Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3 could beat Sony and Bose to be 2025’s premium noise-cancelling headphone champ
The PX7 S3 could be the headphone benchmark in the sub-premium price range – but the PX8 S2 are also coming further up the range this year

The PX7 S3 could be the headphone benchmark in the sub-premium price range – but the PX8 S2 are also coming further up the range this year
A new partnership sees these $100 earbuds combine Bose audio quality with Skullcandy’s design – and the result looks brilliant
Audeze’s new LCD-S20 headphones bring the brand’s new SLAM tech to a sub-$500 set of cans – and they look mightily impressive
Dan Clark’s new Noire cans are a set of closed-back planar magnetic headphones that are the best-looking I’ve ever seen
Loewe’s new We Boost speaker system with Atmos is less than £1000, which might be a better buy than my favourite soundbar for the same price
For less than $100/£100, Audio Technica’s new ATH-R30x open-backs might be the most affordable I’ve seen while still promising decent sound
Campfire Audio’s updated Axion earphones cram in USB-C connectivity, a built-in DAC, upgraded sound quality, and fresh styling
The Pi8 McLaren Edition buds are a snazzy remix of B&W’s flagship wireless earbuds, now dipped in McLaren’s signature Papaya orange and Galvanic Grey
Bang & Olufsen has partnered with Antolini for these speakers crafted from natural stone and they look gorgeous
Pro-Ject just released a device called Flatten It – a press that restores your records to their original glory so you can keep playing them
Focal’s Bathys MG are even better thanks to improvements to both the sound and noise cancellation – but they’re much more pricey
You’ll never get caught with a dead battery again