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The Aful Performer 8s IEM on black and red pebbles.
Ignore the shonky marketing – this IEM's pebble-smooth sound is a win

By Beren Neale Published

The Aful Performer 8S offers soulful tuning, but at $389 there's fierce competition.

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The new Noble Audio Osprey earphone.
This audiophile brand just made budget wireless earphones for everyone

By Henry Winchester Published

The Noble Audio Osprey, their first sub-$200 TWS, is out now.

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These stylish Skullcandy headphones are undeniable quality cans but left me wanting more (or maybe less?)

By Erlingur Einarsson Published

There's lots of style (and loads of bass) in the Skullcandy Crusher 540 Active. So why aren't they getting my pulse racing?

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Photograph of Sennheiser Momentum 5 headphones
The Sennheiser Momentum 5 is the new best everyday headphone

By Jon Stapley Published

I adore that they’ve added a replaceable battery, and the sound is excellent both with and without EQ.

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Sennheiser Momentum 5 headphones in situ on table with laptop, coffee, notepad and glass of water
On paper the new Sennheiser Momentum 5 looks like the perfect consumer headphone

By Jon Stapley Published

We loved Sennheiser's value king Momentum 4 and its audiophile HDB 630 – is the Momentum 5 the best of both?

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Photograph of Audeze Maxwell 2 headphones
The Audeze Maxwell 2 are massive and ugly and I never want to play my PS5 with anything else

By Jon Stapley Published

These huge, wonderful-sounding headphones might have ruined other gaming sets for me.

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The Theiaudio Cypher headphone in a work office setting.
Thieaudio Cypher headphone: Ordered outside, a little unpredictable within

By Beren Neale Published

This headphone is more complex than you'd expect.

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The rugby player and England captain Maro Itoje wearing some white headphones.
Bin your Apple AirPods Max! Sony's new luxury cans have dropped

By Beren Neale Published

This level of sound quality, at under $65, is quite incredible.

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The Sennheiser HD 650 headphones on a yellow background.
48 headphones later, these are still in my top 6 – and they're 38% off

By Beren Neale Published

I've tested a bunch of cans, but the Sennheiser HD 650 is warm and detailed with an unbeatable natural tone.

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Photograph of DALI iO-12 headphones
DALI IO-12 review: Can Bluetooth headphones ever be worth $1,699?

By Jon Stapley Published

DALI goes big on sound and big on price, but with other models that offer detailed EQ, it's a tough one to recommend.

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