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PX100

Best on-ear headphones under $100 compared

Investing in an aftermarket pair of headphones is a quick and easy solution to improve the music listening experience on a mobile music player, but plenty of people feel uncomfortable jamming a tiny ear bud deep into their ear canals. Of course, a tight seal and close proximity to the eardrums offer the potential for the highest-resolution sound quality, but earpad and full-size headphones are also suitable for acoustic isolation and don't require minute fit adjustments the way in-ear-canal headphones do.

Here we've listed a handful of our favorite on-ear headphones that constitute the ideal marriage of lightweight … Read more

Smartphone-friendly Sennheiser headphones earn CNET recommendation

There are plenty of headphones out there--noise-cancelling, in-ear, circumaural, etc...but if all you're looking for is an inexpensive, durable, all-around performer that won't isolate you from the outside world, we highly recommend the $89 Sennheiser PX 100-IIi headphones.

The original PX 100 headphone has been in Sennheiser's product stable for years now, and the first version was a user favorite for its simple build and high-quality sound, but the IIi builds on the classic design with a tougher headband and other features for the smartphone crowd, like a built-in remote on the 4-foot wire that doubles … Read more