Remember when we were young and free of any worries? I remember those times perfectly and I also remember about my first headphones. They were a lot bigger than my head then and (probably because using cheap drivers) without any pre-amp or mini-amp, they were loud enough to listen to them placed on my desk.

In case you're looking for something like this, mind that iHome has launched a new pair of headphones, that also double as a portable sound system, so in case you were in need of something that would provide for your personal music listening and for having some beats in case some friends drop by your place.

"At iHome, we continue to drive innovation throughout our product line by imagining new interpretations of product categories and applying creative design options to make them a reality," said Evan Stein, vice president of Marketing, iHome. "Our iHMP5 is a perfect example of this as we completely change the way people view headphones by allowing them to turn it into a portable speaker system."

The headset is provided with a built-in pre-amplifier that boosts the drivers to the status of a stereo speaker making a portable speaker system from the iHMP5. I almost forgot to mention that these are the first headphones to sport an over-the-ear ear-cup.

They come in three stylish and fashionable colors and have a lightweight adjustable headband and full 360-degree padding on the eat-cups for noise reduction, making your personal listening a worthy experience. The iHome iHMP5 headphones are already available for purchase, online, for a suggested retail price of $59.99. Honestly, for that money, you can buy two separate devices - like the EarPollution Plugz plus some other portable speaker.


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