While there are plenty of top headphones to pick from, sticking with a wire will get you better sound. And if you want to focus on the purest sound, look towards a set of in-ear monitors. Astell&Kern’s Activo sub-brand has just launched the new Q1 option, which looks like an audiophile’s dream.

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Activo and DITA are flaunting over four decades of combined expertise. It’s all very impressive if you’re the sort of person who wants their earbuds to be as engineered as a Formula 1 car.