Nothing's made quite a splash in the last few years, going from an upstart to a brand that gets way more coverage and interest than its age would suggest – but that doesn't necessarily mean that everything it touches turns to gold. The interesting approach it has to design can be divisive (I'm looking at you, Headphone (1)), and if you take big swings you have to be prepared to occasionally miss.
That's basically how I feel the Nothing Ear (3) feels at the moment – a fairly big swing with a really curious new addition that doesn't quite stick the landing. The key part is that you can get the older Nothing Ear (2) for £130 right now, so the £180 price tag of the newer model takes some justifying.
