Earbuds & Airpods

The CMF By Nothing Buds are hard to criticise at their low price point, even if they don’t exactly excel. Core features like ANC might be a bit underwhelming but decent battery life and dual-device connectivity help a lot. Pros + Stylish minimalist appearance + Good battery life + Cheap Cons – ANC isn’t great […]

The JLab Epic Lab Edition’s name is decidedly more epic than its performance. The buds put out distorted sound with a poor sound stage and noise cancellation that barely seems to make an audible difference on your music. Some solid quality-of-life features like a long battery life and convenient touch controls only go some way

The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4’s superb sound quality, stacked feature list and solid design make it a top choice in a closely fought market. It’s not best-in-class for ANC or call quality, but what it does, it does very well. Pros + Excellent sound quality + Plenty of features + Strong battery life Cons

The Earfun Air 2 are another pair of impressive wireless earbuds from Earfun. They offer great sound quality for the price, and will go up against rivals that cost twice as much in a heartbeat. They have a handy range of extra features and are as gentle on your ears as they are on your

I scoffed at the term ‘8K sound’ initially, I admit that. And although I still think Final’s terminology is ill-advised, the company’s ZE8000 MK2 earbuds are anything but. If you read only this verdict, know that the clarity, depth and breadth of sound here is remarkable. These wireless earbuds deliver dynamic nuance and musical cohesion

OK I’ll admit it: I love the classy aesthetic of these petite and very comfortable earbuds emerging demurely from my ears, in the same way I love using a Montblanc fountain pen to sign autographs (what? I’ve signed those). Sonically they’re perfectly musical, if missing an extra inch in the soundscape to allow each audio