With its latest premium true wireless in-ear headphones, Technics is attempting to make the jump from ‘really good’ to ‘truly great’ – and the EAH-AZ100 achieves this.

Google's latest low-cost earbuds may solve issues with older buds, but they don't crack the market yet.

It’s Alexa+ ready, but is Alexa+ ready?

The OnePlus Buds 4 have a svelte design, top-notch ANC and a bassy sound, so it’s a shame that a few rough edges let them down.

Some improvements; big price jump

The JLab Go Pods ANC are the cheapest noise cancelling earbuds that you should genuinely consider buying.

The cutest member of the Amazon family is here to replace your Echo Dot.

Keep your expectations in check, and the Amazfit Up might surprise you – these budget open-ear buds offer comfort and decent sound for the price.

Soundpeats steps up with a higher driver count than past earbuds but a price that’s not elevated to match.

The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds offer a competitive feature set including incredible noise cancellation and good audio quality for a mid-range price.

The Soundpeats Clip1 are budget clipping open earbuds done right, and they're great budget alternatives to Shokz or Bose options.

With silicone tips and fins and a lightweight design, these are easily some of the comfiest workout buds we’ve ever tested.

LG’s latest earbuds aren’t the most suave, but their broad feature-set and solid sound still makes them worth a look.

The Status Audio Pro X cost a little more than the AirPods Pro 3, but take on Apple's heavyweights with a more refined audio set-up.

In a super-busy market, they're hard to recommend

Bose’s helping hand pays off in the Skullcandy Method 360, great-sounding mid-range earbuds.

The Anker Soundcore AeroClip supply adept audio, a secure fit and neat call quality, all at a more than reasonable price.

They're good, others do better

The Xiaomi OpenWear Stereo Pro fix the ever-present noise leaking problem of open earbuds, but they only sound okay and the design has some issues.

Sony’s official PlayStation Pulse Explore earbuds are brilliant for the PS5 and PlayStation Portal, delivering spectacular sound quality and detail.

Sorry, but the open-ear market is too competitive for these buds

Elden Ring Nightreign is a fascinating and addictive co-op adventure that shows what can be done by reusing and retooling an existing game.

The Denon AH-C840NCW are more affordable AirPods Pro alternatives which deliver in the audio and design department, but struggle for useful features.

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is one of the most haunting and atmospheric survival games of this generation.

An all-out-assault on your temperament

Nothing Ear earbuds are the Ear (3) in all but name, and they bring some welcome upgrades over the Nothing Ear (2) but a low maximum volume is a problem.

I tried Amazon’s new fourth-generation Echo Show 8, and there’s a lot to love with this redesign. Unfortunately, it comes at the cost of one much-needed privacy feature.

There's no question that B&W's 'entry level' earbuds have great audio, but occasional connectivity dropouts and a few missing features mean they aren't yet rivalling class-leaders at this level.

The Sony WF-C510 are the brand’s cheapest earbuds, but you wouldn’t be able to tell if it wasn’t for the price tag.

The Creative Aurvana Ace 3 take the framework of their predecessors and fix a few of the biggest issues, delivering better earbuds.