These are the best earbuds we’ve tried – but they’re not our favourite

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These are the best earbuds we’ve tried – but they’re not our favourite

Do you need to go on a journey of self-discovery before choosing something like a pair of earbuds or earphones?

John DavidsonColumnist

May 6, 2025 – 5.00am

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You learn a thing or two when you review gadgets for a living.

Mostly, the things you learn are about gadgets. Today the staff here in the Digital Life Labs learnt, for instance, that the latest version of Bluetooth, version 5.4, largely makes Internet of Things (IoT) improvements, and that it’s perfectly OK if your wireless earbuds still use Bluetooth 5.3.

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John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology.