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4. Nuheara IQbuds 2 Max: Best for innovation

Price: £349 | Battery life: 5 hours off single charge | Compatibility: iOS and Android | Active noise cancellation: Yes

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Nuheara isn’t a household name in the audio space, but it’s taking big strides to build something beyond the typical wireless earbud.

You can perform a clinically validated hearing test to adjust sound settings to make them a better fit for your hearing strength and weaknesses at different frequencies. It’s sound customisation at its most comprehensive and some will no doubt appreciate its thoroughness.

Augmenting audio is the big play though. It gives you the ability to filter out background noise and focus on the sounds that matter most to you, giving them some appeal to those who suffer with mild to moderate hearing loss. Walking around in street mode and hearing the sound of barking dogs or conversations nearby amplified in greater detail is pretty impressive.

They sound good too, offering a profile that prioritizes clarity over heaving bass and still offer satisfying warmth too. There’s proper noise cancellation here as well when you need to block out your worldly environment.

Nuheara talks of itself as a smart hearing company and the IQbuds 2 Max live up to that billing of offering better control over the way you hear the world around you.