“Is it worth spending $300 on a pair of wireless earbuds?" This is the subject of more than a few messages from readers I’ve received this year – and it’s a good question, especially when you look at the state of the wireless earbuds market.
Over the first six months of 2023, there’s been a marked increase in the number of “premium” sets of wireless earbuds from traditional hi-fi brands passing through our test rooms. Eager to do some investigative audio journalism and help readers answer this question I’ve spent the past week checking two of the biggest buds we’ve reviewed this year – the £349 / $399 Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2 and £259 / $299 Technics EAH-AZ80.
