JLab Epic Air Sport ANC review: Most valuable workout buds
JLab Epic Air Sport ANC review: Most valuable workout buds
With industry-leading battery life, good sound, and a great weather-resistance rating, it's hard not to love JLab Audio's Epic Air Sport ANC true wireless buds
Audeze LCD-1 headphones review: Studio comfort
Audeze LCD-1 headphones review: Studio comfort
With a lightweight build and comfy cushions, the Audeze LCD-1 excel for the long critical listening sessions that audiophiles demand of their studio monitors.
Skullcandy Sesh Evo review: No more lost true wireless earbuds
Skullcandy Sesh Evo review: No more lost true wireless earbuds
Skullcandy's Sesh Evo are fairly average true wireless earbuds for their affordable $60 price. But with Tile tracking and multiple colors, they're worth a look.
Tranya T10 earbuds review: Cheap, but crystal clear
Tranya T10 earbuds review: Cheap, but crystal clear
It's another win for the little guy! The Tranya T10 are value-rich, with great sound reproduction, responsive touch controls, and excellent call quality.
Edifier TWS NB2 earbuds review: Best in class
Edifier TWS NB2 earbuds review: Best in class
Edifier's faster-than-expected update of the TWS NB2 earbuds for the makes all the desired changes we needed to see from the original, for less.
Beats EP review: Good sound trapped by wired limitations
Beats EP review: Good sound trapped by wired limitations
The Beats EP headphones offer exceptional sound for $130, but feature a wired design that limits their features and connectivity compared to wireless options.
JLab Epic Air ANC review: Big bang for your true wireless bucks
JLab Epic Air ANC review: Big bang for your true wireless bucks
JLab's first true wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation only cost $99. Can they deliver the same performance as Apple's $249 AirPods Pro? We find out.
Sennheiser CX 400BT True Wireless review: Great sound, but not much else
Sennheiser CX 400BT True Wireless review: Great sound, but not much else
Sennheiser knows how to make great-sounding true wireless earbuds. The CX 400BT are its attempt to make that same great sound more affordable. It almost works.
Montblanc MB01 headphones review: Bathe your ears in luxury
Montblanc MB01 headphones review: Bathe your ears in luxury
The Montblanc MB01 headphones have quality sound on top of incredible comfort, and therefore these $595 luxury headphones do a lot to earn their high price.
Anker Soundcore Spirit Dot 2 review: Good, but puzzling
Anker Soundcore Spirit Dot 2 review: Good, but puzzling
The Anker Soundcore Spirit Dot 2 are the traditional alternative to the earhook-style Spirit X2, offering IPX7 protection and good sound in true wireless form.
AKG K371-BT headphones review: Quality portable studio monitors
AKG K371-BT headphones review: Quality portable studio monitors
AKG's closed-back K371-BT studio monitors function for critical listening, and can also be taken anywhere. They are a great value for their $180 asking price.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review: A step backward
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live review: A step backward
The Samsung Galaxy Buds Live have a slim profile and good battery life. But if sound quality and ANC performance are what you care about, we have bad news.
Skullcandy Crusher Evo review: Teeth-rattling bass
Skullcandy Crusher Evo review: Teeth-rattling bass
The new $200 Skullcandy Crusher Evo are mega-bass over-ear wireless headphones on steroids, with equally huge battery life, and personalized sound you can hear.
Know Comfy review: Fantastic-fitting true wireless earbuds
Know Comfy review: Fantastic-fitting true wireless earbuds
Know's new true wireless earbuds, aptly named the Comfy, feature a comforting-but-odd design, decent features, and good overall sound for a $160 price point.
Beats Studio 3 Wireless review: Who let the bass drop?
Beats Studio 3 Wireless review: Who let the bass drop?
It's been three years since Beats debuted the Studio 3 Wireless headphones for $350. Now that so much time has passed, are they still worth the money?
1More Colorbuds review: Vibrant colors, detailed sound
1More Colorbuds review: Vibrant colors, detailed sound
The 1More Colorbuds are the company's $100 crossroads between fashion and sound, bringing four different vibrant colors into a true wireless earbuds package.
Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro Review: Studio detail, giant soundstage
Anker Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro Review: Studio detail, giant soundstage
The Liberty 2 Pro will drop your jaw with their quality. They punch way above their weight class, contesting – and beating – buds at nearly twice their price.
