The best and worst headphones ever: Noise Cancelling podcast episode 62

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Can't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide.

The show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar, and Sherri L. Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag.

This week our guests are Andy Madden, Deputy Editor at What Hi-Fi?, and Ian Morris, Editor at T3.com, who join us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech.

Week 62:

In this week's episode, the gang reminisces about the best and worst headphones they've ever used. 

Sherri misses her yearly trip to the Sennheiser CES booth, where she'd often use the brand's $10,000 headphones, and Gareth lets us know what he thinks of the Apple Air Tags now they've finally been released. 

For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple Podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday.

Adam Vjestica

Adam was formerly TRG's Hardware Editor. A law graduate with an exceptional track record in content creation and online engagement, Adam has penned scintillating copy for various technology sites and also established his very own award-nominated video games website. He’s previously worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor and once played Halo 5: Guardians for over 51 hours for charity. He is now an editor at The Shortcut.

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