When it comes to enhancing the audio of your music library, there is a seemingly endless array of headphones and earbuds to choose from offering a wide variety of filters and volume controls. Wouldn’t ...

Wired headphones are making a comeback, but how do the most affordable ones actually sound? Of the four I tested, there's only one I would use every day and recommend buying.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, ...

Failing to live up to my Huawei high expectations ...

SUPERIOR COMFORT — Unlike traditional circular ear buds, the design of EarPods is defined by the geometry of the ear. Which makes them more comfortable for more people than any other ear bud–style ...

While there isn't anything terribly innovative about Sony's new $230 LinkBuds Clip earbuds, they're attractively designed, ...

Sony has just released an update for its WF-1000XM3 earbuds that make an already great product even better. The update adds three new features: support for Alexa, on-board volume controls and the ...

Like so many parents, Christine Ingemi of Amherst got tired of constantly telling her four children, ages 5 to 11, to turn down the volume on their iPods. “It would be so loud sometimes, I could hear ...

It’s hard to put a good button on wireless headphones. Like I’ve said before, wireless headphones need to include audio playback controls, and they need to do so in a way that makes it easy for ...

One of the things that many folks like when they are using headphones or earbuds with a music phone or MP3 player is an inline volume control. If your favorite headphones or earphones lack the feature ...

The FreeClip 2 are really comfy because nothing goes into your ear canal, there is no pressure build-up, no ear fatigue and no need to constantly readjust.