BEST BUDS - Sennheiser CX400BT

These ‘affordable’ true wireless earbuds are something of a wolf in sheep’s clothing

While Sennheiser’s never in any danger of winning the Most Stylish award for any of its headphones, where performance is concerned the CX400BT have almost everything you could realistically hope for. They have the Apple AirPods firmly in their sights while still doing things entirely their own way.

Because this is Sennheiser, they’re flawlessly constructed. Though the plastics used feel (and look) quite hard and shiny, there’s nothing that doesn’t suggest both ‘quality’ and ‘longevity’. And once you’ve selected the correctly sized ear tip, their twist-to-fit action means they fit securely, stay comfortable for hours and offer physical noise reduction beyond what the more ‘open-fit’ AirPods can achieve.