Should You Buy a Panasonic Headphones?
Panasonic is well known for its TVs, digital cameras, microwaves and camcorders.
If you are wondering how Panasonic headphones compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 1,900 headphones by objectively and impartially analysing over 55,000 user and expert reviews and over 1,200 awards from hundreds of different review sites.
Panasonic are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular headphones and start at $10 for the RP-HJE125E which has a driver size of 9mm, is an in-ear headphones and a headphones that has an in-ear style and go up to $245 for the RP-HD10 which has a driver size of 50mm, is an over-ear headphones and a headphones that has a head-band style. The average price of a new Panasonic headphones is $73.
Is Panasonic the Best Headphones Brand?
So are Panasonic headphones any good? We give every headphones a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all headphones we are able to impartially rank all the headphones brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Panasonic is the 34th best headphones brand out there.
| #1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
2,380 reviews
|
| #2 | 95% |
95%
1,993 reviews
|
|
| #3 | 93% |
93%
2,838 reviews
|
|
| #4 | 88% |
88%
219 reviews
|
|
| #5 |
Japan
|
88% |
88%
1,361 reviews
|
| #6 | 88% |
88%
3,079 reviews
|
|
| #7 |
Beats
|
87% |
87%
4,983 reviews
|
| #8 |
Netherlands
|
85% |
85%
94 reviews
|
| #9 |
Jabra
|
85% |
85%
1,111 reviews
|
| #10 |
Bose
|
85% |
85%
2,182 reviews
|
| #11 |
JLab
|
85% |
85%
1,641 reviews
|
| #12 |
Plantronics
|
85% |
85%
1,231 reviews
|
| #13 |
JLab Audio
|
84% |
84%
2 reviews
|
| #14 |
JayBird
|
84% |
84%
862 reviews
|
| #15 |
Shure
|
83% |
83%
896 reviews
|
| #16 | 83% |
83%
1,039 reviews
|
|
| #17 |
Soundcore
|
83% |
83%
570 reviews
|
| #18 |
Koss
|
82% |
82%
935 reviews
|
| #19 |
Urbanista
|
81% |
81%
103 reviews
|
| #20 |
Razer
|
81% |
81%
873 reviews
|
| #21 |
Monster
|
80% |
80%
441 reviews
|
| #22 |
Urbanears
|
79% |
79%
176 reviews
|
| #23 | 78% |
78%
479 reviews
|
|
| #24 |
1More
|
78% |
78%
161 reviews
|
| #25 |
Bowers & Wilkins
|
78% |
78%
568 reviews
|
| #26 |
Audeze
|
78% |
78%
79 reviews
|
| #27 |
Apple
|
78% |
78%
1,294 reviews
|
| #28 |
Focal
|
77% |
77%
79 reviews
|
| #29 |
Yamaha
|
77% |
77%
44 reviews
|
| #30 |
RHA
|
77% |
77%
67 reviews
|
| #31 |
Beyerdynamic
|
76% |
76%
104 reviews
|
| #32 |
Bang & Olufsen
|
76% |
76%
288 reviews
|
| #33 |
Samsung
South Korea
|
76% |
76%
787 reviews
|
| #34 |
Japan
|
76% |
76%
3 reviews
|
| #35 |
Steelseries
|
75% |
75%
814 reviews
|
| #36 |
Marshall
|
75% |
75%
19 reviews
|
| #37 |
KRK
|
74% |
74%
64 reviews
|
| #38 |
Huawei
|
73% |
73%
34 reviews
|
| #39 |
Kingston
|
73% |
73%
44 reviews
|
| #40 |
Audiofly
|
73% |
73%
49 reviews
|
| #41 |
FiiO
|
72% |
72%
31 reviews
|
| #42 |
YURBUDS
|
72% |
72%
476 reviews
|
| #43 |
Veho
|
72% |
72%
3 reviews
|
| #44 |
Master & Dynamic
|
72% |
72%
171 reviews
|
| #45 |
Fitbit
|
72% |
72%
26 reviews
|
| #46 |
Plantronic
|
71% |
71%
0 reviews
|
| #47 |
Edifier
|
71% |
71%
12 reviews
|
| #48 |
Libratone
|
71% |
71%
106 reviews
|
| #49 | 71% |
71%
10 reviews
|
|
| #50 |
Logitech
Switzerland
|
70% |
70%
191 reviews
|
| #51 | 70% |
70%
13 reviews
|
|
| #52 |
LG
South Korea
|
70% |
70%
3 reviews
|
| #53 |
Aftershokz
|
70% |
70%
102 reviews
|
| #54 |
Turtle Beach
|
69% |
69%
950 reviews
|
| #55 |
OnePlus
|
69% |
69%
87 reviews
|
| #56 |
FIIL
|
68% |
68%
31 reviews
|
| #57 |
Braven
|
68% |
68%
6 reviews
|
| #58 |
HiFiMAN
|
68% |
68%
17 reviews
|
| #59 |
Sudio
|
68% |
68%
42 reviews
|
| #60 |
Betron
|
68% |
68%
587 reviews
|
| #61 |
JAM
|
68% |
68%
2 reviews
|
| #62 |
Denon
|
68% |
68%
12 reviews
|
| #63 |
ifrogz
|
68% |
68%
25 reviews
|
| #64 |
NAD
|
67% |
67%
26 reviews
|
| #65 |
Microsoft
|
67% |
67%
35 reviews
|
| #66 |
SOL REPUBLIC
|
67% |
67%
10 reviews
|
| #67 |
Accutone
|
67% |
67%
6 reviews
|
| #68 | 66% |
66%
2 reviews
|
|
| #69 |
Brainwavz
|
66% |
66%
23 reviews
|
| #70 |
Westone
|
66% |
66%
3 reviews
|
| #71 | 66% |
66%
6 reviews
|
|
| #72 |
HyperX
|
65% |
65%
832 reviews
|
| #73 |
Moki
|
65% |
65%
19 reviews
|
| #74 |
EARIN
|
65% |
65%
17 reviews
|
| #75 |
Coloud
|
64% |
64%
2 reviews
|
| #76 |
JAYS
|
64% |
64%
57 reviews
|
| #77 |
Nuheara
|
64% |
64%
19 reviews
|
| #78 | 64% |
64%
10 reviews
|
|
| #79 |
Wicked Audio
|
64% |
64%
0 reviews
|
| #80 |
Definitive Technology
|
64% |
64%
9 reviews
|
| #81 |
Crazybaby
|
64% |
64%
17 reviews
|
| #82 |
Happy Plugs
|
64% |
64%
3 reviews
|
| #83 |
Teufel
|
63% |
63%
41 reviews
|
| #84 |
Harman Kardon
|
62% |
62%
2 reviews
|
| #85 |
Bragi
|
62% |
62%
64 reviews
|
| #86 |
Klipsch
|
62% |
62%
0 reviews
|
| #87 |
Corsair
|
61% |
61%
969 reviews
|
| #88 |
Cowin
|
61% |
61%
5 reviews
|
| #89 |
Anker
|
61% |
