Great mid-range ; Involving, natural sound

Mid-bass thickness ; Conservative treble ; Tangly cable

Higher-end earphones for people who'd rather have a warm, easygoing tone than the most faithful audio reproduction.

Superb sound quality, excellent isolation, includes adaptors for plane and hifi system

Impressively even handed and enjoyable sound ; Solid build ; Good accessories

Prone to tangling ; Dull appearance ; Some rivals are more superficially exciting

It is a more than reasonable argument that the market probably doesn’t more choices of earphones at these relatively lofty price points than it already has. The established players in this sector have raised their game and I still don’t know how many...