Headphones reviews & products

Improvements across the board to battery life, ANC and acoustics should result in a better-than-before Beats performance, but can it beat the class leaders at this price?

UPDATED The Panasonic RZ-S500W make for a classy debut as the company's first noise-cancelling true wireless earbuds.

UPDATED Do Cambridge’s Melomania 1 Plus mark a return to form, or was it crazy to have replaced the excellent originals?

UPDATED Not the latest Bose noise-cancelling earbuds, but still amazing all-rounders and up there with rivals from Sony and Sennheiser.

UPDATED Sennheiser’s wired earbuds look the part and have some sonic strengths, but they struggle against the very best.

UPDATED Jabra’s Elite 85t noise-cancelling earbuds aren’t without talent, but come up a little short in the face of strong competition.

The AZ60M2 aren’t perfect, but there’s enough here for us to be charmed by Technics’ wireless buds, if not entirely won over.

UPDATED There's a lot to love about Apple's original noise-cancelling true wireless earbuds, which feature spatial audio with head tracking.

The Technics EAH-AZ80 face an uphill struggle if they are going to offer a viable alternative to their high-flying rivals at this ultra-competitive price point.

Sennheiser’s latest audiophile headphones deliver a smooth, sophisticated sound, but can they be considered class leaders?