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Video: Headphone Shootout 2023

Watch the video to find out which headphones won the head-to-head shootout and how close the final scores were. Did your favorite headphone win?

The 2023 Headphone Shootout, presented by Value Electronics and Dealerscope, was recently held in NYC on February 27, 2023. Our Editor-in-Chief, Ian White was one of six judges and Editor-at-Large Chris Boylan was also in attendance.

18 models were compared across five price tiers, with both wired and wireless headphones competing head-to-head.

For a full breakdown of event, check out our in-depth article on the 2023 Headphone Shootout by Chris Boylan.

Cick play above to watch or view the video on YouTube here, which was based on the article by Chris Boylan.

Note: eCoustics had no say over the headphones entered into the Shootout. We were invited to attend and judge only.  All models were selected by Value Electronics. 

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  1. ORT

    March 31, 2023 at 4:59 am

    I have a new pair of Focal Elegia ‘phones I got during their recent sale and am just waiting on some new, cool looking balanced cables. It is all about the look as I can not tell any audible difference in cables.

    Shallow Hal.

    Next I shall begin anew saving for the B&W P7 S2 in Blue-ish!

    ORT

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