Best expensive gadgets: treat yourself to premium tech

Best gadgets for people with money to spend. The ultimate luxury buys.

Best expensive gadgets: treat yourself to premium tech

The usual way to research an expensive tech buy: decide how much you want to spend, hunt online for approximately 57 hours and then splash out a bit more than your probably should have anyway.

But what happens if you throw off the shackles of a tight budget and let your purse fly open, spilling the contents all over the internet?

We’ve have a dig around, donning the eyes of someone with loads of cash and an urge to spend it on tasty tech. Sense has not been dropped off at daycare, though. We’re out for the high-price gadgets we’d actually like no own. No gold-plated talking toilets allowed.

Best expensive gadgets

Focal Utopia headphones
Focal Utopia headphones: £3,695.84 at AmazonAre these the best headphones ever? The £54,000 Sennheiser HE 1 Oprheus “headphone system” (basically a pair of headphones with a fancy amplifier with mototrised knobs) might have a word to say about that. But these headphones are incredibly special.The Focal Utopia have 40mm beryllium drivers, open backs and are handmade in France.You won’t wear these wandering around town or on the train. They leak sound, aren’t wireless and won’t block outside noise either. But they sure do sound fantastic, renowned for their detail, finesse and poise.
Linn Series 3 wireless speaker
Linn Series 3 wireless speaker: £2,950 at Peter TysonThere’s no end of ridiculously expensive hifi speakers. But few of us can fit the Bowers and Wilkins Nautilus (£35k, used) in our living rooms. How about a couple of the Linn Series 3 wireless speakers instead?A single unit costs £2950, add-ons £2500, and are quite possibly the best sounding standalone wireless speaker ever made.They have a 19mm silk tweeter and a 160mm long-throw driver for deep bass. And as well as wireless, you can plug the main Linn Series 3 into your TV directly via HDMI for a truly sophisticated living room setup. These speakers are extravagant, but also as practical as a can of tinned tomatoes.
Leica S3 medium format camera
Leica S3 medium format camera: £16,500 at bit.lyFujifilm GFX 100. And it’s a mere £16500. Without a lens.Those not in love with Leica should also consider the GFX 100. It has almost double the resolution, 102MP, and has the optical stabilisation missing from the Leica S3.
Vintage Electric Roadster e-bike
Vintage Electric Roadster e-bike: $6,995 at vintageelectricbikes.comColnago E64 Disc Road e-bike. It looks just like a normal road bike but has a 250W motor hidden away in its tube. And a solid Ultegra groupset.
Thorens TD-907 record player
Thorens TD-907 record player: £10,199 at audioaffair.co.ukbest record player mega-test. It has a spring-buffered frame for perfect stability, incredible sound quality and, well, it won’t scratch your precious records.If you’re after something a little more down to earth, check out the Rega range. You can’t go far wrong with anything from a £249 Rega Planar 1 right up to the £3600 Rega Planar 10.
TAG Heuer Connected
TAG Heuer Connected: £1,495 at tagheuer.comThe latest TAG Heuer Connected us a stunning smartwatch. It has been designed just like the analog TAGs, but this one has an OLED screen, accompanying app, heart-rate monitoring and is waterproof. It is powered by Wear OS and is a beautifully constructed watch for those who want tech on their wrists, with a big slice of style. Steel and rubber straps are available on there's a number of different watch faces to choose from. It will also sync up to help you with whatever sport you are into - with golf, running and swimming modes
Garmin Fenix 6S Sapphire runner's watch
Garmin Fenix 6S Sapphire runner's watch: £684.99 at AmazonFenix 6X Pro for unbeatable battery life. It lasts up to 21 days and even has a solar panel in the watch face to top it up. The Fenix 6 Sapphire lasts 14 days and the Fenix 6S up to nine days. Battery life may be shorter, but then the watch is trimmer, so you may like the Fenix 6S best for 24/7 wear.
Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition
Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne Edition: £2,280 at tidd.lyin the box. Yes, it's expensive but it's immaculately presented and you do get three cracking bits of tech here: The foldable Z Flip, the Galaxy Watch Active2 and the new Galaxy Bud+ earphones.
JVC DLA-NX9 projector
JVC DLA-NX9 projector: £17,999 at puretheatre.comThis isn’t actually the most expensive home projector JVC makes. That nod goes to the £35,000 laser DLA-Z1. But the JVC DLA-NX9 has a special extra in its big black case.It’s an 8K projector, using a technique called e shift to tease 8K images from 4K projector chips. You also get the bits we love most about JVC projectors, most notably fantastic cinematic black levels.Time to invest in a cinema-style recliner seat too?

Andrew Williams has written about tech for a decade. He has written for a stack of magazines and websites including Wired, TrustedReviews, TechRadar and Stuff.