Headphone Buying Guides

Stay aware with the best open-ear headphones and air-conduction buds for running outdoors, sports, yoga and more.

Updated In this guide, we test and recommemd the best Bose headphones, from wireless over-ear headphones to noise cancelling earbuds.

Still craving a reliable connection, high-end audio, and no battery life anxiety? Here are the best wired earbuds you can buy today.

Mute planes, trains and automobiles with our top travel headphones and earbuds, from Sony, Bose, Sennheiser and more.

Updated We put the best AirPods to the test, alongside the best Beats headphones.

Buying Guide From wireless over-ear headphones to workout earbuds: there's a pair of the best Beats headphones to suit everyone.

Buying guide Meet the best headphones for movies or TV viewing, with specialized features such as Dolby Atmos spatial audio.

My pick of the best earbuds for those with a smaller ear canal, tragus or concha, however much you're able to spend.

We pick out the best wired headphones for big audio upgrades, no matter how much you want to spend.

Here are our recommendations for the best podcasting gear for 2021, the mics, software, and everything else you’ll need.