realistic as the visuals, the mechanics and the gameplay. In fact, we'd argue that its the sound that truly makes a video game come to life. Of course, it helps if you have the right equipment to see you through, in the game and out of it. Luckily, Audio Technica have you covered with two incredible headsets to chose from.

We have already covered

Earphones are supposed to be practical, comfortable and drive hours upon hours of portable listening pleasure, directly into your ears. Does it really matter what they look like? Well, if popularity amongst headphone enthusiasts is anything to go by, it really does.

At least, it does when these beautiful earphones are concerned. But, of course, what really matters is what they sound like.

The gorgeous Sennheiser IE80 Earphones certainly look the part, but they're far, far more than just a pretty

We increasingly carry music around with us. Music follows us wherever we go and wherever it doesn't follow it's increasingly easy for us to bring it along. Although, saying that, the vast majority of music is still consumed whilst sat at a desk, working. I know that's typically the case here at Audio Affair HQ! There are problems inherent with listening in the office, mind you. Unless you're happy to have a full hi-fi separates system (or a very effective and expensive one-box solution) in your office

Portable hi-fi headphones are fast becoming the must-have gadget for high-fidelity music lovers. As the technology improves and innovations develop, so to does the variety available. Let's face it, music lovers are a changing breed. While it's possible that many music lovers do still prefer to keep their consumption of music confined to their homes with a separate headphone amplifier, more and more are taking their music with them, wherever they go.

This means the technnology has to evolve to keep

Metal and leather is a fierce combination in any given setting, and these beautiful new headphones by focal are no exception to that. In fact, they may well bolster that opinion all on their own. They haven't been out for very long, and our initial delivery sold out very quickly. By the time you read this we should have some back in again, but judging by their popularity those might not last very long either.

These are the Focal Elear Headphones. Designed and manufactured entirely in France, these

The update to Oppo's beautifully designed and hugely popular (not to mention successful) original Oppo portable headphone ampliifer has arrived, and it's come with a handful of new features which really set it apart from the original, in a very good way.

Introducing...

The Oppo HA 2SE Headphone Amplifier, a portable headphone amplifier and High-resolution USB DAC for Apple/Android/PC/Mac. It sits above the acclaimed Oppo HA 2 as an upgraded version of the model. It is only the second of the