Audio

Tiny 6.4 mm transforming earbuds that stick to your phone; sound is average but the design is well thought out.

Fantastic, comfy headphones at $140 and a solid, hard-to-fault pick.

A cheap, clever wired pair that sounds about as good as Apple EarPods, though discontinued and ranked low.

A bigger step up than expected, with great sound and noise cancellation, though the tighter fit is less comfortable on long journeys; he gi…

He feels he upgraded from AirPods Pro 3 and loves them, though they lack a charging magnet.

Fun to chain together but they don't sound very good.

An 11-speaker surround rig for your chair that sounds directional but not high-fidelity, and was a no from Tommy.

A situational but must-have for frequent flyers, adding Bluetooth to plane screens and supporting two sets of earphones.

The best compromise between size and sound in his testing, with water resistance, decent battery and a MagSafe stand.

Improves on the XM5 with a slimmer shape, much better call quality, stronger noise cancellation and slightly clearer sound, in a video mark…

Described as possibly the highest-rated earbuds in the world, but the XM6 improves on its call quality and noise cancelling.

Look like jewellery and are very light, but sound quality is sacrificed and there is a lot of sound bleed.

Cool-looking, hand-painted speaker with lighting that syncs to music, but the hood covers the controls and the limited edition feels poorly…

Clean-looking and better than laptop speakers, but the audio could be cleaner; his least favourite so far at 6.5 out of 10.

A cool-looking can speaker with USB-C, but it sounds tinny and isn't a good audio buy.

Tiny, cheap speaker that sounds far better than expected, though it is only an okay bottle opener.

Cute gimmick earbuds with average sound for the price; he gave them 6 out of 10.

Impressed by the set, especially headphones that take over the TV audio with a button hold.

Good-sounding, nice-looking headphones, but pricey and not updated since 2020, though they beat the fake.

Most recommendable $99 headphones, with huge battery life and satisfying physical controls, despite plastic build and only decent noise can…

A luxurious unboxing and nice LEDs, but it sounds only a bit better than a $50 speaker, so poor for the money.

Sound is fine but the build is awful, with cheap plastic and cups that angle outwards and ruin the seal.

Punchy and bassy, but not very clear, and it loses to an $80 fake that is louder and runs on a battery.

A fake that sounds as clear, is louder and bassier, has a built-in battery and brighter lighting, for a quarter of the price.