Headphone Buying Guides

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 These best noise-cancelling earbuds block out the world without the bulk of over-ear headphones.

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

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

Buying Guide Wireless cans, over-ear headphones, and workout earbuds: there's a pair of the best Beats headphones to suit everyone.

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

Updated Our pick of the best Sony wireless earbuds and over-ear headphones, however much you're able to spend.

Updated In this guide, we rank the best Bose headphones, from wireless headphones to noise cancelling earbuds.

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