Mike Kobrin

The Panasonic RP-HC720 offers solid sound quality and acceptable noise cancellation for a good price, but these headphones could be more comfortable.

The Able Planet Extreme XNC230 offers effective noise cancellation and plenty of style for an affordable price, but you'll have to be willing to compromise just a bit on comfort.

The BRV-1 is a water-resistant Bluetooth speaker that will please outdoorsy types, offering long battery life and the ability to charge your smartphone.

These innovative modular headphones let you customize the sound to your personal taste.

This flash-based Wi-Fi music player is fun and versatile.

This iPhone-friendly clock radio isn't perfect, but it offers good sound quality and an easy-to-read display.

Laptop Magazine reviews Samsung Beat SGH-t539, Samsung's value-priced clamshell music phone sticks to the basics but gets the job done.

Active noise cancellation and superb audio make the Chambers by RZA Premium a quality pair of headphones.

Review of the Archos 605 WiFi - Archos' latest wireless PMP lets you download movies over the air, but you'll have to shell out more to get the most of this device.

Iriver's pricey but innovative Spinn portable media player sports a cool new user interface and offers stereo Bluetooth for rocking out wirelessly.

No MP3 player should be called an "iPod killer," but Sony's latest Walkman is truly a better device.

Altec Lansing's latest portable iPod/iPhone speaker is slim and sexy and sounds good on a desktop.

Review of the Toshiba Gigabeat T400 Portable Media Player - Is the Toshiba Gigabeat T400 PMP a potential iPod nano killer?

A true plug-and-play system for sending iPod music to multiple rooms wirelessly on a budget.

It's a bit expensive, but this tiny iPod speaker delivers good sound and works with the iPhone.

The Sennheiser MM 550 has great features, but we expect much better sound quality for this kind of money.

The Logitech UE 6000 is a very satisfying-sounding set of headphones, with lively audio and adequate noise cancellation for an affordable price.

Review of the Microsoft Zune - The new Microsoft Zune is flash-based and flashy.

Seriously thumping bass, iconic design, and active noise cancellation make the Beats Studio a very good choice for folks who favor louder, bass-driven music like hip-hop and rock.

Sony's MDR-10RNC headphones are comfy and cancel ambient noise well, but they don't sound quite as good as they should for the price.

At $139, the i-Mego Walker Junior headphones offer noise cancelling on the cheap along with a lightweight design, but you'll sacrifice some audio quality.

While we wish we could listen without power, the Bose QuietComfort 15 offers superior noise cancellation and good audio quality.