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Meze Audio 99 Classics 2nd Gen wired headphones, on a headphone stand, in front of a bookshelf and framed picture.
Meze Audio 99 Classics 2nd Gen review: walnut-cupped wired headphone beauties to level up the OG model

By James Grimshaw Published

The Meze Audio 99 Classics 2nd Gen wired headphones remain homely, walnut-earcupped beauties – but how have they improved from the original?

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The Soundpeats Clip1 buds on a table next to the case.
Soundpeats Clip1 review: affordable open earbuds with some solid features and a reliable grip.

By Tom Bedford Published

The Soundpeats Clip1 are budget clipping open earbuds done right, and they're great budget alternatives to Shokz or Bose options.

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The Fairphone Fairbuds XL 2025 on a bench.
Fairphone Fairbuds XL (2025) review: eco-friendly headphones with a fun sound and a really useful design feature

By Tom Bedford Published

The most eco-friendly headphones just got a little bit eco friendlier – and slightly better sounding, too

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FiiO FT13 closed-back over-ear wired headphones, with braided wire, on a wooden surface.
FiiO FT13 wired headphones review: closed-back over-ears that fill a tiny gap in a stacked product lineup

By Simon Lucas Published

FiiO FT13's visual interest fills a tiny gap in a stacked closed-back product lineup

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The Earfun Air Pro 4 Plus on top of a keyboard.
Earfun Air Pro 4 Plus review: a solid and fully-featured effort, but the audio quality isn't as good as this money can buy

By Tom Bedford Published

The Earfun Air Pro 4 Plus are more solid earbuds from the brand, with a few rough edges.

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CMF Headphone Pro in pistachio green held in a hand or hung on a barbell, being pushed up by a carved frog
CMF Headphone Pro review: as good as $99 / £79 headphones can look and sound

By Becky Scarrott Published

The detailed listening tests, circumaural sound and on-ear extras make for an ideal set of cans for this level – a resounding win for CMF

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Beyerdynamic Aventho 100 headphones on a wooden table
Beyerdynamic Aventho 100 review: enjoyable headphones, but more for their looks, battery life and portability than their sound quality

By James Holland Published

The Beyerdynamic Aventho 100 look good, are portable, and have superb battery life. Oh, and they sound pretty good, too.

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The Creative Aurvana Ace 3 buds and case on a pink bass guitar.
Creative Aurvana Ace 3 review: audiophile favorites with some much-needed improvements

By Tom Bedford Published

The Creative Aurvana Ace 3 take the framework of their predecessors and fix a few of the biggest issues, delivering better earbuds.

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Apple AirPods Pro 3 held in a hand, with beige woollen background
AirPods Pro 3 review: stamina is perhaps the only issue in an otherwise near-perfect set of noise-cancelling earbuds

By Becky Scarrott Published

Apple's AirPods Pro 3 will be a hit regardless of what I say, but nevertheless, this review is reassuringly glowing in all but one or two areas

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The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) on a plain background.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) review: an evolution, not a revolution – and that's a very good thing

By Simon Lucas Published

Evolution, not revolution: the second generation flagship Bose noise-cancellers are the same as the first, except where they're not (because they're better)

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