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The Sony ULT Tower 7 is another strong entry in Sony’s refreshed ULT line, coming in with newly developed, rounded woofers for enhanced deep bass, a swathe of connectivity options for personal or professional use, and customizable lighting for highly immersive listening.

Price: 2.5/5 Sound quality:4/5 Comfort: 4.5/5 ANC: 4.5/5 Battery life:4.5/5 Features:4/5 Overall score: 4/5 Best for:If you can’t stretch to Sony’s flagship headphones

We’re about to enter the final stretch of 2026, and with the Black Friday sales and the festive season looming on the horizon, it felt like as good a time as any to take stock of the headphones we’ve tested this year, and what has impressed us most. Because we’ve tested just so many great…

If you follow your audio news, no doubt you followed the early-2026 unveiling of the TDM Neo with fascination. It’s a novel audio gadget: it functions both as a loudspeaker and as a pair of headphones, with a neat twisting mechanism folding it or unfolding it between the two.

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro have dropped to $219.99, putting $30 back in your pocket on earbuds with a dedicated tweeter and woofer in each bud.

A 37% discount at Amazon has turned Sony’s eight-microphone noise cancellers into a sub-£180 buy.

As much as I love hearing music on some of the best headphones, there’s something missing from every mix: the physical sensation you get from a set of speakers pushing lots of air. Sonic Lamb has a solution. Its latest headphones model features unique drivers to deliver sound that you can actually feel.

Something I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time: ask an audiologist for their expert advice on protecting our hearing when it comes to today’s ever-advancing audio tech. I test headphones, speakers, DACs, turntables and the like all day every day, so my auditory system is one I’d like to safeguard — and sometimes…

Every time a turntable is announced, there’s a remark about the ‘vinyl renaissance’, and sure vinyl is back on vogue but there’s been much chatter about customers who only buy just the vinyl. But of course, to listen to it, you need something to play on.

If you want affordable wireless headphones with a lot of the fancy features and design elements found on Sony’s flagship cans, then the Sony WH-CH730N might just be perfect for you.