9 inspired gift ideas for the music lover in your life, hand-picked by an audio expert

Date:
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:18:51 +0000

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Know a music-lover and looking for inspiration on what to buy them? Have a look at this little lot.

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Looking for inspiration for the music-lover in your life? I get it and I
want to help you find them a gift they'll love listening to.

What I can tell you is that I would adore opening any one of these items this Holiday season and in every case except the all-new and super-sparkly We Are Rewind Duran Duran-themed cassette player , I've heard the product, and I
rate the sound. (The cassette player? I mean it's stunning and while I love the warm and nostalgic hiss of magnetic tape as a cassette whirs away to
bring music to my ears, nobody buys cassettes for truly clean, pristine audio).

Wondering whether to get them a set of earbuds? My top picks of 2025 would be the January 2025-launch Technics EAH-AZ100 for delicate and nuanced sound, or the June-issue Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) for a 'cocoon of silence' active noise cancellation experience.

Over-ears more their thing? Here, the budget-conscious can go for the late-September launch CMF Headphone Pro with my blessing, or if it's their 'big present', you really cannot go wrong with the excellent Sony WH-1000XM6
, which arrived in May 2025.

Thinking a turntable might be out of the question? Hold on one minute! Consider the Sony PS-LX310BT , which will hook up to the Bluetooth speaker or wireless headphones they already own, so won't mean buying a full-blown sound system. And if it's a set of speakers they truly desire, my pick would be the excellent (and very handsome) Dali Kupid which are so new, we only just published our five-star Dali Kupid review

Whatever you get them, make sure you dance if you are able this festive season. And above all, enjoy the music! My top gifts for audiophiles Bose Quietcomfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen)

Sony WH-1000XM6 noise-cancelling headphones

CMF BY NOTHING Headphone Pro ANC wireless headphones

Technics EAH-AZ100 wireless noise-cancelling earbuds

FiiO M27 Android hi-fi music player

WE ARE REWIND Cassette Player Duran Duran Limited Edition

JBL Flip 7 portable waterproof Bluetooth speaker

Sony PS-LX310BT Bluetooth turntable

DALI Kupid bookshelf speakers



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