Beats Solo3 headphones review: Style leads the way
Beats Solo3 headphones review: Style leads the way
Beats clearly emphasizes style, brand power, and compatibility with Apple products above all else, and average audio performance for $200 might be too steep.
BeatsX review: Expensive, but maybe still worth it
BeatsX review: Expensive, but maybe still worth it
The Beats line of wireless headphones may have newer models to choose from, but the BeatsX are still worth considering thanks to great comfort and call quality.
Anker Soundcore Spirit X2 review: An astonishing value
Anker Soundcore Spirit X2 review: An astonishing value
Anker's new sport-minded earphones, the Spirit X2, feature nine hours of playback per charge, plus an IP68 weather-resistance rating, at an affordable price.
Urbanista London review: Like AirPods Pros, with compromises
Urbanista London review: Like AirPods Pros, with compromises
The Urbanista London will appeal to those looking for the same features as Apple's AirPods Pro but for less money, but some of those features still need work.
JBL/Under Armour Sport Wireless Train review: Well-aged sound
JBL/Under Armour Sport Wireless Train review: Well-aged sound
The JBL/Under Armour Sport Wireless Train on-ear headphones may not have the features to match up to today's newer models, but they do have exceptional sound.
Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT-R headphones review: Solid sound, customizable style
Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT-R headphones review: Solid sound, customizable style
Pioneer tries its hand at mixing style and function in a pair of on-ear cans and gets good results, making these $100 DJ-inspired headphones worth considering.
Jabra Elite 45h review: The best $100 headphones you can buy
Jabra Elite 45h review: The best $100 headphones you can buy
The Jabra Elite 45h manage offer a brilliant combination of sound quality, comfort, and battery life in a sleek and lightweight set of wireless headphones.
Know Calm headphones review: Not unique, but still solid
Know Calm headphones review: Not unique, but still solid
The Know Calm headphones are intended for more than just music, with features aimed at longer-listening media sources such as with podcasts and audiobooks.
QuietOn Sleep review: ANC earbuds offer silent slumber
QuietOn Sleep review: ANC earbuds offer silent slumber
Getting a good night's sleep is elusive for far too many of us. QuietOn's Sleep earbuds use ANC to get rid of one pesky insomnia driver: Noise. Do they work?
Avantree Aria Pro headphones review: Functional, affordable
Avantree Aria Pro headphones review: Functional, affordable
Avantree's Aria Pro wireless headphones may come with underwhelming battery life, but they pack active noise cancellation functionality and good codec support.
Urbanista Athens review: The underdog of sports earbuds
Urbanista Athens review: The underdog of sports earbuds
The Urbanista Athens combine an impressive trifecta: Eight hours of battery life with three extra charges, an IP67 weatherproof rating, and a $130 price tag.
SoundPeats Truengine SE review: $40 incredibly well spent
SoundPeats Truengine SE review: $40 incredibly well spent
Is it possible to spend less than $50 on true wireless earbuds and get quality sound and features? If the earbuds are the SoundPeats Truengine SE, then yes.
PuroPro headphones review: Safe and sound wireless ANC cans
PuroPro headphones review: Safe and sound wireless ANC cans
There are plenty of wireless, noise-canceling headphones for $200 or less, so what makes the PuroPro special? They might just save your long-term hearing.
Sony WH-1000XM4 review: The best headphones get even better
Sony WH-1000XM4 review: The best headphones get even better
We've never tested a set of wireless noise-canceling headphones we like more than Sony's WH-1000XM3. Until now. The WH-1000XM4 are everything we've ever wanted.
Raycon E55 The Performer Review: Not worth the hype
Raycon E55 The Performer Review: Not worth the hype
Raycon’s marketing-heavy hype-machine does not reflect the reality, and its buds come up short of actually being a good recommendation in their price range.
JBL/Under Armour True Wireless Flash X review: Still worth it
JBL/Under Armour True Wireless Flash X review: Still worth it
JBL and Under Armour have partnered again to bring the second generation True Wireless Flash X to the table, featuring better battery and Bluetooth connection.
LG Tone Free HBS-FN6 review: Self-cleaning buds don’t make the cut
LG Tone Free HBS-FN6 review: Self-cleaning buds don’t make the cut
LG's new Tone Free HBS-FN6 true wireless earbuds have an intriguing selling point - they're self-cleaning buds that offer sound fine tuned by Meridian Audio.
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