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AirPods 5 and AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging are like a greatest hits rollout of AirPods Pro — just without the hearing health or heart-rate modules

By Becky Scarrott Published

It's like Apple execs went into a meeting and someone said, 'Let's just let them pick what they want to pay for'

Earbuds & Airpods
A selection of excellent over-ear headphones, on a red-brick background
The best over-ear headphones in Australia for 2026

By Max Langridge Last updated

Looking for the best-sounding over-ear headphones? These are the options you need to get the most out of your music.

Headphones
Black Sony XM6 headphones on a yellow background
Best headphones in Australia 2026: the top models for all budgets, tested and approved by audio experts

By Max Langridge Last updated

Whether you need noise cancelling, wireless, wired or something else, these are the headphones you can buy in Australia today.

Headphones
Apple teased a 'personal hub' at its event, but didn't launch a HomePod mini 2, and I'm mad

By Becky Scarrott Published

A 'hub' but no HomePod mini 2, Apple? That just doesn't seem right… 

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
The iPhone Duo on a yellow background
Apple Event 2026 recap — foldable iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, and more

By Axel Metz Last updated

Apple's ‘Surprise and Shine’ event saw the foldable iPhone Duo, the iPhone 18 Pro, new AirPods, and more unveiled.

Tech Events
Audio-Technica headphones in muted lighting, worn by a man while gaming and also on a briefcase
Audio-Technica just launched its first wireless open-back headphones

By Becky Scarrott Published

Meet the refreshingly affordable, good looking, portable Audio-Technica ATH-AL5NC open-back headphones

Wireless Headphones
This elite mini hi-fi hub is perfect for limited shelf-space and smaller homes, but compact does not mean cheap

By Tom Bedford Published

The Marantz MCR 60n is a bijou hi-fi system that'll slip into any home, yet offers a range of handy features.

Audio
Beyerdynamic DT 30 IE earbuds on table
Beyerdynamic DT 30 IE review: affordable IEMs that hit most of the right notes

By Harry Padoan Published

Beyerdynamic’s affordable IEMs offer impressive bass at a tempting low price, but can they compete with rivals such as Sennheiser and Meze Audio?

Earbuds & Airpods
Sony WH-1000XM4C headphones in lavender, black and 'platinum silver', with backgrounds in the same color
Sony's 'mid-range' WH-1000XM4C headphones land, with user-replaceable batteries

By Becky Scarrott Published

Still hankering after a set of WH-1000XM4s (or even XM3s)? Sony's done the decent thing and refreshed them for the era of replaceable batteries

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Wireless Headphones
Three bluetooth speakers
The best Bluetooth speakers for 2026

By Nico Arboleda Last updated

Updated From pocketable mini speakers to big, booming party behemoths — and even Wi-Fi-supported ones — there's one for every budget.

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