Able Planet headphones.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: [small biz] COLORADO COOL STUFF - Brief article

Taking technology originally designed for the hearing impaired to a broader market, Able Planet started making headphones a year after its 2005 founding. Four years and 26 Consumer Electronics Show awards later, the 20-employee (and hiring) Able Planet makes 50 different products based on its proprietary Linx Audio.

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Linx cancels outside noise and alters the signal to turn notes into chords, says Mary Semcken, vice president of marketing. "You get a full, rich sound at a lower level," she says...