When we're picking the best wireless earbuds, rest assured TechRadar prioritizes sound quality over brutalist beauty. But because Astell & Kern typically aces both the style and substance categories with its excellent hi-res players – and who could forget the South Korean audio specialist's stunning Campfire Audio earbuds collaboration? – we haven't needed to make the compromise with its audio products.
Now, the company is unveiling a second-gen iteration of its five-star Astell & Kern UW100 earbuds, released in April 2022, and while the stunning pentagon design – I might say 'gorgeous goth jewelry'; A&K would say that Astell is Greek for 'star' and 'Kern' means 'center' – may look similar, there is one significant upgrade to unpack.
