Value Electronics Set to Hold Its First Annual Headphone Shootout Event

(February 13, 2023) New York's Value Electronics, a specialty AV retailer and custom installer, is hosting its first annual Headphone Shootout Evaluation event at the end of the month. Scheduled to begin at 9 AM ET on Monday, February 27th, at The Company Building in Manhattan, the event is being run in partnership with Dealerscope. Digital Trends own Caleb Denison will serve as Master of Ceremonies, and he'll be joined by a panel of professional audio engineers, headphone reviewers, and audio experts. Headphone models will be assessed on the basis of sound quality, noise cancellation, comfort, and sound features.

Models and categories are as follows:

$200 - $250 In-Ear Headphones:
• Bowers & Wilkins PI5 $199
• Focal Sphear $249
• Technics EAH-AZ60

$229 $279 - $399 In-Ear Headphones:
• Bose QuietComfort II $299
• Bowers & Wilkins PI7 $399
• Sony WF-1000XM4 $279

$350-$400 Over-Ear:
• Bose 700 $379
• Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 $399
• Sony WH-1000XM5 $399
• Technics EAH-A800 $349

$700 - $900 Bluetooth Over-Ear:
• Bowers & Wilkins Px8 $699
• Denon AH-D5200 $699
• Focal Bathys Closed-Back Headphones $799
• Sony MDR-Z7M2 $899

$1,500 - $1,800 Wired Over-Ear:
• Denon AH-D9200 $1,599
• Focal Clear-MG Open-Back $1,499
• Sony MDR-Z1R $1,799

 

[Robert Zohn]

Thanks for starting this thread! Last minute update is we're adding 4 Sennheiser headphones.

Also for Bowlers & WIlkiins we're upgrading from the P15 and Pi7 to the new successor ear buds, Pi5 S2, and the Pi7 S2.

Look forward to the discussion and your joining us for our Headphone Shootout Evaluation event!

 

[Robert Zohn]

Here's the press release for our Headphone Shootout Evaluation event.

 

[Robert Zohn]

Monday, Feb. 27 starting at 9:00am ET we'll be live webcasting our Headphone Shootout Evaluation event. Hope to see our blu-ray.com friends in the moderated chat.

 

[DanDan]

No American Headphones? Every Review of the Shure 1840 has been stellar. https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/shure-srh1840

 

[Robert Zohn]

Results are in and the new Kings of Headphones have been declared in different price categories for 2023 at the Value Electronics Headphone Shootout!

Premium headphones were brought together to be tested and evaluated by audio experts in audio quality attributes and comfort. Winners were awarded in different price tiers for in-ear and over-ear headphones.

The detailed results of the panel of expert judges is posted on our Shootout Evaluation event webpage: https://valueelectronics.com/tv-projector-shootout-evaluation/

Thank you for all who contributed to making this a successful event!