Arcade Stereo Headphone

$35, headphones

Teaches: a music peripheral

CTR Rating: 66.6667%

CTR Review

Durable but quirky, these headphones feature a compact, adjustable headband and soft ear cushions that greatly reduce outside sound. They come with a noise filture called Automatic Volume Reduction (AVR) technology which, according to Aerial7's website, "reduces the maximum volume or sound pressure, without compromising sound quality." In our out of the box experience, however, the volume was almost completely removed due to a dead battery. We suspect that one of our testers tried the headphones without turning the filture off; a process that requires finding a tiny switch on the battery pack. In other words, there is no auto off, so you will need to switch your headphones on and off each day. Once a fresh AAA battery was installed the headphones seemed to work as advertised, although we noticed strange surges in the volume (the headphones are supposed to limit volume to 85db, in compliance with OSHA regulation standards). The headphones can be used with any standard music device.