Headphones reviews & products

UPDATED The Austrian Audio Hi-X15 are proof you don’t have to spend big money on headphones to unlock premium sound.

The Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 are a clever piece of design – they just don’t have the sonic performance to back it up.

A 17th-century cymbal maker turns its hand to wireless noise-cancelling headphones, and the Alchem-Es prove genuinely different

UPDATED Do the AirPods Max, Apple’s only noise-cancelling over-ear headphones, justify their premium price tag?

Updated Austrian Audio has brought its sonic talents to the wireless market with the Hi-X25BT Bluetooth headphones. To our ears, it’s been an utterly seamless transition.

Updated Bowers & Wilkins’ new flagship wireless earbuds are pricey –can they deliver where it counts?

Updated Sony’s premium wireless earbuds push the sonic boundaries even further to set a new standard in the product category.

Updated Sony’s wireless earbuds deliver comfort, noise-cancelling and sensational sound quality for an affordable price.

Updated Sony proves great comfort and sound quality are possible from a cheap pair of wireless earbuds.

UPDATED The wireless noise-cancelling No. 5909 are so sonically sophisticated that it’s hard to believe the cord has been cut.