I wore a pair of Loop earplugs to the F1 – now I wouldn’t attend a race or festival without them
These clever little earplugs from Loop took the pain out of race day volume without muting the atmosphere – and I’m completely sold
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The best Sonos speaker Prime Day deals: up to 34% off
The sound of savings this Prime Day on all sorts of Sonos gear
Get this super Amazon Music Unlimited deal with four months free – but hurry!
Get four months of streaming for nothing with this great Amazon Music Unlimited deal only available for a limited time this Prime Day
5 things I’m actually buying in the Amazon Prime Day sale
Here are the five genuinely useful things I’m actually buying in the Amazon Prime Day sale – no gimmicks, just smart deals on stuff I’ll use all summer and beyond
These $15 wireless buds are the cheapest you’ll find this Prime Day
Budget home-grown Amazon wireless earbuds for even less? Yes please.
Get the Sonos Move 2 portable speaker at its lowest price for Prime Day
Down by £130 to £317, the recently released Sonos Move 2 portable speaker is down to its lowest price for Amazon’s Prime Day
My favourite headphone brand just released its first open-ear sports buds
JBL’s new Endurance Zone open-ear buds are designed for running with water resistance and a 32 hour total battery life
Dyson has discontinued its most controversial product ever – here’s what you need to know
The now-discontinued Dyson Zone was very real, despite looking like a device from a dystopian Sci-Fi movie
One of our top portable speakers now sounds better and lasts for longer
The second-gen Marshall Middleton speaker is even better that the first, with up to 30 hours of playback and 360-degree sound
Sony just gave our favourite headphones a free upgrade they actually needed
The Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones and WF-1000XM5 buds are getting some excellent quality-of-life improvements with this free update
The Nothing Headphones 1 are divisive, but I found lots more to like here than just bold design
Say what you like about the styling; these over-ears impress in other ways. The Nothing Headphones are both comfortable and clever
Best electronic instruments in 2026, including MIDI keyboards, drum pads and samplers
From MIDI keyboards and drum pads to all-in-one samplers and sequencers, we’ve found the best electronic instruments for bedroom beatmakers
