The sounds of nature are a wonderful thing. But sometimes you just want to hang out in your backyard and jam out to your favorite tunes, or listen to your team struggle to stay above .500 (as a ...

When we open our ears to the marvels of natural soundscapes, we experience the energies of the world in a unique way—and begin to understand the mysteries behind them. But when we habitually ignore ...

From backyard entertaining to tailgate parties to time working in the garden, the great outdoors feel even greater when there's musical accompaniment. (Seriously, fire up the Mark Ronson album Version ...

The way a speaker sounds indoors is very different from how it sounds outdoors. A small, portable Bluetooth speaker that has an overall full sound sitting on a coffee table or nightstand likely can't ...

The Sony LinkBuds Open are not like most wireless earbuds. Instead of creating a complete seal in your ear canal to block sound from entering, they have a physical hole in their ring-like design. This ...

Sony’s LinkBuds are unlike any other pair of earbuds I’ve ever used — namely because of a donut-like ring that sits in your ear. This design allows outside sound to persistently flow in, which is ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side Closed headphones rest on or around the user's ears and rely on a seal between the user's ears and the headphone for proper bass response, ...

Closed headphones rest on or around the user's ears and rely on a seal between the user's ears and the headphone for proper bass response, and somewhat isolate the user from outside sounds. Open air ...

Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett, the duo behind the World According to Sound (photo by Gundi Vigfusson, all images courtesy the World According to Sound unless otherwise noted) It’s possible to slip beyond ...