HED Unity

Excellent build quality Class-leading sound Top-notch materials Cushy, cozy comfort Wi-Fi connection for lossless audio Excellent wireless range

Sky-high price Awkward set up and control Limited streaming services for Wi-Fi Poor battery life Software/features still under development

“For deep-pocketed audiophiles, the Hed Unity makes the holy grail of wireless, lossless audio a reality.”

Profoundly accomplished sound quality in every regard ; Premium materials and great build quality ; Exclusivity and then some

Unfinished, incomplete control app ; Ruinously expensive ; Unremarkable noise-cancellation ; No touch controls (or, as it stands, voice control either)

Somehow the HED Unity contrive to be exceptional wireless headphones and one of the most aggravating products you’re ever likely to encounter, all at the same time.

Beautifully accomplished sound in every respect ; Nicely made from premium materials ; A genuine “world’s first”

Unforgivably buggy control app ; No touch controls and (currently) no voice control ; Ordinary noise-cancellation ; Extremely expensive

Hed Unity’s achievements with the Unity Wi-Fi headphones are, in some ways, remarkable - that they’re the best-sounding wireless headphones around seems like a pretty safe statement to make. But the user experience is so thoroughly compromised that it...