Luckily, now’s the perfect time to finally upgrade. The second-generation Apple AirPods just hit their lowest price point ever for Prime Day, giving you 40 percent off the wireless gadget. Saving $100 on a daily tech essential is not a bad deal,

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Right now, you can grab the Sennheiser IE 200 for just $94 at Amazon U.S. and for £109 at Amazon U.K. If you're an audiophile who appreciates being able to hear every single note in a song, these earbuds are for you — I'd personally pick them over Apple AirPods any day.

Priced at $399/£299 and available in a variety of colours, this is actually the third-generation version of the A1, with the previous second-gen model having been launched in 2021. The outward appearance of this new model hasn’t changed at all, sticking with B&O’s distinctive circular design with a perforated aluminium grille on top.

The lossless audio is the most straightforward to explain. When used as wired headphones, the AirPods Max support audio up to 24-bit/48kHz, which is significantly higher fidelity than they previously could achieve over Bluetooth. They also support this 24-bit audio from any USB-C source — it doesn’t have to be an Apple device.

Our electronics writer brought the AirPods Max and Sony XM6 everywhere, from his last vacation to his daily commute, to find out which pair of noise-canceling headphones reigns supreme.

Yesterday, I published a video comparing the Apple AirPods Pro 2 with two similarly priced wired IEMs: the Sennheiser IE 300 (US$299) and the Campfire Axion (US$249), with a greater focus on the latter. That video has already done far better than expected — almost 60,000 views in the first 24 hours — thank you.