Headphones

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Most people listen to their music through headphones today – so you want to make sure you’re getting the best pair you can. We test headphones of all kinds, ranging from true wireless earbuds to premium wired over-ear headphones, so no matter what style you prefer, or what your budget is, you can find something that’ll help you enjoy your music more.

True wireless earbuds are the most popular kind today, especially Apple’s AirPods, because they’re just so convenient and small – there’s no harm in taking them everywhere. And these days they come with great features such as active noise cancellation at cheaper and cheaper prices – while at the high-end, they keep taking big leaps in audio quality.

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AirPods 4

Apple AirPods 4 are down to their lowest-ever price in this early Black Friday deal

By TechRadar published

This is the cheapest these AirPods 4 have ever been on Amazon

Earbuds & Airpods

Forget the AirPods Pro 3 - the AirPods Pro 2 are just $139 at Walmart's Black Friday sale

By Alex Whitelock published

Quick! The AirPods Pro 2 are 40% off right now - and these older buds are still an amazing buy.

Earbuds & Airpods
JLab JBuds Lux ANC on a purple background

JLab over-ear headphones for $49.99? Why wait for Black Friday?

By Becky Scarrott published

I loved these JLab headphones at their original MSRP, and now, they're a stone-cold steal

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A man holding eight pairs of headphones in his hands, with models from Bose, Sony, Amazon, Soundcore, and Sonos, among others

The best noise cancelling headphones 2025

By Becky Scarrott last updated

We've tested and selected the best noise cancelling headphones to keep the world out and your music in.

Headphones
JVC Kenwood WOOD Master earbuds on a colored image of what appears to be a tree section

The 'WOOD Master' are impeccably named high-end Hi-Res earbuds that include wood in the speaker driver, and self-fixing paint if they scratch

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony could learn a thing or two from JVC Kenwood's product naming: here comes the WOOD Master!

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The Earfun Air Pro 4 Plus on top of a keyboard.

Earfun Air Pro 4 Plus review: a solid and fully-featured effort, but the audio quality isn't as good as this money can buy

By Tom Bedford published

The Earfun Air Pro 4 Plus are more solid earbuds from the brand, with a few rough edges.

Earbuds & Airpods

The Bose Ultra Headphones just hit a record-low early Black Friday price, and I’d choose them over the Sony WH-1000XM6 – here’s why

By Matt Bolton published

Top-tier noise cancellation, $100 cheaper price than Sony's or Bose's own updated model

Wireless Headphones

House of Marley’s new noise-cancelling headphones offer the best battery life I’ve ever seen – and they’re not even expensive

By Carrie Marshall published

House of Marley's new headphones have a colossal 130 hours of battery life

Wireless Headphones
CMF Headphone Pro in pistachio green held in a hand or hung on a barbell, being pushed up by a carved frog

CMF Headphone Pro review: as good as $99 / £79 headphones can look and sound

By Becky Scarrott published

The detailed listening tests, circumaural sound and on-ear extras make for an ideal set of cans for this level – a resounding win for CMF

Wireless Headphones

These new clip open earbuds cost just $50 at launch, and come from one of the best budget earbuds makers – who needs Black Friday?

By Carrie Marshall published

Soundpeats' new Clip1 are incredibly affordable anyway for headphones with hi-res specs, and are going in hard at launch

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