In-ear reviews & products

UPDATED The new AirPods Pro 2 impress with excellent noise-cancelling, seamless iOS use, and a five-star sound performance

UPDATED Bose’s new flagship wireless earbuds promise a lot on paper, but they are pricey – can they compete with the likes of Apple, Sennheiser and Sony?

These are true wireless earbuds that sound even livelier than they look.

UPDATED No longer the latest and greatest Sony wireless earbuds, but still stunners at their more affordable price tag.

Sony’s premium wireless earbuds have arrived and there’s plenty to discuss – but is it all positive?

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 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 Sony attempts to bring some of its true wireless earbuds magic down to a more aggressive price – and it succeeds.

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