Headphones & Audio

  • best buy
    Ion Quick Play LP
    Ion Quick Play LP review Ion's brilliant Quick Play LP costs little, sounds great and makes it easy to rip your vinyl
    £50
    K.G. Orphanides
  • Spotify apologies for malware infected ads
    Spotify apologises for malware infected ads Drive-by virus attacks users of the free service
    David Ludlow
  • Cowon X7 black
    Cowon X7 review The X7 isn't as pretty or as glossy as some of its rivals, but if you want a big, good-quality screen, great sound and an unfeasibly massive battery life, this is the media player for you.
    £239
    K.G. Orphanides
  • Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi 5.1 Pro
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi 5.1 Pro review This little external sound card is a good buy for laptop users, although it doesn't support maximum DVD sample rates
    £57
    K.G. Orphanides
  • Altec Lansing VS2721
    Altec Lansing VS2721 review It might be loud, but the imbalanced subwoofer makes audio quality suffer in comparison to other 2.1 sets.
    £50
    Tom Morgan
  • Archos 32 Internet Tablet 8GB
    Archos 32 Internet Tablet 8GB review Once we fixed its limitations we enjoyed using the Archos 32, but we're sure better Android media players will be out soon.
    £113
    K.G. Orphanides
  • Creative Inspire T6061
    Creative Inspire T6061 review It ticks the boxes for a budget 5.1 speaker set, but small design issues and inferior sound quality can’t match Logitech’s excellent Z506 set.
    £50
    Tom Morgan
  • Creative Gigaworks T40 series II
    Creative Gigaworks T40 series II review These speakers can’t match the power of a set with a dedicated subwoofer, but the excellent sound quality makes them a good compromise if you're short on space.
    £85
    Tom Morgan
  • best buy
    Corsair SP2500
    Corsair SP2500 review We're not sure they're ideal for gamers, but we are sure that they produce excellent, high-quality audio.
    £190
    Tom Morgan
  • recommended
    Trust Wave 2.1
    Trust Wave 2.1 review Useful features like a wired remote and surprisingly good sound quality make the Wave 2.1 an excellent value budget speaker set.
    £36
    Tom Morgan
  • Sony Walkman NWZ-A846
    Sony Walkman NWZ-A846 review The A846 is a desirable player, but is burdened by limited audio format support and a high price.
    £179
    K.G. Orphanides
  • Sandisk Sansa Fuze
    Sandisk Sansa Fuze Sandisk's latest update to the Fuze player sounds good but an awkward touch interface makes it a pale shadow of the previous model.
    £69
    K.G. Orphanides
  • Philips SA2MUS16AS
    Philips GoGear Muse SA2MUS16S/02 review The new version of the GoGear Muse is a decent enough player, but its touchscreen is pointless
    £129
    K.G. Orphanides