Miscellaneous Writings

Valco’s band collaborations don’t usually start in a sponsorship spreadsheet. They start when someone uses our headphones, knows someone, and puts the right ...

Noise is such an effective part of everyday life that you barely even notice it anymore. Your brain does, though. Jasse writes about noise pollution, the str...

A cabin speaker has to do three things: handle the damp, have a battery that lasts, and not make the neighbour call the police.

A biased but honest guide to earbuds, written by a headphone maker. Including where the others are better than us.

The most sustainable headphones are the ones you don't have to buy again. Five questions to ask before you buy, and an honest look at what we don't do.

Repairing Valco headphones costs €69, no matter the fault. We explain what that covers, what usually breaks on headphones, and when repairing isn’t worth it.

A biased headphone manufacturer's honest guide: what ANC can actually do, which specs matter, and where our competitors beat us.

People regularly ask us what the hell it actually is. Usually with a smirk. When will it be finished, haha. A small headphone company talking about a factory...

Iltalehti today: “Forget Finnish noise cancelling headphones, here’s a better option.” Those other headphones are probably great. But when the only Finnish m...