Audio Equipment Reviews

The Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT is a first-class plug-and-play turntable that supersedes its peers by avoiding their pitfalls.

The AirPods 4 are a solid buy as long you really don't want in-ear tips – if you do, you can do much better.

FiiO fills in one of the few remaining gaps in its product line-up with its first pair of closed-back over-ear headphones.

Everyone’s idea of ‘mainstream’ is slightly different, of course, but in the case of the Dali IO-8 wireless noise-cancelling headphones it would seem to mean ‘really quite expensive’...

Meet Focal’s class-leading, bank-manager-bothering wireless streaming system – think more Utopia than Diva.

The Xiaomi Buds 5 have a distinctive sonic balance and look, but they don’t fit well and the buggy app requires you to jump too many hurdles in order to use them.

The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 4 is a portable, durable Bluetooth speaker with solid battery life and surprisingly punchy sound.

Google’s new pro buds are tiny and cute, but they might be a pain in your ears

With the Pi8 earbuds, Bowers & Wilkins has elevated the connectivity, user experience, comfort and stamina to match the impeccable sound – you love to see it.

The SoundMagic P58BT ANC are cheap and barebones noise cancelling headphones that offer respectable audio chops, but an almost-staggering lack of features in this day and age.