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Best Sennheiser headphones for recording 2025: Studio-specific cans from the German audio giants
By Dave Clews published
With 75 years in the game, Sennheiser knows a thing or two about audio. Here, we focus on the Sennheiser headphones that will up your game in the studio

Best Audio-Technica headphones for recording 2025: Studio-friendly cans from the Japanese music tech giant
By Dave Clews published
The absolute cream of Audio Technica’s studio headphones crop, perfect for your next recording project

Best Audio-Technica ATH-M50x deals August 2025: bag our favourite studio headphones for less
By Chris Corfield last updated
Get to know the ins and outs of these excellent studio cans and grab yourself a bargain today

Best closed-back headphones 2025: studio-friendly options for music makers
By Dave Clews last updated
Our pick of recommended closed-back studio headphones for optimal audio

Best open-back headphones 2025: top choices from Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, Philips and more
By Dave Clews last updated
Experience natural, authentic sound both at home and in the studio with our pick of the best open-back headphones

British historian Dan Jones on the 11 albums that changed his life – "Over the years I’ve probably written a hundred thousand words with this on my headphones"
By Rob Laing published
The medieval history writer and documentary presenter may count Duff and Slash amongst his readers and viewers, but he's also been influenced by Biggie Smalls and MF Doom in a surprising way

A practice gamechanger for bassists? Boss reveals Waza-Air Bass headphone amp
By Rob Laing last updated
Preloaded with a host of amps, effects and 32 rhythm variations to make solo jamming a breeze

Boss’s Waza-Air puts a guitar amp and effects into a set of wireless headphones
By Ben Rogerson last updated
Could this “Wireless Personal Guitar Amplification System” change the way you practice?
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