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  • noun Plural form of earcup.

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Examples

  • The device, called KOR-fx short for Kinetic Omnidirectional Resonance Effect, looks a bit like a pair of headphones; however, instead of resting on your ears, they wrap around your shoulders so that what would be the two earcups, which contain transducers, lay flat across your chest.

    KOR-fx: Good vibrations... for your chest? 2010

  • The oversized padded earcups, built-in rechargeable battery, VoiceFX technology and detachable microphone will make you stand out a little too much.

    The Best Tech For College 2010

  • The device, called KOR-fx (short for Kinetic Omnidirectional Resonance Effect), looks a bit like a pair of headphones; however, instead of resting on your ears, they wrap around your shoulders so that what would be the two earcups, which contain transducers, lay flat across your chest.

    KOR-fx: Good vibrations... for your chest? 2010

  • The oversized padded earcups, built-in rechargeable battery, VoiceFX technology and detachable microphone will make you stand out a little too much.

    The Best Tech For College Sarah Austin 2010

  • The new headset also looks very comfortable and utilizes customizable illuminated earcups-all the more reason to pick one.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The earcups and underside of the headband are made from memory foam and lined with suede.

    Gizmodo Casey Chan 2011

  • The elongated earcups do a great job at creating a "studio effect", where all you'll hear is the music, without taking a step into the unreality of noise-cancelization.

    Gizmodo Casey Chan 2011

  • Because the earcups surround your ears, they naturally offer passive isolation from outside noises.

    iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iPad and beyond 2010

  • Each set of headphones has a leather-covered plastic and metal headband with a mesh fabric padded layer inside, soft padded leather earcups, and a set of custom-built 50-millimeter dual-diaphragm drivers behind a thin layer of fabric.

    iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iPad and beyond 2010

  • The earcups completely surround the ear and are made from the same soft faux-leather material as the pads on the headband, ensuring a degree of comfort (and a respectable degree of external noise cancellation) as your eardrums get blasted by high fidelity sound.

    The Star Online: Technology 2010

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