61%
13 reviews
|
| #90 |
DEFUNC
|
61% |
61%
2 reviews
|
| #91 |
Scosche
|
61% |
61%
1 review
|
| #92 |
iHip
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #93 |
Ultrasone
|
60% |
60%
3 reviews
|
| #94 |
Sandberg
|
60% |
60%
10 reviews
|
| #95 |
Sephia
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #96 |
Motorola
|
59% |
59%
3 reviews
|
| #97 |
Mackie
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #98 |
Google
|
59% |
59%
78 reviews
|
| #99 |
Supersonic
United States
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #100 |
CAD Audio
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #101 |
Cyber Acoustics
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #102 |
Cygnett
|
59% |
59%
7 reviews
|
| #103 |
SOUL
|
59% |
59%
4 reviews
|
| #104 |
Volkano
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #105 |
DearEar
|
58% |
58%
3 reviews
|
| #106 |
Sentry
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #107 |
Adesso
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #108 |
Kensington
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #109 |
Lenovo
China
|
57% |
57%
4 reviews
|
| #110 |
Tascam
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #111 |
Adidas
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #112 |
Stax
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #113 |
Rockville
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #114 |
Reloop
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #115 |
Tracer
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #116 |
Direct Sound
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #117 |
Power Acoustik
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #118 |
iLuv
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #119 |
AIAIAI
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #120 |
Califone
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #121 |
Avid
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #122 |
Numark
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #123 |
Belkin
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #124 |
Wraps
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #125 |
Dynamode
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #126 |
Vivitar
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #127 |
Verbatim
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #128 |
VisionTek
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #129 |
Blue Microphones
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #130 |
Cord Cruncher
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #131 |
HP
United States
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #132 |
BuddyPhones
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #133 |
Xblitz
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #134 |
Senso
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #135 |
Hamilton Buhl
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #136 |
Monoprice
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #137 |
Tribe
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #138 |
Lasmex
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #139 |
Samson
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #140 |
Altec Lansing
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #141 |
Groov-e
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #142 |
Vivanco
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #143 |
SMS Audio
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #144 |
Noontec
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #145 |
Asus
Taiwan
|
50% |
50%
1 review
|
| #146 |
Vic Firth
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #147 |
B&O
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #148 |
Xqisit
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #149 |
Puro Sound Labs
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #150 |
PureGear
|
50% |
50%
1 review
|
| #151 |
Waverly Labs
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #152 |
Quad
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
Let's look at how Panasonic headphones compare to the other headphones brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
| All headphones Brands |
| Panasonic Headphones |
There's a smaller selection of Panasonic headphones available compared to other headphones brands, with only 10 Panasonic headphones currently on the market in the US. Panasonic headphones also tend to be cheaper than most other headphones brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.
Panasonic have worse reviews than the typical headphones brand, with the average rating of a Panasonic headphones being 61%. Whilst Panasonic have a number of interesting features including Acoustic Bass Control, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors.
