New Products CMF Clip Pro Open Ear Earbuds Bring LDAC and a Smart Dial for $99 The 5.9 gram clip ons target Bose, Sony, Shokz and Soundcore with 10 hour battery life, Hi-Res Audio and a charging case control that... Ian WhiteAugust 13, 2026
IEMs TXN Ceramic IEM Review: Sound So Clean You Could Eat Off It The $590 TXN Ceramic uses one dynamic driver to deliver cohesive, refined sound. Is simplicity enough to beat today’s best IEMs? Aaron SigalAugust 12, 2026
News Sonos Ace “Ultra” Headphones Surface in FCC Filing: Will They Finally Work Like Sonos? Sonos appears to be preparing new Ace Ultra headphones with Wi-Fi. Can Sonos finally make headphones that fully integrate with its ecosystem? Ian WhiteAugust 11, 2026
News Do Wireless Headphones Need 24-Bit/192kHz Lossless Audio? Major Brands Disagree Major headphone brands disagree over 24-bit/192kHz lossless wireless audio as Apple, Android and codec compatibility complicate what comes next. Ian WhiteAugust 11, 2026
New Products SOUNDPEATS Introduces UU2 (Pop Clip 2) Open-Ear Wireless Earbuds For Under $50 Can the $49.99 SOUNDPEATS UU2 deliver better open ear sound? It adds LDAC, Bluetooth 6.0, DynamicEQ and a new 12mm titanium coated driver. Robert SilvaAugust 10, 2026
IEMs Brise Audio’s ¥4 Million FUGAKU IEM System Makes $5,000 Earphones Look Almost Sensible Brise Audio’s FUGAKU costs ¥4 million and uses 12 amplifier channels. Is this active IEM system brilliant engineering or personal audio gone mad? Ian WhiteAugust 10, 2026
Over-Ear Headphones Sendy Audio Apollo PRO Review: Beautifully Built With Bass That Will Divide Listeners Can the Sendy Audio Apollo PRO combine planar speed, rich bass, and premium materials without sacrificing openness and versatility? Aaron SigalAugust 8, 2026
Gaming Headsets Audeze Is Shaping the Sound of Every Future PlayStation Audio Product as Sony’s Bet Takes Shape The planar magnetic specialist says it is deeply involved with unreleased PlayStation hardware. Sony’s 2023 acquisition now looks less like a headphone deal and... Ian WhiteAugust 8, 2026
New Products Bose QuietComfort Wireless Headphones (2nd Gen) Bring Immersive Audio Down From the Ultra Line Do the Bose QuietComfort 2nd Gen headphones offer enough Ultra features to make the $450 QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Gen harder to justify? Robert SilvaAugust 6, 2026
Reviews Sony 1000X THE COLLEXION Headphones Review: A $650 Upgrade or an Expensive Fashion Statement? Can Sony's $650 1000X THE COLLEXION deliver true luxury, greater comfort, and its best wireless sound yet without matching the XM6's ANC? W. JenningsAugust 3, 2026
DAPs Astell&Kern SP4000T Copper Gives Its Quad Tube Flagship DAP an Even Flashier Finish The Astell&Kern SP4000T Copper adds a real copper chassis to its four tube flagship DAP, but does the new material improve anything beyond its... Ian WhiteAugust 4, 2026