audio

If you’re in the market for premium wired in-ear headphones, it’s not going to get a whole lot better than the Sennheiser IE 600. These earphones bring fine sonic details to the surface, while delivering clear, balanced overall sound quality – they don’t come cheap, but that’s okay when they sound this good. Pros +

There’s plenty to like about JBL’s Live Beam 3 – the second-gen offering of JBL’s screen-on-case earbuds – besides the case. But what sets them apart is the leap in sound quality, which is now energetic and full-bodied, and also more dynamically agile, cohesive, nuanced and engaging. Oh, and the battery life is excellent, too.

The Creative Aurvana Ace 2 are great for audio with fantastic quality for earbuds, a long list of supported codecs and a reasonable maximum volume. However they’re not so great in many other departments with problems in the touch control, battery life and app equalizer departments, to name just a few. For ANC, they’re not

The Shure AONIC 3 wired earbuds elegantly capture the essence of complex, layered audio, and unearth subtle sonic details to produce a fantastic listening experience. A balanced, full-range sound profile combined with solid comfort levels will tempt you to listen for hours, and you can do so without too many external distractions thanks to effective

Sennheiser’s IE 200 in-ear monitors offer clear, well-rounded sound and look great too. They’re light on weight, but big on comfort, meaning you’ll be hooked on listening to your favorite tracks for hours on end. The lack of an in-line mic may frustrate some, but these still make for a brilliantly expressive, high-quality pair of