Headphones features & opinions
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The argument behind the numbers: what our writers think the headphones industry is getting right, and where it keeps lying to you.
Features & OpinionsThe Sony 1000X The Collexion fixed my biggest problem with the XM6I can rock these headphones all day.Adam Birney · 2mo ago
Features & OpinionsSony's new $650 headphones still don't have USB audioSony fixed the hinges with it's new luxury tier headphones, but still somehow missed this.Adam Birney · 2mo ago
Features & OpinionsSony somehow made the name of its new headphones even worseNobody knows what it means, but it's provocative.Adam Birney · 2mo ago
Features & OpinionsI review headphones for a living, and I'd buy these over Sony, Bose, or Apple any dayJBL's best headphones keep getting better, and cost less than the competition.Adam Birney · 3mo ago
Features & OpinionsThe Apple AirPods Max 2 will soon be obsolete without this featureWithout Auracast, the AirPods Max 2 could miss the biggest shift in Bluetooth audio we've ever seen.Tom Triggs · 3mo ago
Features & OpinionsSorry Apple fanboys: 70% of you chose the Sony XM6 over the AirPods Max 2Sony keeps the crown.Adam Birney · 3mo ago
Features & OpinionsApple made the AirPods Max 2 impossible to show offI spent $550 on new headphones, but nobody can tell.Adam Birney · 4mo ago
Features & OpinionsThe Jabra Evolve3 85 is the work headset I'd actually want to wear outside the office tooThe Jabra Evolve3 85 makes a case that your work headset and your everyday headphones should be the same pair.Adam Birney · 4mo ago
Features & OpinionsEveryone's overlooking the most important AirPods Max 2 upgradeIf Apple’s claims hold up, the AirPods Max 2 will likely set a new benchmark for ANC.Dave Carr · 4mo ago
Features & OpinionsSorry Apple, most of you aren't buying the AirPods Max 2Over 2,000 people voted on the AirPods Max 2. Apple isn't going to like what they said.Adam Birney · 4mo ago
NewsEU retailers pull headphones after study finds widespread hormone-disrupting chemicalsMajor brands including Apple, Bose, and JBL are implicated, but researchers say there’s no immediate danger to users.Tom Triggs · 4mo ago
Features & OpinionsThe AirPods Max 2 exposes what a rip-off the 2024 refresh wasApple finally updated the AirPods Max. The bad news? It's basically the upgrade we should have got with the USB-C refresh.Adam Birney · 4mo agoMore headphones coverage