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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.

Earbuds & Airpods
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

Wireless Headphones
Black AO mini portable Bluetooth speaker perched on a rock with a harbor and island in the background

AO mini portable wireless speaker review: not even a relentless battery life can save the low-ceiling sound

By Andy Murray published

The AO mini portable wireless speaker offers relentless battery life but its tinny sound lacks bass and oomph

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
The Topping DX5 II on a light-wood table, showing the VU meter, ports and just-seen remote

Topping DX5 II review: small desktop DAC, big success in the amplification space

By Simon Lucas published

Topping is absolutely determined to become a force where affordable digital audio equipment is concerned – and the DX5 II proves it’s going the right way about it…

Hi-Fi
The Majority Folio on a bronze table with plants in the background.

High price of a vinyl collection putting you off? Follow my lead and get this new one-stop-shop turntable

By Tom Bedford published

Majority Folio turntable review: a simple and easy-to-use record player that won't break the bank.

Turntables
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.

Wireless Headphones
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.

Earbuds & Airpods
The Edifier MR5 monitor speaker on a table next to a cat.

Edifier MR5 review: jam-packed active monitors that defy their size

By James Grimshaw published

The Edifier MR5 nearfield monitors are multifaceted boxes of joy, although they're a little too busy for their own good.

Speakers
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

Earbuds & Airpods
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)

Headphones
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