Given my job as an audio writer, it’s hardly a rare occurrence that a pair of box-fresh contenders for our best headphones roundup arrives at my desk, are slipped over my head (by me – I don’t require a servant for everything) and proceed to envelop me in a glorious sonic bubble for several hours. At the end of such days, long after I should have gone home, comes the inevitable gawping and sighing over how much these beautiful sonic servers cost. And then there’s the big decision: do these cans warrant a delicate conversation with my bank manager – or indeed, my long-suffering fiancé? But today was different.
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