This is a long-term review of product that I've owned for over a year. It sounds great and I've really wanted to love it, but I now have to face facts and accept that the only possible conclusion I can reach is that no-one should buy this product. On paper it looks great. Fresh out of the box it sounds wonderful and works fine. But sooner or later you'll notice a missed call notification on your phone, and then discover that the BT earphones were active even though they're in the case. You'll open the case to put them on before going out only to...

More and more phones are ditching the 3.5mm jack as manufacutrers succumb to the epidemic of courage that began in Cupertino. In response, 2019 has seen a wave of Bluetooth headphones released and prices have tumbled. If you're going wireless you might as well go all the way, and for in-ear headphones this means the variety called True Wireless Stereo (TWS). These have moved on a lot since Apple's clumsy AirPods design, and there are now a large number of players offering sets at very attractive prices. I'm reviewing a pair of these at the low end...

For a few years now the Sansa Clip+ and ClipZip have been the goto DAPs for audiophiles on a budget. But times change, and Sansa no longer sells either of these, having moved on to new models based on a different chip that isn’t getting such rave reviews (though you can still find retailers with old stock if you hunt around).   Luckily, the past couple of years have seen the rise of Chinese makers who design and manufacture their own DAPs, some at very attractive prices. xDuoo received a lot of attention for its X2 model priced around the same as...