At the end of 2023, I grumbled that there were very, very few wireless headphones between £100-200 / $150-250 that could cut the sonic mustard. Despite having only been in this job for a little less than a year, I'd reviewed and listened to dozens of wireless over-ear headphones, and while there had been premium pairs which I thought were the business and cheap choices that charmed me with their money-saving wiles, a yawning chasm existed in that much-neglected middle ground.
As I griped at the time, there was a gaping hole in the headphones market, and 2024 was the year to fill it. A few pairs, such as the Sony ULT Wear (£180 / $200 / AU$440), Sennheiser Accentum Wireless (£160 / $180 / AU$300) and the Accentum Wireless Plus (£200 / $230 / AU$400) have all tried to crack this somewhat challenging nut, yet all were let down by mediocre sound that couldn't sonically best cheaper offerings such as the Sony WH-CH720N.
