IEMs or wired earbuds—what’s the difference? Here’s how they stack up and which one might suit your listening style.

Shelby Hull's Instagram account, Wired It Girls, features snaps of celebrities and their wired earbuds. These are the pairs she swears by.

I have wired headphones in my personal collection, like an AKG K240 Studio, and an Audio-Technica ATH-M50x from the early 2010s, and each set performs as reliably as the year I unboxed it.

These wired earbuds look good and prove you don't need to spend a small fortune for high-fidelity sound, coming in at under $150/£130. The Sennheiser IE 200 simply sound excellent.

Plug-in headphones are simple, typically cheaper and don’t need charging. And wired headphones may be on the cusp of a revival.

If you're shopping for new headphones, one key decision you'll need to make is whether to pick a wired or wireless Bluetooth model. Each setup has some notable upsides and downsides, so let's go ...

Wired headphones are a more practical and reliable option than the wireless variety. You don’t have to recharge them and they deliver better audio quality because they don’t have to compress ...

You may like I just tested these high-fidelity wired earbuds — and I won’t be going back to wireless anytime soon; The JBL Tune 305C are a cheap way of streaming hi-res audio — but they have ...

THERE ARE FEW constants in headphone design. Even the word “headphone” can refer to a range of dissimilar gizmos, be they expensive over-ear noise cancellers or cheap wired earbuds. With ...