Best Buys Headphones

In-ear up to £50

£40 Sennheiser's CX-300-II's offer a no-brainer upgrade for your portable player at a good price

In-ear £50-£100

£80 There's much to like about these very comfortable and detailed in-ears

In-ear £100+

£229 At just over 10 grams you may think your £180 won't buy you much here, but these 'phones are talented enough to give the best sound out

On-ear up to £50

Grado iGrado
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£40 Open-sounding and clear these iPod upgrades are unbeatable at the price.

On-ear £50-£150

Grado SR60i
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£100 The Grado SR60i headphones may be remarkably similar to their predecessors but they manage to be even better

On-ear £150+

Grado SR325is
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£300 The Grado SR325is headphones produce even better sound than the previous version without the 's'

Best Bluetooth

£60 The Bluetooth-enabled Backbeat 903 is a real wireless winner

Wireless

£150 These RF wireless headphones may be a wee bit on the chunky side, but they produce a detailed and open sound

Noise-cancelling

£300 These aren't the cheapest noise-cancelling headphones on the market, but they are the best

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