Headphones

Open-back for listening properly at a desk, closed wireless for everywhere else. Judged on what the money buys in drivers and build, and on what you still need to run them.

A pair of true wireless earbuds in black and graphite with a charging case.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

MOMENTUM True Wireless 4

Sennheiser

£159

Open-back headphones with black perforated earcups and a dark headband.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Sundara

HiFiMAN

£169

A closed-back headphone with black earcups and a padded headband.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

HD 620S

Sennheiser

£199

A closed-back headphone with solid walnut earcups and a steel headband.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

99 Classics

Meze Audio

£249

Over-ear headphones with large black earcups and a suspended headband.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

LCD-S20

Audeze

£399

A wireless noise-cancelling headphone in anthracite black.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Px7 S3

Bowers & Wilkins

£399

An open-back headphone with black velour earpads and a steel grille.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

HD 660S2

Sennheiser

£399

A flagship wireless noise-cancelling headphone in black with cast aluminium arms.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Px8

Bowers & Wilkins

£529

A closed-back headphone in blue with a leather headband.

Nice, but

Provisional

Azurys

Focal

£349

Nice, but

Provisional

Bathys

Focal

£599

An open-back headphone with walnut earcups and a cast metal frame.

Nice, but

Provisional

109 Pro

Meze Audio

£769