Adaptive Headphones

"Sound bubble" headphones selectively suppress noises a certain distance away, so users can clearly hear each other in conversation among background noise

Technology

'Sound bubble' headphones tune out noise more than a few feet away

In a crowd, background noise can make it hard to hear people talking. But soon we could be wearing headphones that use AI to filter out noise that’s more than a few feet away, creating a “sound bubble” that lets you focus on your own conversation.

Music

Nura's new subscription model gives you high-end headphones on a monthly fee, fully insured

We've made no bones about our opinion of the remarkable Nura headphones, calling them "the best headphones any of us have every heard." Now, the company is offering them on a monthly subscription deal with some interesting bonuses.

NuraLoop: hearing-adaptive Bluetooth earphones

Wearables

Nura announces hearing-adaptive earphones at CES

We're big fans of Nura's hearing-adaptive headphone technology, which assesses your hearing and develops an EQ curve just for your ears. Now, Nura has packaged the tech into a set of adaptive Bluetooth earphones called the NuraLoop.

Music

Review: Audeara's A-01 adaptive headphones take some getting used to

There's no such thing as good-sounding headphones – only headphones that match the ears that are listening to them. Audeara's A-01 headphones use clinically-approved hearing response tests to adjust to every ear for incredible clarity and detail, but the results take some getting used to.