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Sennheiser wired headphones on a colorful background showing the techradar logo

The best wired headphones 2025

By Becky Scarrott last updated

We pick out the best wired headphones for big audio upgrades, no matter how much you want to spend.

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The Panasonic RB-F10 headphones in the case

Panasonic’s new cheap wireless earbuds offer the open ear style I adore at an affordable price

By Hamish Hector published

The Panasonic RB-F10 open ear headphones could be the cheap earbuds you've been looking for.

Earbuds & Airpods
A young woman with dark hair in a ponytail, a dark red top and an Shokz OpenDots ONE earbud in her left ear cuddles a dog. They are in what appears to be a garden on a sunny day and the dog is licking its own nose.

Shokz launches its smallest open earbuds yet, and I'm ready to hear this one out despite the high price

By Carrie Marshall published

These very light open earbuds have long battery life and some clever features

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KM5 Lightwear headphones HP1 on a grey background

I think these slim headphones that mix '80s looks with 2025 features, including noise cancellation, are wild… but pretty damn cool

By Carrie Marshall published

These retro Bluetooth headphones offer wired, wireless and ANC – and pair with a matching CD player

Wireless Headphones
Moto Buds Loop in French Oak in hand showing Swarovski crystals

Moto's new open earbuds with Bose sound and Swarovski crystals make me want to listen to Diamonds & Pearls

By Carrie Marshall published

Add sparkle to your soundtrack with Moto's gorgeous new ear cuff-style buds

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Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 over-ear headphones on a white surface

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 review: gorgeous over-ear ANC headphones with near-perfect sound

By Simon Lucas published

Considerably more than a simple refresh, the third version of Bowers & Wilkins’ Px7 wireless over-ear noise-cancellers is the best (and the priciest) so far

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A young woman with dark hair wearing a pair of Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 headphones. Her eyes are closed and she looks serene

Bowers & Wilkins' new wireless headphones have a dedicated amp built-in, redesigned drivers, and spatial audio

By Carrie Marshall published

The Px7 S3 are B&W's most advanced wireless headphones yet

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The Acefast Acefit Pro on a window sill.

AceFast AceFit Pro review: these open-ear buds are more expensive than they're worth

By Tom Bedford published

Sorry, but the open-ear market is too competitive for these buds

Earbuds & Airpods
Leaked images of Motorola open earbuds and smartwatch

The second pair of open earbuds with Bose tech are coming, but not from Bose

By Carrie Marshall published

A new report says that Motorola is preparing to launch its first pair of open-ear headphones, and a smartwatch too

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Apple AirPods Pro 2 with a green TechRadar Sustainability Week badge

Applying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025

By Becky Scarrott published

Could applying extreme heat to your AirPods’ ailing batteries restore them? A new report claims yes – but don't try this at home.

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