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A crowded trade show or convention floor filled with people gathered around tables to test various high-end audio equipment and headphones.

CanJam NY 2026: My 5 headphone highlights

By Tom May published

The audio event saw some ambitious headphone launches.

Headphones & Earbuds
The Final DX3000 CL closed back headphone.

These headphones give new meaning to the word 'cushy'

By Beren Neale published

The Final DX3000CL is one of the most cushioned cans I've tested – and they sound pretty comfortable too.

Headphones & Earbuds
Lots of speakers set on a desktop.

Say it loud with 9 of the best computer speakers – starting at $15

By Beren Neale published

I've selected the best budget, the best sounding, and the best for gaming.

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Three sets of the best budget IEMs on sale right now.

The best budget-friendly in-ear monitors: At $30, $50 and under $100

By Beren Neale last updated

Get audiophile quality on the go.

Headphones & Earbuds
The Fosi Audio Music Visualiser on a desktop.

This music visualiser is the coolest thing I don't need

By Beren Neale published

The Fosi Audio AH-01A is an 1980s teenager's daydream of the future and I love it.

Headphones & Earbuds
A variety of IEMs on AI-generated backgrounds.

Totally wired! 8 of the best wired earphones - starting from $24

By Beren Neale published

These are some of the best value for money audio products on sale today.

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A man near the sea, wearing headphones, looks out into the distance.

It's official: high quality audio is good for your health

By Tom May published

And leading manufacturers are taking note.

Headphones & Earbuds
A grumpy frog illustration next to a pair of Sivga headphones.

The Sivga SV021 Pro headphone: What the hell happened here?

By Beren Neale published

A follow up to the budget best-seller, the Sivga 'Robin 2' looks beautiful, sounds horrible.

Headphones & Earbuds
An experimental audio setup on a wooden desk featuring two green bananas in a foil-lined tray, with wires and penny electrodes poked into the fruit and connected to an M-Audio interface.

Audiophiles! What's the difference between mud, a banana and audio cables? Not a lot, actually...

By Beren Neale published

Is it worth spending hundreds on expensive interconnects?

Headphones & Earbuds
Different shots of the Binary EP321 MEMS IEMs on a home desk.

These $310 earphones use a $1,500 technology... and they sound really, really good

By Beren Neale published

The Binary EP321, with its MEMS driver, may not be for everyone... but it's definitely for me.

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