ars technica

TC broke the news last Friday that popular tech blog Ars Technica was bought by Conde Nast. Ars is like the Methuselah of blogs -- it's already a decade old. The guys over at Ars Technica can now comfortably retire. Marshall Headphones is licensed under the Swedish company Zound Industries which is also the same flag responsible for the Urbanears brand so you guys probably already know where I'm getting at. Zound Industries concentrate mostly on product aesthetics as far as I know since my experience with the eye-pleasing Urbanears Plattan wasn’t thrilling. The cups and brackets which are made from black, rubberized plastic all feel very durable and pleasant to the touch due to the velvety texture, a pair of gold-plated aluminum strips with the ‘Marshall’ insignia is also found on the inner parts of the foldable brackets, an added touch which enhances the retro styling even further. The sound isolating cans’ earpads are covered with the same material as the inner part of the headband albeit, softer, they feel good at first but my ears started to sweat like mad just after half an hour of wearing them. Also, the cushioning material is densely packed just like the House of Marley's Positive Vibration which made the outer part of my ears unbearably painful, add to that the strong clamping force of its metal headband and you have a perfect recipe for headaches. Read more in our articles including "Ars Technica sold for $25 Million Big Ones" and "Marshall Major FX Headphone Review".