In-ear reviews & products

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?

UPDATED The new AirPods edge closer to their Pro sibling thanks to a logical redesign and full spatial audio support.

Devialet’s debut noise-cancelling earbuds look devilishly different, but can their intriguing tech out-perform the proven class leaders at this level?

Sennheiser's true wireless earbuds boast many talents but lack the all-round ability of the class-leaders.

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

Sennheiser continues to be ‘up there’ on the premium wireless earbuds ladder, with the Momentum True Wireless 3 offering a sonic sophistication that’s very rarely matched.

Cleer’s wireless noise-cancelling headphones are certainly Sony-esque visually, but can they challenge the class leaders sonically?

The Sony LinkBuds showcase a new look for wireless earbuds, but is the sound quality up to scratch?

Klipsch’s T5M Wired are superb all-rounders at an attractive price – and another great reason to ditch your freebie earbuds.

If such a thing as retro exists in true wireless earbuds, the Shure Aonic Free occupy that space – and that’s no bad thing.