About Electric Fields Festival
Electric Fields Festival is a headphone and earbud publication. We exist for one reason: buying audio gear is confusing, and most of the advice out there is written to sell you something rather than to help you choose. We publish ranked buying guides, honest comparisons and plain-English troubleshooting for earbuds and headphones — the gear people actually wear every day.
What we publish
- Buying guides — ranked lists of the best earbuds and headphones for a job: commuting, calls, running, gaming, sleeping, small ears, tight budgets.
- Comparisons — head-to-head verdicts between the models people cross-shop.
- Fixes and how-tos — step-by-step help for pairing, charging, fit, volume and sound problems, for current models and the older pairs people still own.
How we choose our picks
We don’t accept payment for placements, and no brand can pay to be ranked higher. Our picks are built from manufacturer specifications, independent lab measurements and expert reviews we cite in the article, long-term owner reports, and reader feedback. Where a writer on the team owns and uses a product, the article says so. Prices and model line-ups change fast in this category, so we re-check our main guides on a regular cycle and date the check on the page — if you spot something stale, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Our full method is on the How We Choose Our Picks page, and how we earn money is on the Affiliate Disclosure page. Short version: if you buy through a link on this site we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and advertising keeps the lights on. Neither changes a ranking.
Who’s behind the site
Evan Grant — Editor. Evan runs Electric Fields Festival and has final say on what we recommend. A musician and headphone obsessive, he started the site after one too many friends bought the wrong earbuds on the strength of a sponsored listicle.
Barry Moroney — Writer. Barry covers new models, gadget news and how-to guides, with a background in consumer tech writing and photography.
Trina Oralde — Contributor. Trina writes and contributes across tech and audio topics, with a particular interest in the products and angles other sites overlook.
Questions, corrections or a product you think we’ve got wrong? Reach us any time via the Contact page — corrections are made on the page and noted where they matter.