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Headphones, earbuds and speakers measured and then lived with. Noise cancelling is judged on a train and in an office, not in a quiet room, and we say plainly when a firmware update changed the sound after launch.
The shift Hearing help arrived in ordinary earbuds: a test you take on the phone, a profile applied to everything you listen to, and a mode that lifts...
Continue Reading : Hearing Help in Ordinary Earbuds
What changed Higher-bitrate Bluetooth codecs moved down from audiophile headphones into ordinary earbuds, and the names became a selling point. What d...
Continue Reading : Bluetooth Codecs Measured: What Survives the Link
What changed LE Audio is now in the phones, the earbuds and the hearing aids at once, which is the condition it needed. Auracast, the part that lets o...
Continue Reading : LE Audio and Auracast: The First Real Numbers
The shift Spatial audio went from a feature you enabled for a film to the default state of most earbuds, applied to everything including material that...
Continue Reading : Spatial Audio: What Head Tracking Actually Does
What changed Cancellation moved from a flagship feature to something a £90 pair does adequately. The difference between good and excellent moved into...
Continue Reading : Noise Cancellation, Measured Where People Actually Use It
Sony has fixed the folding hinge, improved the call quality and left the noise cancelling alone. It did not need changing. Noise cancelling Still the...
Continue Reading : Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: Still the Ones to Beat
Better noise cancelling, meaningfully better fit, and a set of features that only make sense if you have already bought into Apple. Fit and isolation...
Continue Reading : AirPods Pro 3 Review: The Ecosystem Tax Is Worth It
The most comfortable over-ears we have worn, with noise cancelling a hair behind Sony and a sound signature that needs work. Comfort Featherlight clam...
Continue Reading : Bose QuietComfort Ultra Review: Comfort Above All
Beautiful hardware and genuinely excellent sound, held back by software that does not yet do what Sonos owners will expect. Sound quality The best-sou...
Continue Reading : Sonos Ace Review: A First Attempt That Nearly Lands
Sixty hours of battery and the most natural tuning in the category, let down slightly by fiddly controls. Battery Fifty-eight hours measured with ANC...
Continue Reading : Sennheiser Momentum 4 Review: The Long-Haul Pick
At half the price of the default recommendations, the gap in sound quality is much smaller than the gap in cost. Sound Bass-forward but controlled, an...
Continue Reading : Nothing Ear (3) Review: Cheap, Cheerful, Surprisingly Good
We have tested eleven pairs this year on the same flights, the same commute and the same office. These are the ones worth your money. Best overall The...
Continue Reading : The Best Noise Cancelling Headphones in 2026
Where it lands The Sonos Era 300 is Sonos's 2024 entry in a crowded audio market, and at £449 it is competing against some of the strongest hardware w...
Continue Reading : Sonos Era 300 Review: Very Good, With Caveats
Where it lands The Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X is Beyerdynamic's 2023 entry in a crowded audio market, and at £259 it is competing against some of the s...
Continue Reading : Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X Review: Nearly There
Where it lands The Sony WH-1000XM6 is Sony's 2025 entry in a crowded audio market, and at £399 it is competing against some of the strongest hardware...
Continue Reading : Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: Close to Faultless
