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CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

FIRST LOOKS

Sennheiser CX-300

If you want thumping bass

with minimal mud, you’ll

love these compact in-ear

headphones.

$69.99 list

go.pcmag.com/cx300

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HE SAMSUNG YEPP YP-Z5 IS PART OF THE OPENING

salvo in what will soon be a slew of non-Apple

high-capacity ﬂ ash MP3 players hitting the shelves.

Although not quite an iPod nano–killer, it does have

some advantages, including an impressive 30-hour battery life,

a bright 1.8-inch LCD screen, and photo panning/zooming.

It is also the ﬁ rst PlaysForSure-compatible 4GB ﬂ ash player

on the market, though it will soon be followed by many similar

devices. The Z5’s screen seems fairly rugged, though I did ﬁ nd

a few scuffs on the silver plastic casing. Nearly twice as thick as

the nano, the Z5 still qualiﬁ es as “thin.” The somewhat ﬁ nicky

controls are probably what will keep this otherwise satisfying

player out of the limelight, but techies will love nice touches

like Ogg Vorbis support. Overall sound quality is good, but not

the best I’ve heard; at least the included earbuds aren’t bad. The

Z5 is available in black or silver, and pricing is comparable with

that of the iPod nano.

—Mike Kobrin

Samsung Yepp

YP-Z5

It’s the ﬁ rst 4GB

ﬂ ash player to be

compatible with

PlaysForSure, but

it’s still no iPod

nano–killer.

4GB: $249.99 list;

2GB: $199.99

go.pcmag.com/

ypz5

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HE STARTECH MP3 AIRLINK LETS YOU SEND MUSIC

across your home without making your ﬂ oor look

like a snake pit. The 2.4-GHz transmitter and re-

ceiver are two nearly identical 1- by 3.1- by 3.1-

inch (HWD) plastic boxes. Each box has its own wall-wart

AC power adapter, and the system comes with two sets of

RCA-to-3.5mm cables and one 3.5mm-to-3.5mm cable.

Overall, I’m impressed with the AirLink’s sound

quality and ease of use. It has a signiﬁ cantly clearer sig-

nal than Bluetooth-based products. But if you have a

lot of interference in your space from other devices that

use the 2.4-GHz frequency band (Bluetooth headsets,

microwaves, some RF remotes), the AirLink may disap-

point. If you don’t, you’ll ﬁ nd this is a very useful, and

affordable, product.

—MK

OR BASS LOVERS AND SUBWAY COM-

muters, the Sennheiser CX-300

in-ear headphones are a very good

step up from stock earbuds. They’re

small, fairly nonintrusive, and the sound

quality is noticeably better than that of the

slightly cheaper Sony MDR-EX series, with

more clarity and crisper highs.

The bass is very powerful, but it doesn’t

overwhelm the rest of the sound. Also, the

16-ohm CX-300 headphones are more

efﬁ cient than Sony’s, which means you

don’t have to turn your player up as loud

to get a comfortable listening volume. In

addition, the CX-300’s noise isolation is

reasonably effective. These are a good al-

ternative to your player’s included earbuds,

especially if you dig a beefy low end.

—MK

StarTech MP3 AirLink

With a dead-simple setup and

a price that won’t hurt your

wallet, this is an excellent

wireless music system.

$92.99 direct

go.pcmag.com/airlink

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORY

TINY BASS THUMPERS

WIRELESS MUSIC MADE SIMPLE

36 PC MAGAZINE MAY 9, 2006

Drivers are

covered with

a screen

Channel button

YYePG Proudly Presents, Thx for Support

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