No not a form of torture but the best add on for your brand new shiny MP3 player. Did you know that the best way to improve its sound is a good set of isolating earphones like these little beauties from Shure?

Travelling from the city of Sin to the airport of Essex, the Lordpercy team test Bose's new set of noise cancelling headphones. Can they deaden the roar of the engines and chatter of cabin crew while providing quality audio reproduction?

Cheap earphones can easily punch above their weight and show up those shipped with MP3 players. The latest on test from our friends at Soundwise are the Cresyn LMX-E630's which for a shade over £20 turn in quite a performance.

Time to pimp that Pod with stylish and quality earphones from V-Moda. Tired of those uncomfortable lumps of plastic that came with your new iPod? Perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to splash some cash on some replacements.

Finally one of those rare occasions where a bit of tech is practically perfect in everyway, great sound and even the ability to hear when you are being wolf whistled at by young ladies!  We test out the most expensive earphones on planet earth.

Wireless headsets are nothing new, however Jabra have produced a Bluetooth unit that pauses the music  to take a call. It uses the latest in Bluetooth profiles, we take it on test to see if being on the cutting edge will lead to blood loss!

25 pounds buys you a lot of earphones and why spend more when your MP3 player costs under £100? We've been testing the range topping Soundwise G3's and seeing if they are as good as units 3 times their price.

Looking to replace the poor set of earphones shipped with your MP3 player, but put off by the high price of the big name brands? We check out a set of twenty pound headphones that punch well above their weight

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PJ Skelton checks out an alternate set of earphones in the top bracket that have the ability to move grown men to tears. Or perhaps its just PJ's choice of music that has him weeping?

We've strayed to the top end of Audiophile land and encountered something quite special. The HD650 headphones from Sennheiser managed to reveal new elements of tracks we'd listened too hundreds of times and that quite some feat!

If you enjoy your music while on the move using an MP3 player why should you put up with the poor quality earphones that come with them?

Bored with waiting for the next Ipod to be released with Bluetooth for wirefree musical listening? Bluetake bring us the BT420EX headphones that cut the wires and can also pair to your mobile phone!

Still soldiering on with those awful earbuds your MP3 player came with? You know they can't be worth more than a few quid given the player was only eighty pounds. Perhaps Yahba have the answer with their "cost effective" earphones.

Your MP3 player is capable of superb sounds, however its normally saddled with a terrible set of earphones.  Future Sonics have the answer if you can live with the looks.

Another set  of budget headphones, but this time they have sporty ideas! The Soundwise S1's use the same driver technology as more expensive earphones but they are also water resistant. Ideal for listening to Showaddywaddy in the bath.

Noise cancelling headphones pitched head to head with the London Tube, a bit like David and Goliath!

We always moan about poor quality headphones supplied with MP3 players but what is the answer, how about these for around £25?

These may not be the best looking headphones on the market but bang for buck they are possibly  the best sound you'll get out of your MP3 player. And that's what we call Proper Bo!

After being impressed with the Shure E2c's we hoped that the more expensive E3c's would be even better and maybe have a smidgen more bass. Luckily for us they did!

The term deep fit could have been invented for the sound isolating E2C's, blocking the outside world and getting the nuances of the music has never been so easy.

A travellers best friend or just another set of cheap headphones for your MP3 player?