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Sony's WH-XB910N rely on a powerful bass boost and effective noise cancelling

Creative's SXFI Air Gamer scores points for its versatility, as these over-ears can be used both digitally and analogue via cable, wirelessly and as an MP3 player via a microSD card.

With the MC-40BT, Mackie celebrate their successful debut in the Bluetooth headphone market. The quick pairing and balanced sound, as well as good speech intelligibility, have a positive impact. But are there also downsides?

The Lypertek PurePlay Z5 raise the bar in the category of true-wireless headphones priced between 100 and 150 euros. In addition to convincing sound performance, these headphones scored points for their cutting-edge technical features which include effective noise cancelling and a user interface that should...

The Apple AirPods Pro are without question very good True Wireless in-ears. But if you want to enjoy the full functionality of these headphones, you have to use Apple hardware. Apple subsidiary Beats is now entering the race with the Beats Fit Pro headphones, which...

A comprehensive update to this third-generation provides the Creative Outlier Air V3 with an app for customising sound and operation. The adjustable attenuation and amplification of outside noise are also new, and this makes the price of these wireless in-ears seem very attractive.

With the Austrian Audio Hi-X60, the Austrian manufacturer has added a pair of closed, circumaural headphones with excellent sound for audio professionals and hi-fi fans to its range.

As the successor to the tried-and-tested Shure SRH440 headphone model, the Shure SRH440A takes things to a new level of performance for home recording and podcasting.

Ultrasone's Signature Natural are coherent-sounding and pleasingly airy closed headphones that are aimed first and foremost at musicians and producers with high demands for quality. They are a robust and precise tool that aims to provide honest sound reproduction as the basis for sound evaluation....

For the SRH840A Shure promise full bass, detailed midrange and a wide-ranging treble reproduction. The first two of these points were confirmed in our practical test. The overall warm and powerful sound characterises the reproduction of these headphones.