Sound quality is king when it comes to headphones and that’s a fact – an inescapable one which pains me given the sonic mediocrity of some otherwise beautiful audio products. But wouldn’t it be nice if we could have sonic and aesthetic brilliance in earbuds? Meet Beyerdynamic’s new second-generation Xelento, gloriously shiny earbuds which wouldn’t look out of place in a high-end jewellers. Add to this Beyerdynamic’s enviable track record in excellent audiophile over-ear headphones (gaze upon our Beyerdynamic Amiron Wireless or DT 770 Studio/Pro reviews for reference) and its debut Free Byrd true wireless earbuds (which burst onto the market in July with an edgy look I fell in love with immediately) and you get a good sense of what Beyerdynamic is all about.
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