Final ZE8000 MK2

Your Final destination for great sound – or a sonic dead end?

In-ear headphones | £299 | View offers whf.cm/ZE8000_Mk2 Like an up-and-coming UFC fighter hyping himself up before stepping into the Octagon to do battle with the heaviest hitter in the business, the Final ZE8000 MK2 talk a big game, claiming the “fullest possible portrayal of sound texture and detail”. So, we are keen to discover whether they are champions elect or ham-fisted no-hopers. With a premium price of £299, these buds are a smidge more expensive than the Award-winning Sony WF-1000XM5 (£259), and a substantial step up from Apple’s five-star AirPods Pro 2 (£229). They are more akin to the excellent Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (£300). These long-stemmed earbuds are cheap-feeling and oddly shaped, with a rectangular design that puts us in mind of a small telegraph pole or Tetris…

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