Posts by John Perkins

I’ve spent far too many tournament mornings distracted by the relentless thwack of warm-up volleys on the next court over. I finally narrowed down the best wired noise cancelling earbuds that can...

Sony’s advanced QN1 processor has a legendary reputation for neutralizing the sharp “clack” of a graphite paddle that usually pierces through lesser gear. After traveling to twenty-four PPA...

Drowning out the percussive 'pop' of forty simultaneous dinks requires the surgical acoustic isolation I’ve come to expect from Silence after a decade on the professional circuit. Their proprietary...

After three seasons on the pro pickleball circuit, I’ve found that this brand’s proprietary frequency-filtering is the only tech capable of muting the high-pitched "thwack" of carbon fiber...

The surgical precision with which patented resonance-cancelling chambers neutralize the jarring 4.0 to 5.0 kHz "pop" of a high-speed graphite pickleball paddle is exactly why I consider...

After five years on the pro tour, I’ve found that Bose is the only brand capable of muting the high-frequency "pop" of a graphite paddle so I can find my pre-match zone. These are the best noise...