No. Of Headphones |
Average Price
$102 |
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| $0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $8,649 | ||||||||||
No. Of Headphones |
Average Price
$73 |
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| $0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $4,299 | ||||||||||
What Do the Panasonic Headphones Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Panasonic headphones to work out the average distribution of reviews for Panasonic and then compared this to the other headphones brands.
| 5 stars | 1 | |
| 4 stars | 0 | |
| 3 stars | 2 | |
| 2 stars | 0 | |
| 1 star | 0 |
Over 33% of expert reviews for Panasonic headphones are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 89% across all headphones brands.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Panasonic headphones by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other headphones brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
| Average Review Score | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | Beats | Jabra | Panasonic |
 |
77%
23 reviews
|
81%
24 reviews
|
76%
14 reviews
|
76%
25 reviews
|
75%
9 reviews
|
|
 |
77%
24 reviews
|
83%
15 reviews
|
67%
9 reviews
|
79%
13 reviews
|
83%
9 reviews
|
|
 |
82%
13 reviews
|
80%
6 reviews
|
80%
6 reviews
|
75%
6 reviews
|
73%
4 reviews
|
|
 |
89%
7 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
76%
8 reviews
|
71%
7 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
|
 |
85%
8 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
67%
3 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
|
 |
84%
11 reviews
|
100%
5 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
75%
4 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
|
 |
77%
9 reviews
|
78%
4 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
58%
3 reviews
|
35%
1 review
|
|
 |
77%
1 review
|
82%
4 reviews
|
82%
5 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
83%
4 reviews
|
|
 |
90%
4 reviews
|
88%
4 reviews
|
84%
5 reviews
|
|
80%
4 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
 |
81%
7 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
78%
4 reviews
|
|
 |
83%
6 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
85%
4 reviews
|
90%
1 review
|
|
 |
100%
4 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
|
80%
4 reviews
|
90%
2 reviews
|
|
 |
70%
1 review
|
88%
4 reviews
|
78%
4 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
95%
2 reviews
|
|
 |
84%
5 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
|
|
 |
73%
3 reviews
|
86%
4 reviews
|
72%
3 reviews
|
78%
3 reviews
|
|
|
 |
80%
3 reviews
|
81%
4 reviews
|
72%
3 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
80%
1 review
|
|
 |
80%
1 review
|
87%
3 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
91%
2 reviews
|
92%
1 review
|
|
 |
88%
5 reviews
|
83%
6 reviews
|
100%
1 review
|
|
|
|
 |
82%
5 reviews
|
95%
4 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
|
80%
1 review
|
|
 |
93%
2 reviews
|
89%
4 reviews
|
51%
1 review
|
94%
4 reviews
|
|
|
| Other Expert Sites |
77%
216 reviews
|
79%
202 reviews
|
74%
149 reviews
|
70%
119 reviews
|
70%
128 reviews
|
90%
1 review
|
| Average |
82%
358 reviews
|
85%
314 reviews
|
78%
229 reviews
|
76%
209 reviews
|
78%
178 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
How Many Industry Awards Have Panasonic Headphones Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Panasonic headphones. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular headphones brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning headphones
| Number of Awards | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | Beats | Jabra | Panasonic |
|
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
5
|
|
|
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
 |
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
 |
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
 |
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
 |
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
 |
2
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
 |
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
 |
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
 |
1
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
 |
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Expert Sites |
50
|
33
|
26
|
12
|
26
|
|
| Total |
103
|
79
|
51
|
29
|
48
|
|
Features to Look Out For On Panasonic Headphones
There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Panasonic headphones that set them apart from the competition. These include Acoustic Bass Control.
Panasonic Acoustic Bass Control
Panasonic headphones that feature Acoustic Bass Control include the Panasonic RP-HTX80 ($100).
What is the Best Mid-Range Panasonic Headphones?
Panasonic RPBTD5K
|
$75.99
Overstock
|
Buy Now |
|
40mm
DRIVER
|
|
155g
|
|
|
40h
BATTERY LIFE
|
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|
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A great mid range choice, priced at $75.99 is the Panasonic RPBTD5K, which has a Kagoo Score of 72.
A good spec but only moderate value for money 155g, 40mm driver headphones. It has a detachable cable and a battery life of 40h, supports Bluetooth and is foldable.
|
78
|
Good Features |
|
68
|
Good |
|
72
|
Very Good |
The cheapest price that we could find for the RPBTD5K in the US is $75.99 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
What is the Best Budget Choice Panasonic Headphones?
Panasonic RP-HJE125E
|
$9.89
Adorama
|
Buy Now |
|
9mm
DRIVER
|
|
4g
|
|
|
|
At only $9.89 and with a Kagoo Score of 76 the Panasonic RP-HJE125E makes a great budget choice.
A staggeringly light weight and fully featured 9mm driver in-ear style headphones, with a fair price.
|
80
|
Fully-Featured |
|
68
|
A Less Popular Choice |
|
79
|
Very Good |
|
76
|
Very Good |
The cheapest price that we could find for the RP-HJE125E in the US is $9.89 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.
|
|
+4 more prices
In stock
|
$9.89
|
Go to Store | |
|
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Out of stock
|
$9.99
Delivery unknown
|
Go to Store | |
|
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In stock
|
$9.99
|
Go to Store | |
|
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In stock
|
$9.99
|
Go to Store | |
|
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