BEST FORsound
GRADO GT220
Here the Brooklyn-based specialist ignores niceties like active noise cancellation in favour of concentrating on what’s most essential: brilliant sound. The GT220 are the best-sounding pound-for-pound true wireless earbuds around, no question – they’re open, detailed, extraordinarily dynamic and never less than thrillingly musical.
$365, gradolabs.com
BOWERS & WILKINS PI7
When they launched, the PI7 seemed just a little pricey. But now they’re down a level that makes them Not Quite the Most Expensive in this entire list, they make total sense. The sound here is exquisitely poised, beautifully balanced and utterly convincing – and they come with a charging case that turns any source of music into a wireless source.
$599, bowerswilkins.com
DENON AH-C830NCW
One person’s ‘lack of function’
