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Dozens of IEMs compete for your audiophile favour in the 200 euro price range. This includes NXEars Sonata, which is positioned as a specialist device for talkers, podcasters and streamers.

Thanks to technical improvements in the design and wiring of the balanced-armature drivers, Basso performs at a high level in terms of sound and is particularly well-suited for use in longer listening sessions.

A headphone amplifier with high power reserves, up-to-date D/A converter and diverse connection options - that's what the FiiO K5 Pro ESS has to offer.

The closed over-ear KRK KNS 6402 are a versatile monitoring tool for home recording guitars and vocals.

KRK Systems send the follow-up to the KNS 8400 the KNS 8402 into the running.

With their top model Opera, the still fairly young manufacturer NXEars show the competition that professional in-ears for monitoring can come up with impressive technology even well below the 1,000-euro price point.

With the Austrian Audio Hi-X60, the Austrian manufacturer has added a pair of closed, circumaural headphones with excellent sound for audio professionals and hi-fi fans to its range.

As the successor to the tried-and-tested Shure SRH440 headphone model, the Shure SRH440A takes things to a new level of performance for home recording and podcasting.

Ultrasone's Signature Natural are coherent-sounding and pleasingly airy closed headphones that are aimed first and foremost at musicians and producers with high demands for quality. They are a robust and precise tool that aims to provide honest sound reproduction as the basis for sound evaluation....

For the SRH840A Shure promise full bass, detailed midrange and a wide-ranging treble reproduction. The first two of these points were confirmed in our practical test. The overall warm and powerful sound characterises the reproduction of these headphones.