Meze Audio's beautiful new wired headphones have a new kind of planar magnetic driver, hand-finished in Ukraine

Meze Audio unveils new open-back headphones in a premium finishThe manufacturer promises ‘breakthrough’ in planar magnetic drivers‘Luxurious’ materials suitable for a £1,850 / $2,000 (around AU$3,100) price Meze Audio, a…

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My favorite affordable audiophile brand just launch new flagship wired headphones – though these ones are pushing the 'affordable' part

Fiio announces new flagship wired headphones, the FT9106mm planar magnetic drivers and 94dB/mW sensitivityComing later in 2025, for around $800 In the last few years, Fiio has taken a place…

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Your Google Assistant-integrated headphones are losing this convenient hands-free feature

Last September, Google disabled automatic Assistant notification reading on the Pixel Buds Pro. Now Google is doing the same for Assistant with all headphones. You can still hear your notifications…

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These new cheap ANC headphones from a reliable brand look like wildly good value – 90 hours of battery, Hi-Res Audio, spatial sound… all for $50

1More's new ANC headphones cost just $50 / £60Hi-Res USB-C Audio, LDAC, and spatial audioA 90 hour battery life (60 hours with ANC on) Audio brand 1More has now released…

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