Tag: headphones

Nothing Ear (3) earbuds look fantastic next to my phone and the ANC is solid –but I’m not sure the audio quality is good enough for this money

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Nothing Ear (3): Two-minute review Okay, so it’s still hard to stop oneself from playing a game of Spot…

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I review audio gear for a living and if I was to buy some affordable over-ear headphones, these are the only 4 pairs I’d consider

Looking for a new pair of over-ear headphones? Well, you’ve got a lot of options to choose from, no matter your budget. Nowadays, you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to get your hands on some cans with effective active noise cancelling, fantastic battery life, and even…

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Bowers & Wilkins’ Px8 S2 headphones land with comprehensive hi-res Bluetooth codec support, USB audio and a better noise-cancellation setup

Px8 S2 is ‘the best headphone Bowers & Wilkins has ever made’ aptX Lossless and Adaptive; 8 mics (rather than 6 in Px8) Available today, 24 September, priced $799 / £629 (around AU$1,289) Well now. When a firm like Bowers & Wilkins tell us that its just created a set…

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While you were distracted by the AirPods Pro 3, the Gen 2 model plummeted to just AU$310

In case you’ve been living under a rock these last few weeks, Apple has launched the AirPods Pro 3 as the latest model in its absurdly popular in-ear headphones series. While they may be grabbing all the headlines right now (and deservedly so, if their fit is anything to go…

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AirPods Pro 3 are here, but should you buy AirPods Pro 2 instead if they’re a bargain? Here’s the price I’d pay, having tested both

Apple‘s much-anticipated AirPods Pro 3 are now available to buy at last, bringing improvements to the sound quality, active noise cancellation, and battery life over AirPods Pro 2. I’ve written a longer comparison of what specs are different between AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2, so I won’t go…

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Loewe’s elite new headphones deliver 24-bit Hi-Res Audio, Dolby Atmos, and the best volume control we’ve ever tried – but it comes at quite the price

Loewe Leo headphones launch for €1,299 / £TBC (about $1,530 / AU$2,320) 65-hour battery life, Dolby Atmos and hi-res audio Wonderfully tactile rotary volume control When Loewe unveiled its ultra-expensive, diamond-studded headphones in August, I wrote that “underneath all the gems there’s what could be a very credible rival to…

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