Easy lugger

With the noise-killing competition tougher than ever, will Philips' straightforward approach be music to your ears?

£300/go.stuff.tv/L4

The styling of these cans is wonderfully minimalist, but there's plenty of padding on the headband and large swivelling earcups, and a reasonable amount of passive sound isolation. Clamping force is enough to keep them in place while walking but not so strong that they're uncomfortable after a few hours riding on your bonce.

The wireless connectivity is forward-thinking, with LC3 and Bluetooth LE support as well as LDAC, plus multipoint meaning you can pair them with two devices at once. It's a shame, then, that lexperienced a few unexplained disconnections during my testing. Let's hope that's fixable with a firmware update.