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Sony WH-CH730N in blue
Best wireless headphones 2026

By Alastair Stevenson last updated

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2026

Wireless Headphones
Wired over-ear headphones: Austrian Audio Hi-X15
Best wired headphones 2026

By Alastair Stevenson last updated

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2026

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Wired Headphones
Noble Audio Astrid earbuds in case in woman's hands
Noble Audio’s new premium wireless earbuds pack three different drivers into their design

By Ioan Hazell Published

The Astrid take their name from the old Norse for “divinely beautiful”

Wired Earbuds
Best wired headphones 2026: the 4 top pairs tested by our review experts

By Ioan Hazell last updated

Best buys Wired is the way if you want the best sound for your money

Best buys
Best noise-cancelling headphones 2026 – 5 awesome pairs recommended by our expert reviewers

By Joe Svetlik last updated

Best Buys The best ANC headphones to silence the outside world

Best Buys
Huawei FreeBuds SE 5 Max on a white background
Huawei’s lightweight noise-cancelling wireless earbuds take aim at Sony’s affordable Award-winners

By Harry McKerrell Published

Can Huawei’s FreeBuds SE 5 Max topple the Sony WF-C710N?

Wireless Earbuds
Sony MDR-3R headphones and Walkman against yellow background
Retro or ANC? Sony and Bose are courting the younger generation with two very different wired headphone designs, and I'm all for it

By Kashfia Kabir Published

Sony and Bose are going wired in two completely different ways

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Headphones
Standard Bluetooth will soon support lossless and hi-res audio, with no special codecs required

By Joe Svetlik Published

A new Bluetooth standard arriving next year promises to support "standardised premium wireless audio"

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Wireless Headphones
Sony MDR-3R headphones
Sony revives its classic 1979 Walkman headphones for modern listeners – with a surprisingly affordable price

By Kashfia Kabir Published

The new MDR-3R wired on-ears have the same design as the originals, now with a USB-C connection

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Wired Headphones
Earfun Wave Pro X over-ear headphones
Earfun Wave Pro X

By Harry McKerrell Published

Earfun seeks to conquer the budget noise-cancelling headphones market with, somewhat ironically, its most expensive over-ears yet.

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