
What was the big trend of 2024? The continued rise of Artificial Intelligence? Charli XCX’s Brat Summer? That insufferable ‘chill guy’ meme that popped up on every social media feed for about a week and then vanished without a trace? A pygmy hippo called Moo Deng?
They have all been integral aspects of the 2024 cultural experience, certainly, but here at What Hi-Fi? Towers we noticed a few trends in our own corner of the world that have defined another predictably turbulent 12 months. Eschewing traditional design conventions for something altogether different, it was time for Charli to move over as 2024 became the year of the open earbud.