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Budget audiophile king Fiio launches new planar headphones with a fascinating driver upgrade

By Tom Bedford Published

The Fiio FT15 is a flashy new follow-up to the FT5, bringing refinements across the board for a slightly higher price.

Headphones
Bose just unveiled the successors to some of our favorite open earbuds — and there's even a cheaper option to make Shokz a little, er, shocked

By Tom Bedford Published

Bose has two new clip-style earbuds: a follow-up to one of our top-rated pairs, plus a more affordable model.

Earbuds & Airpods
Vote now in the TechRadar Readers' Choice Awards 2026 — TV, Streaming & Audio categories!

By TechRadar Published

The winners are 100% voted by you, so pick your winners in TVs, headphones, wireless speakers and more!

Tech
The AirPods 5
AirPods 5 should come with volume controls by default, not for an added fee

By Hamish Hector Published

Apple was slowly winning this hater over in 2026, but its AirPods 5 volume control surcharge is absurd.

Earbuds & Airpods
1More SonoFlow Pro HQ51 headphones on a gray surface with a pink background showing the controls on the earcup
The best cheap headphones, all tested by our reviewers

By Becky Scarrott Last updated

Updated Want a decent pair of budget earbuds or headphones without breaking the bank? Here are the best cheap headphones available today.

Updated
A smartphone with the Spotify settings
Spotify adds feature to exclude kids' music from recommendations and Wrapped

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify is giving parents more control, now you can easily exclude your kids favorite music from your taste profile.

Spotify
iFi's newest hi-res headphone DAC squeezes into a tiny USB-C-to-earbuds cable — just add IEMs

By Tom Bedford Published

The iFi Go cable manages to fit a DAC/headphone amp into one small cable, which you can use on your phone or laptop.

DACs
A screenshot of the YM Pro hi-res audio player for Mac
This new free 'bit-perfect' Hi-Res Audio player for Mac was apparently a 'nightmare' to make

By Carrie Marshall Published

YM Pro is a Mac music player that bypasses the system mixer and communicates directly with your DAC

DACs
These cheap Skullcandy earbuds have a worrying Bluetooth flaw that could let anyone connect to your device

By Rahim Amir Published

Apple can push a firmware fix to earbuds already in your pocket. Skullcandy cannot reach yours at all for now.

Security
Samsung's anticipated open-earbuds leak again, this time with a new name and long list of features

By Tom Bedford Published

Another leak has revived interest in Samsung's open-ear headphones, this time suggesting a new name as well as some features which they could have.

Earbuds & Airpods
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