http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/ Engadget Comments for Ultrasone debuts $600 "radiation reducing" Pro 900 headphones http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/I keep mine in my nose... much more comfortable.]]>Aug 31st 2008 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/
Wait a minute, thats not good news at all!]]>Aug 29th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 31st 2008 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 30th 2008 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/
At least, that's what my basic understanding of the physics of wave propagation lead me to think...]]>Aug 30th 2008 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/
But yeah above 20khz is somewhat pointless.]]>Aug 30th 2008 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 30th 2008 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Oct 16th 2008 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/duct tape - $4
making a "radiation reducing" hat that is the envy of all the other crazies? - priceless]]>Aug 29th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/
Your post seems a little redundant.]]>Aug 29th 2008 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/In Soviet Russia (or anywhere else), beta particles irradiate you!
...think about it]]>Aug 30th 2008 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/
interference? all electronic devices create varying degrees of emf radiation, there isn't many ways to curb the effects of wireless spectrum interference..and i highly doubt there's much much that can be done..

id rather stick my head in a microwave before i throw down my hard earned money on these!

i also find it funny to see that these arent even true digital headphones, spdif/optical..

shame..
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Slapping the label "Digital" on a transducer is 100% marketing gimmick. Transducers are ANALOG, always have been (unless you're playing a square wave). Certain amplifiers are now "digital" in that their output devices are switched on/off using pulse width modulation... But this PWM output is run through an inductor/capacitor network to generate -- yes -- an analog (short for "analagous") waveform to drive the speakers.

The decision to either buy high-end headphones or microwave your head is your prerogative... But the people buying these headphones probably are not buying them for the "low-radiation" or some fantastical frequency response, but rather for how they SOUND. If they SOUND good and the person auditioning them is willing to pay the $600 price tag... Then to that person, the cans are worth it.

For what it's worth, as a recording engineer, I've tried several sets of Ultrasone headphones and found the frequency response to be erratic, with odd peaks in the mids and highs, and muddy bass. My current favorite can is the Sony MDR-7506, which is about as true to the source material as any headphone I've heard. They don't have the relaxed midrange, boomy bass, and sizzling highs that everyone loves, but they are true to the music.]]>Aug 29th 2008 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 31st 2008 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 29th 2008 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/Aug 31st 2008 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/29/ultrasone-debuts-600-radiation-reducing-pro-900-headphones/
The local team put in their own money and years of effort to buld the brand, purchased their own inventory and developed the market here stateside only to be rewarded by the German parent company deciding wow - there really is a market in the US - at which point they promptly terminated the contract with their US partners and opened their own shop.

Sure this story happens every day - but we don't have to support it. Let let Ultrasone know that this is not how we want to see business run in our country.]]>Aug 30th 2008 4:15AM