If you've noticed that nearly every major audio brand now has some form of open earbuds, you're not mistaken — seats are filling up quick on the latest audio bandwagon. Naturally, it would follow that ...

Sony might be expanding its Inzone gaming lineup, with a new model that focuses on affordability. The company is apparently working on a new pair of gaming headphones that feature an open-ear design ...

The peripherals market is absolutely flush with gaming headsets of all kinds, so how do you make a splash in a sprawling sea of options? You team up with HiFiMAN, which specializes in planar-magnetic ...

Can FiiO’s $699 FT7 open-back planar headphones deliver true high-end sound, or do build issues hold them back? FiiO has built its reputation on delivering well-designed, well-performing DACs, ...

The new beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO X open-back headphones are designed for critical listening tasks like editing and mixing. The latest open-back headphones from beyerdynamic have begun shipping. The ...

Gaming headsets keep getting more premium these days. There’s the $600 SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite that comes with its own gaming hub that lets you switch between different devices. There’s the $350 ...

Fosi Audio has announced the IM4, the company’s first-ever pair of in-ear monitors. Designed with an open-back architecture and a lightweight CNC aluminum shell, the IM4 have a natural sound and ...

Can Axel Grell’s $599 OAE2 deliver true speaker-like imaging? Our review breaks down its neutral tuning, comfort, and real-world performance. At CanJam NYC 2026, the Grell OAE2 open-back headphones ...

The overall trend for gaming headsets and earbuds is mostly for them to offer as much opportunity as possible to shut out the wider world, thanks to closed-back designs and active noise canceling (ANC ...

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