Headphones & Audio
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Amazon Echo Plus (2017) review: £50 off refurbished devices It might not offer the smart-home utopia we were hoping for, but Amazon’s Echo Plus is the best of the bunch£140 -
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Brainwavz Alara: High-grade headphones with a personality We’ve a few niggles with the design, but these open-back headphones sound amazing for the price£390 -
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Libratone Zipp 2: A fantastic smart speaker The Danes are back with the Zipp 2 – a speaker that boasts a host of connectivity options and Amazon Alexa, the dandy virtual assistant£279 -
Brainwavz HM100 review: Oversized and overpriced These retro over-ear headphones are neither the best sounding nor the most practical£154 -
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SoundMagic E11: These budget earphones are a must buy At under £50, the E11’s are among the best earphones money can buy; they’re considerably better than the popular E10’s, too£40 -
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Sennheiser HD 800S headphones: Open-back greatness The HD800S are an incredible set of open-back headphones that’ll delight audiophiles£1400 -
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KEF LSX review: Wireless speaker perfection The KEF LSX is a brilliant pair of wireless speakers. They’re not smart, but with sound this good who cares?£999 -
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Sky Soundbox: Still the best-value TV speaker on the market Sky's Soundbox isn't perfect, but it delivers great sound quality for a speaker this small and cheap£249 -
Skullcandy Venue review: Never lose your headphones again The Skullcandy Venue comes with Tile’s clever lost and found tech built in - a great pair of cans for the forgetful£150 -
Samsung AKG VL5 (VL550) review: An innovative smart speaker The Samsung AKG VL5 offers incredible sonic capabilities and design, but it lacks a built-in voice assistant and costs a fortune£599 -
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Sennheiser HD 820: The benchmark for closed-back headphones They definitely aren’t cheap, but Sennheiser’s new headphones provide a unique audiophile experience£2000 -
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Naim Mu-So Qb review: Superb audio, stunning design Potent, room-filling sound is matched with striking design – Naim’s Mu-So Qb is a wireless audio tour-de-force£599 -
Naim Mu-So for Bentley: The Bentley of wireless speakers This speaker looks incredible, sounds fantastic and does everything you’d expect it to£1199