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Anker Soundcore C40i charging case and earbuds

Anker Soundcore C40i review: clip-on open ear headphones that aren’t quite top tier

By Harry Padoan published

The Anker Soundcore C40i sound pretty good, but they aren’t the most comfortable or feature-rich pair around.

Earbuds & Airpods
RecDot Earbuds

Viaim RecDot Earbuds review: AI recording and transcription that will blow your mind, if you'll accept ANC that's a shade off excellent

By Paul Hatton published

RecDot Earbuds' AI recording and transcription will wow you to the point that you'll probably accept their (very minor) shortcomings

Earbuds & Airpods
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Generation in silver, on gray table

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Generation review: three is truly the magic number for this excellent portable speaker

By Simon Lucas published

If three really is a magic number, the Beosound A1 3rd Gen is going to be quite a speaker – given how good the first two were…

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
House of Marley Roots Solar Bluetooth Speaker outside on a wooden sleeper in a garden

House of Marley Roots Solar review: a solar-powered Bluetooth speaker is a great idea, but sadly I left the beach-party disappointed

By Chris Rowlands published

The House of Marley Roots Solar is a portable speaker that’s built for beach parties. Its features sound neat, but solar-charging is ineffective and audio quality isn’t the best.

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
iFi iDSD Valkyrie on gray table

iFi iDSD Valkyrie DAC review: a headphone amp capable of staggeringly complete, informative sound

By Simon Lucas published

Never knowingly understated, iFi has upped the ‘transportable DAC/headphone amp’ once again with another portentously named product. Is the iDSD Valkyrie ready to slay the opposition?

Hi-Fi
JBL Flip 7 portable Bluetooth speaker on a white surface

JBL Flip 7 review: meet the new boss in the Bluetooth speaker game

By Simon Lucas published

The JBL Flip 7 portable Bluetooth speaker bests its class-leading former self to make the most of music on-the-go

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
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

Headphones
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
Happy Plugs Clip in charging case

Happy Plugs Clip review: open ear headphones with a low price and low-quality sound to match

By Harry Padoan published

I’ve tested tons of headphones and these open earbuds might be the worst I’ve ever used, due to sub-par sound quality and a lackluster design.

Earbuds & Airpods
The OpenRock S's open case with the buds inside.

OpenRock S review: affordable open earbuds that sadly focus on iffy extra features rather than simply delivering the goods

By Tom Bedford published

The OpenRock S try too hard with features that don’t work well and it's a shame, because at their core, these are respectable low-cost fitness earbuds

Earbuds & Airpods
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