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LG XBoom Go XG8T against a pink background

LG XBoom Go XG8T review: a Bluetooth speaker that offers meaty bass but not-so-meaty battery life

By Harry Padoan published

The LG XBoom Go XG8T is ultra-durable and offers decent sound, but it lets itself down in some crucial areas.

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
The OneOdio Focus A5 against a wooden background.

OneOdio Focus A5 review: bassy wireless headphones with big battery life

By Tom Bedford published

The stamina saves the day

Wireless Headphones
Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 on a wooden table

Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 review: awesome wireless headphones in almost every way

By James Holland published

The Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 have great sound quality, battery life, and just about every feature you could want.

Wireless Headphones
Shanling HW600 wired headphones on a white surface

Shanling HW600 review: wired over-ear headphones that pack a sonic punch, if you've got a big head...

By Simon Lucas published

Shanling HW600 wired over-ear planar magnetic headphones look to be even more disruptive than usual in a competitive market, and succeed up to a point...

Headphones
LG XBoom Go XG2T on white surface against pink background

LG XBoom Go XG2T review: a hardy yet small Bluetooth speaker primed for all environments

By Harry Padoan published

The LG XBoom Go XG2T is a hardy, decent-sounding small speaker that’s great value…when it’s on sale.

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
Shure SE215 against block

Shure SE215 review: these wired earbuds serve up incredible noise isolation and a healthy side of bass

By Harry Padoan published

The Shure SE215 are well-equipped for studio and stage monitoring, but don’t offer the most premium sound available.

Earbuds & Airpods
The Bluesound Pulse M at a three-quarters angle

Bluesound Pulse M review: a wireless speaker that fails to justify its substantial price tag, sonically speaking

By Josh Russell published

Its detailed lossless audio and strong stereo effect lose out to sound that’s overly swamped by bass.

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
Kanto Ren speakers with a cat in the background

Kanto Ren review: a powered speaker system that’s as smart-looking as it is smart-sounding

By James Grimshaw published

Kanto’s new connects-to-everything stereo speaker system is a user- and ear-friendly triumph, bringing quality sound and AV functionality to a novel form.

Speakers
iFi Go Link Max on a wooden desk, plugged into Sennheiser iE900 in-ears and an Apple MacBook

iFi GO Link Max review: a USB-C DAC that's one of the best ways to get affordable hi-res audio from your smartphone we've ever found

By Simon Lucas published

If there’s a more cost-effective way of turning your smartphone into a viable source of high-resolution audio content, it hasn’t come our way yet…

Hi-Fi
The Nothing Ear (open)

Nothing Ear (open) review: One issue upsets Nothing’s first-draft open-ear headphones

By Tom Bedford published

The Nothing Ear (open) shows British audio company Nothing venture into the open ear headphone space, but this feels like a first-draft gadget that needs to be returned to the drawing board.

Earbuds & Airpods
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