Headphone Reviews
After the smartphone, headphones are the gadget we reach for most often in our daily lives. Here, The Verge tracks the best headphones for every budget and purpose, whether they be wireless, noise cancelling, in-ear, or over-ear. With all the big brands — from Bose and Beats to Sony and Sennheiser — and a few of the over-performing smaller ones, there’s a perfect pair of headphones out there for everyone, and we’ll have it covered.
For $300, you shouldn’t have to deal with audio interruptions
The Google branding is just a sticker on the packaging of existing products
The second iteration of the 1000X is just as much of a winner as the original
The noise-cancelling WF-1000X earbuds feel every bit like a first-generation product, but they do sound good.
Fiddly, frustrating, yet sometimes incredible
A well-rounded pair of truly wireless earbuds
But that comes at a cost in more ways than one
Great for Apple users, mediocre for everyone else
These $1,500 headphones from France feel and sound divine
These headphones have no right to sound as good as they do while being as practical as they are
An AI running coach, in your ears
The best at nothing, but great at most things
Fender’s most expensive headphones lack the charm of the cheaper ones
A big price for a product that gets all the little things right
The fabled wireless earbuds finally work well, but still fall short of the original dream
And the $199 Quad Drivers are pretty spectacular, too
Augmented reality (and streaming audio) for your ears
Apple’s other wireless earbuds might be a better fit for you than the AirPods
Who says you can’t have wireless and noise canceling in one great pair of headphones?
Are you ready for a lean and clean audio diet?
It’s not often that you see a new pair of headphones that upsets the basic taxonomy of personal audio gear, but Audeze’s new iSine series is precisely that.