Best true wireless earphones

What seemed like witchcraft not all that long ago is now just another consumer durable. Three years ago, your choice of truly wireless in-ear headphones was extremely limited but, let’s face it, we were all just grateful such a thing really existed. Getting music from your phone to your in-ear headphones without a single wire involved? Oh yes please.

Now we’re bombarded with choice and thus can afford to be choosy. Choosy about sound quality, about features, about price… and, of course, about the brand we favour. There’s so much choice, it can start to feel a little confusing. Which is where this test comes in.

We’ve spent the last month living with and listening to 10 pairs of the best-sounding, best-specified and best-value true wireless in-ear headphones. Some are produced by globe-straddling giants like Apple, Samsung and Sony. Others are from more tightly focused specialists like Cambridge Audio and RHA. They all want your attention and your cash, though.

Cambridge Audio’s oddly named Melomania 1 are our best-value choice - their extraordinarily accomplished sound more than makes up for the odd missing feature and a perceived lack of pizzazz. Sony’s rather more prosaically named WF-1000MX3, meanwhile, achieved the highest overall score in our tests.