BEST HEADPHONES

Ultrasone Edition 9

If high-fi audio is dead in an era of lousy MP3s and lousier earbuds, someone forgot to tell Ultrasone. With ear pads made of cushy Ethiopian sheep leather, these super-deluxe, super-expensive ($1,500!) headphones feel as good as they sound. And they sound pretty damn great, with a huge soundstage and hypnotically three-dimensional bass. Start saving — and ripping your music at way higher bitrates — now. BRIAN HIATT

Photo: Michael Pirrocco

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