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Bose, beware! AKG makes a splash at IFA 2024 with two pairs of premium wireless headphones

By Andy Madden published

AKG has unveiled the N5 Hybrid wireless earbuds and the N9 Hybrid over-ears. Can they compete with the class leaders?

Hands on: AKG N9 Hybrid wireless headphones

By Harry McKerrell published

It's early days, but the signs are positive for AKG's return to the wireless headphones space.

AKG K371

By What Hi-Fi? last updated

AKG’s K371 over-ear wired headphones benefit from a neat design and a satisfyingly hefty delivery.

Austrian Audio The Composer

By What Hi-Fi? published

Austrian Audio’s flagship headphones are beautifully made and set sky-high standards.

Best over-ear headphones 2024: wired and wireless pairs tested by our experts

By Becky Roberts last updated

Our in-house reviews team picks the best over-ear headphones for both home and portable use...

Sivga SV021 Robin

By What Hi-Fi? published

Their upbeat, propulsive sound will appeal to some, but rivals offer greater musicality and depth than the plucky Sivga over-ear headphones.

Final UX3000

By What Hi-Fi? published

They do most jobs pretty well, but these Final headphones simply don’t inspire us to listen to our music.

Astell & Kern looks to build on Award-winning success with A&norma SR35 music player

By Harry McKerrell published

A&K returns with a sequel to the AK Zero earbuds, as well as the follow-up to the award-winning SR25 MKII music player.

Best of IFA 2024: the top 9 products we saw from the 100-year tech showcase

By Harry McKerrell, Lewis Empson published

We've rounded up the best new products and demos that we saw during a very special IFA 2024 showcase.

Hands on: Beyerdynamic Aventho 300

By Harry McKerrell published

Beyerdynamic is applying its expertise in the studio market to a premium pair of wireless headphones: the Aventho 300 ANC over-ears.

Astell & Kern's new music player and in-ear headphones create a pricey portable hi-fi system

By Harry McKerrell last updated

A&K’s new music player uses a built-in R-2R DAC and Class A amplification for improved sonic clarity and promises natural sound reproduction.

Audio-Technica's wood-adorned cans blend Japanese craftsmanship with high-end engineering

By Harry McKerrell published

Audio-Technica blends Japanese tradition and hi-fi sound with its latest ATH-AWKG wooden headphones.

Audio-Technica celebrates 50 years of headphones-making with the open-back ATH-ADX3000

By Kashfia Kabir published

The fully open-back ATH-ADX3000 cans celebrate 50 years of Audio-Technica's expertise in headphones.

An ode to open-back headphones – and why I'd never go (closed-)back

By Becky Roberts published

I’ve heard, tested and lived with more headphones than I would care to hazard a guess at over the years, and downright prefer open-backs to their closed-back companions. Here's why...

Astell & Kern's wireless portable DAC promises to supercharge your on-the-go sound

By Harry McKerrell published

Astell & Kern's AK HB1 portable DAC will supercharge your sound easily and affordably, while the Kann Ultra is the company's most powerful player yet.

Astell & Kern's outrageously expensive tube-amplified SP3000T hi-res music player and Novus in-ears are now available

By Verity Burns published

Astell&Kern unveiled these products at CanJam NYC in March, and now we know when we can get our hands on them.

Cambridge Audio brings hi-fi credentials to its first noise-cancelling earbuds, the Melomania M100

By Kashfia Kabir published

Cambridge Audio's Melomania M100 wireless earbuds feature ANC for the first time, with aptX Lossless codec, Class A/B amplification and long battery life.

Astell & Kern's new hi-res USB DAC has microphone connectivity and a reasonable price tag

By Joe Svetlik published

For hi-res listening on the go, A&K's HC3 looks like a winner for portability, versatility and price.

Inside the Sennheiser factory: assembling audiophile headphones and listening to £60k electrostatics

By Kashfia Kabir published

We visit Sennheiser's audiophile headphones factory, take a deep dive into how these premium cans are made, and listen to some of the most extravagant headphones in the world.

Audio-Technica's affordable wireless earbuds tease "chest-thumping" bass power

By Harry McKerrell published

Audio-Technica's ATH-CKS30TW+ pack in a lot of features for £89, with a sound profile that focuses heavily on bass power.

Sennheiser adds a pair of True Wireless earbuds to its mid-range Accentum family

By Tom Wiggins published

Sennheiser has added a pair of True Wireless earbuds to its Accentum range of mid-price headphones.

Hands on: Genelec 8381A review

By Ketan Bharadia published

We listen to Genelec's £60k five-way active studio monitors that combine sophistication and savagery.

Astell & Kern’s excellent SR25 MKII portable player now has double storage capacity

By Harry McKerrell published

The new limited edition of A&K’s award-winning SR25 MKII player will feature a new colour scheme and, most importantly, double the capacity of the original.

What Hi-Fi? Pick of the Month October 2024

Pick of the month: KEF’s Q Concerto Meta delight, while Bose’s earbuds and Panasonic’s OLED TV earn top marks

By Alastair Stevenson published

A record-breaking 14 hi-fi and home cinema products earned perfect scores from our reviewers last month. Here’s what you need to know.

Pick of the Month: Bowers & Wilkins and Q Acoustics deliver a trio of hi-fi treats

By Alastair Stevenson published

Our team of tech experts break down the top products they’ve personally tried and tested in the past 30 days

Lyngdorf's MXA-8400 amplifier is an 8-channel powerhouse with Purifi tech

By Becky Roberts published

Lyngdorf Audio's latest power supply has been specially designed to cope with the MXA-8400's combined 3.2 kilowatts of output power.

Astell & Kern's striking premium buds aim to challenge Bose and Sony for true wireless supremacy

By Harry McKerrell published

Astell & Kern's stylish new wireless buds aim to deliver premium sound alongside a raft of clever features, but minus ANC.

Rega's radical Aya speakers combine glass and cement for a striking design

By Kashfia Kabir published

Rega's premium Aya floorstanders are ten years in the making, and use a unique new material for the cabinet design.

IFA 2024: Beyerdynamic guns for Apple and Bose with Aventho 300 Dolby Atmos headphones

By Becky Roberts published

The headphone specialist has also announced premium wireless earbuds with a hefty 38-hour battery life.

Final's flagship ANC wireless earbuds boast '8K Sound' technology

By Kashfia Kabir published

Bluetooth 5.2 is onboard, as is support for the higher-quality aptX and aptX Adaptive codecs.