Here at Audio46, we recommend these headphones under $300. These are some of the best headphone gifts for the holidays. Please see the list below.  Sony WH 1000XM4 ($278.00) This is automatically one of the absolute best value deals we have available, as this is a very recently released product that is Sony’s premiere and industry leading noise cancelling headphone. Not only will these provide premium sound, but they’ll elevate...

Anyone who’s been on the market for headphones may have noticed a trend that has started emerging: The price of certain noise cancelling headphones seems to be dropping.  We noticed this specifically with a couple brands, one of which is Sony. Their new WH-1000xm4 model, which was just released this past fall is already seeing a drop in its retail price - which, if not reflected at the time of...

The gap between the most basic and the most specific cable seems to be ever widening by the day, and it can be easy to get confused as to what differences you are actually paying for.When it comes to high end cables, what exactly are the differences between these and their cheaper, more common counterparts? With the advent of more and more high quality - and thus higher priced -...

The ifi micro iDSD signature is the newest model from the fan favorite company that seeks to take everything about portable and desktop units to the next level. If you’re on the prowl for the latest in AMP/DAC technology, then look no further.This is an update to 2017’s idsd black label and we’re going to see what’s new, what’s improved, and how this unit measures up. What’s in the Box? The...

The original Ultrasone Edition 15 was released back in 2018 as an open back model, and now the Ultrasone Edition 15 Veritas arrives as a closed back version, which means that some elements are likely to be a bit different this time around. We’re going to break these all down for you and more right...now. Let’s talk headphones What’s in the Box? The presentation of the box aims for an amount of class...

  Burn in. What is it? Do you need to do it? And is it worth it?Odds are if you read this site or others like, you probably have a strong opinion on this based on your own experiences. For those who may be less familiar, this refers to the process of breaking in a new pair of headphones by playing hours of sound on them to adjust the sound...