A&K promises to ‘set a new standard in true wireless sound’
When we’re picking the best wireless earbuds, rest assured TechRadar prioritizes sound quality over brutalist beauty. But because Astell & Kern typically aces both the style and substance categories with its excellent hi-res players – and who could forget the South Korean audio specialist’s stunning Campfire Audio earbuds collaboration? – we haven’t needed to make the compromise with its audio products.
Now, the company is unveiling a second-gen iteration of its five-star Astell & Kern UW100 earbuds, released in April 2022, and while the stunning pentagon design – I might say ‘gorgeous goth jewelry’; A&K would say that Astell is Greek for ‘star’ and ‘Kern’ means ‘center’ – may look similar, there is one significant upgrade to unpack.
The UW100MKII earbuds (for that is their name) now boast a total of 29 hours from the buds and the case combined, or 9.5 hours of playtime from just the earbuds.
To clarify, you’ll get just six hours from the inaugural UW100 earbuds or a 24-hour total including the charging case.
