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 49,000 user and expert reviews and over 1,000 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.

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.

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 60%. Whilst Panasonic have a number of interesting features including Acoustic Bass Control, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors.

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.

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	Beats	Plantronics	Bowers & Wilkins	Panasonic
	77% 23 reviews	82% 20 reviews	75% 27 reviews	75% 15 reviews	79% 10 reviews
	76% 21 reviews	88% 12 reviews	80% 14 reviews	67% 9 reviews	85% 11 reviews
	84% 11 reviews	80% 5 reviews	74% 5 reviews	83% 4 reviews	77% 3 reviews
	89% 7 reviews	87% 3 reviews	71% 8 reviews	77% 6 reviews	68% 3 reviews
	87% 9 reviews	100% 4 reviews	75% 4 reviews	60% 1 review	100% 3 reviews
	77% 9 reviews	77% 3 reviews	58% 3 reviews	80% 3 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	85% 8 reviews	93% 3 reviews	60% 3 reviews	93% 3 reviews	80% 3 reviews
	86% 5 reviews	87% 3 reviews	85% 4 reviews	85% 2 reviews	95% 2 reviews
	84% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	73% 3 reviews	85% 3 reviews	78% 3 reviews	72% 3 reviews	88% 2 reviews
	90% 4 reviews	87% 3 reviews		80% 5 reviews	90% 1 review	60% 1 review
	100% 4 reviews	90% 4 reviews	80% 4 reviews		80% 1 review
	85% 4 reviews	80% 5 reviews		100% 1 review	90% 2 reviews
	82% 6 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 1 review	80% 2 reviews	65% 2 reviews
		81% 2 reviews	79% 4 reviews	82% 3 reviews	86% 2 reviews
	40% 1 review	85% 4 reviews		70% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	93% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews	94% 4 reviews	51% 1 review
	80% 3 reviews	83% 3 reviews	70% 1 review	73% 2 reviews	85% 1 review
	80% 1 review	85% 2 reviews	87% 3 reviews	87% 3 reviews
	87% 3 reviews	100% 3 reviews		80% 1 review	90% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	76% 194 reviews	82% 151 reviews	70% 114 reviews	74% 133 reviews	76% 86 reviews	90% 1 review
Average	82% 323 reviews	86% 239 reviews	76% 205 reviews	77% 201 reviews	83% 142 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	Beats	Plantronics	Bowers & Wilkins	Panasonic
	10	7	7	3	8
	3	4	1	2	1
	1	3	2	1	2
	3	2		1	3
	3	2	1	1	2
	2	2		3	1
	5	1			2
	3	1	2	1	1
	2	1	1	2	1
	3			2	1
	1	1		1	2
		2		2	1
	3	1			1
		2	2	1
	2	2			1
	1	4
	2	1		2
	3			1	1
	2	1	1
	3	1
Other Expert Sites	46	26	12	21	22
Total	98	64	29	44	50

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

40mm DRIVER

155g

40h BATTERY LIFE

A great mid range choice, priced at $75.99 is the Panasonic RPBTD5K, which has a Kagoo Score of 72.

Features We Love:

Big driver size (40mm)

Supports Bluetooth

Long battery life (40h)

Foldable

Detachable cable

A good spec but only ok value for money 155g, 40mm driver earphone. It has a detachable cable and a battery life of 40h, supports Bluetooth and is foldable.

78 Features	Good Features
68 Value for Money	Good
72 Kagoo Score	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.