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These cool slim headphones mix ’80s looks with 2025 features, including noise cancellation
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These cool slim headphones mix ’80s looks with 2025 features, including noise cancellation

KM5 Lightwear HP1 cost $189 / £159 (about AU$331) 1980s looks, but with Bluetooth 5.4 and active noise cancellation 24-hour battery life, but...

Bowers & Wilkins’ new wireless headphones have a dedicated amp built-in, redesigned drivers, and spatial audio
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Bowers & Wilkins’ new wireless headphones have a dedicated amp built-in, redesigned drivers, and spatial audio

The B&W Px7 S3 launch today, for $429 / £399 (about £830) Built-in amp, redesigned drivers and dramatically improved ANC Spatial audio, Auracast...

These affordable studio wired headphones have big drivers and a frequency range to turn audiophiles’ heads – but they’re from a revered pro video brand
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These affordable studio wired headphones have big drivers and a frequency range to turn audiophiles’ heads – but they’re from a revered pro video brand

Atomos StudioSonic are studio-grade headphones for $199 Large 50mm drivers, with 180º rotating earcups 10Hz to 40kHz frequency range, 105dB sensitivity, 30-ohm impedance...

Orange Amps’ new noise-cancelling headphones suggest it still hasn’t learned Marshall’s smartest lesson
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Orange Amps’ new noise-cancelling headphones suggest it still hasn’t learned Marshall’s smartest lesson

Orange ‘O’ Edition Mk II ANC headphones announced 40mm drivers, 50-hour battery life, customizable ANC and 10-band EQ $229 / £169 / about...

Sennheiser launches AirPods-like open earbuds, and if they’re as good as the rest of its Accentum headphones, they’ll be a bargain
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Sennheiser launches AirPods-like open earbuds, and if they’re as good as the rest of its Accentum headphones, they’ll be a bargain

Sennheiser Accentum Open have an open-ear design 28 hours of battery life in total €89.90 (about £100 / £78 / AU$161) Sennheiser has...

Audeze’s new cheaper planar magnetic headphones look like a dream for mid-range audiophiles
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Audeze’s new cheaper planar magnetic headphones look like a dream for mid-range audiophiles

Audeze LCD-S20 are its cheapest planar magnetic headphones Closed-back, with SLAM tech for big bass Available from May 2025, for £499 / $499...

Dan Clark Audio’s Noire X are the Johnny Cash of elite planar magnetic headphones and I must have them
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Dan Clark Audio’s Noire X are the Johnny Cash of elite planar magnetic headphones and I must have them

Meet Dan Clark Audio’s latest elite planar magnetic wired over-ears Noire X feature proprietary tech used in headphones nearer $5,000 / £4,100 They’re...

Audio-Technica’s new cheap headphones look like the audio bargain of the century
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Audio-Technica’s new cheap headphones look like the audio bargain of the century

Audio-Technica ATH-R30x are available now for $99 / £85 / AU$219 Open-back headphones promising reference quality sound Made for content creators and home...

Focal just upgraded its audiophile noise-cancelling wireless headphones with even better sound, better noise cancelling, and a way higher price
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Focal just upgraded its audiophile noise-cancelling wireless headphones with even better sound, better noise cancelling, and a way higher price

Focal Bathys MG are high-end ANC headphones New magnesium drivers and better mics for improved ANC Priced at $1,299 / £999 / AU$2,300...