2015 Christmas Gift Guide – The Audiophile

By Mark Jessen - Guide Published: 15 Nov 2015, Last Updated: 20 May 2023

What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Besides Santa, gifts and weight gain, Christmas music blasting through high quality speakers and headphones has to be at the top of the list. And while by the time Boxing Day rolls around you may never want to hear about Rudolph’s sad experience trying to make friends again, that’s no reason to stop bumping tunes throughout the new year. Whether you’re speaker snob, headphone fanatic or a casual listener, there is something for everyone in our 2015 Christmas Gift Guide for “The Audiophile”.

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Bose SoundTrue Ultra In-Ear Headphones II

Focal Sphear High-Resolution In-Ear Headphones

Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear

Sony MDR-1A Headphones

Bose QuietComfort 25 Headphones

Sennheiser HD 800 Over-Ear Circum-Aural Dynamic Headphones

UE Megaboom

Yamaha YAS-203 Soundbar

Bowers and Wilkins 685 S2 Speakers

Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H6 Over-Ear Headphones

Audio Technica ATH-M50x Headphones

Beyerdynamic T51i Portable Headphones

Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless

Harman/Kardon Onyx Studio Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Headphones

Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Speaker III

HIFIMAN HE400i Over Ear Full-size Planar Magnetic Headphones

SVS Prime Tower

Samsung R6 Wireless 360° Multiroom Speaker

UE Boom 2

UE Roll

Beats Studio Wireless Over-Ear Headphones

Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker

Sony SRSX3 Portable NFC Bluetooth Wireless Speaker

Libratone Zipp Portable WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker

Sony ZX2 High-Resolution Walkman

Astell&Kern AK380 Ultimate High Fidelity Portable Music Player

Sony NW-ZX100 128G High-Resolution Walkman

Definitive Technology Symphony 1 Executive Wireless Headphones

iBasso DX90 High Resolution Audio Player

Denon AH-D5000 Reference Headphones

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Mr Mark Jessen

Mark Jessen studied English at Brigham Young University, completing a double emphasis in creative writing and professional writing/editing. After graduating, Mark went to work for a small publisher as their book editor. After a brief time as a freelance writer, Mark entered the corporate world as a copywriter. These days, his hours are spent mostly in proofing and editing, though he continues to create content for a wide variety of projects. In 2017, Mark completed UCLA's Creative Writing Certification. A prolific writer, Mark has over 20 years of experience in journalism.

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