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  • Samsung's latest wireless headphones tout beyond-CD quality

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    Jon Fingas
    Jon Fingas
    08.17.2015

    Wireless headphones and flawless audio quality don't usually mix (you're usually compressing the sound signal to send it over the air), but Samsung thinks it can give this blend a shot. Its newly introduced Level On Wireless Pro headphones include "Ultra High Quality Audio" that supposedly delivers higher-than-CD fidelity whether or not you're plugged in. That seems promising on the surface, but you may have a hard time hearing the difference unless you're a music producer or otherwise meet some specific conditions. You'll need a device that supports UHQA (such as the Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 Edge+), and you'll need to shop at a service like Pono's to get the right source material. These might sound no better than other headphones in typical conditions, even if you listen to lossless music from the likes of Tidal -- that's merely matching CD quality, not exceeding it.