Nothing Headphone (1) Pro review: An incredible collaboration with Metropolis Studios

Not a lot of people I’ve come across know the name Nothing. It’s almost a hushed word, one of those things where those who know, know, and I like that in a brand, but this London company, founded by Carl Pei in 2020, now describes itself as the fastest growing smartphone and consumer audio brand in the world. That’s a big claim, but what interests me more is how it got there. More than 11,000 community investors sit alongside the usual backers, and it has built a following that genuinely talks back to it.

The Headphone (1) arrived last year as its first over-ear model, and the Headphone (1) Pro is the follow up, with a…