The AirPods Max 2 are the ‘best noise-cancelling iPhone headphones on the planet’ — and they’ve just hit a new record-low price at Amazon

The AirPods Max 2 thoroughly impressed us when we tested them, and these stunning premium headphones have just hit a new record-low price.
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Shoks OpenDots 2 review: Comfortable, stable, long-lasting open-ear buds that aren’t just for fitness

The Shokz OpenDots 2 are top-of-the-range open clip-on earbuds that deliver a stable, if perhaps not quite secure, fit and excellent sound.
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Spotify wants to have more video content, and it could start streaming live concert footage soon — but my scepticism is telling me that YouTube still has the upper hand

Spotify is looking to expand its video content, and now it wants to start broadcasting live concerts.

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Someone made a smart Sonos touchscreen music controller for just $20 / £16 — and it makes me miss the days when Sonos made its own iPod-like dedicated controller

Miss the days when Sonos Controllers were a thing? A Redditor has made his own, with just $20 / £16 and some technical know-how.
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What’s the tea? This Khadas is a slim, stylish and punchy headphone DAC for delivering audio upgrades for phones and more

The Khadas Tea Pro attaches magnetically to your iPhone and connects via Bluetooth or USB-C to deliver a punchy, spacious audio upgrade
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4 elite headphones I tried at High End Vienna — including a pair with Wi-Fi and Meze’s most expensive set ever

Of all the amazing headphones I tried at High End Vienna, these 4 really stood out.

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‘Nothing is trying to reposition hardware as something expressive, not just a neutral container for software’: design experts on why Nothing’s Charli XCX collaboration makes sense in the ‘boring’ age of smartphones

The pop sensation’s collab with sleek UK-based phone maker Nothing is infused with the fashion sense that smartphones desperately need.
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Denon’s all-new home speaker offers style, substance and serious spatial audio chops — but I still have one (very minor) gripe

How much do you value flexibility? Since I’ve used the Sonos Play, I value it a lot

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The 11 best headphones, speakers, soundbars, and streamers we saw at the High End Vienna 2026 hi-fi show

From one of the best speakers in the world becoming even better, to a TV sound system that has genuine audiophile skills, to wireless speakers that look like alien invaders
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Two of the most outrageous High End Vienna speakers we’ve ever seen just launched, and they sit at very opposite ends of the scale

Bowers and Wilkins’ new Diamond speakers, and the Kanto Tuk Grand, show two very different kinds of High End Vienna release —and I love them both
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