What Are the Best Headphones Brands in the US - August 2020
Matthew
Updated 11 August 2020
Which Are the Best Headphones Brands?
We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 690+ headphones and found that the best headphones brand is Sony. Sony headphones have received an average review score of 95% based on 2,384 reviews.
Sony is the No. 1 headphones brand
The 2nd best brand is JBL with an average review score of 93% (1,940 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is Sennheiser with an average review score of 93% (2,862 reviews).
| #1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
2,384 reviews
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| #2 | 93% |
93%
1,940 reviews
|
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| #3 | 93% |
93%
2,862 reviews
|
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| #4 | 88% |
88%
205 reviews
|
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| #5 |
Japan
|
88% |
88%
1,363 reviews
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| #6 | 88% |
88%
3,123 reviews
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| #7 |
Netherlands
|
86% |
86%
75 reviews
|
| #8 |
JayBird
|
86% |
86%
862 reviews
|
| #9 |
Beats
|
85% |
85%
3,814 reviews
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| #10 |
JLab Audio
|
84% |
84%
2 reviews
|
| #11 |
Bose
|
84% |
84%
2,102 reviews
|
| #12 | 83% |
83%
1,039 reviews
|
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| #13 |
Jabra
|
83% |
83%
1,110 reviews
|
| #14 |
Plantronics
|
82% |
82%
1,164 reviews
|
| #15 |
JLab
|
82% |
82%
1,543 reviews
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| #16 |
Urbanears
|
82% |
82%
171 reviews
|
| #17 |
Focal
|
79% |
79%
79 reviews
|
| #18 |
1More
|
79% |
79%
161 reviews
|
| #19 |
Razer
|
78% |
78%
869 reviews
|
| #20 |
RHA
|
78% |
78%
67 reviews
|
| #21 |
Bowers & Wilkins
|
78% |
78%
520 reviews
|
| #22 |
House Of Marley
|
78% |
78%
480 reviews
|
| #23 |
Steelseries
|
77% |
77%
814 reviews
|
| #24 |
Yamaha
|
77% |
77%
44 reviews
|
| #25 |
Monster
|
77% |
77%
441 reviews
|
| #26 |
Apple
|
77% |
77%
1,302 reviews
|
| #27 |
Beyerdynamic
|
76% |
76%
104 reviews
|
| #28 |
Audeze
|
76% |
76%
79 reviews
|
| #29 |
Bang & Olufsen
|
76% |
76%
251 reviews
|
| #30 |
Veho
|
76% |
76%
3 reviews
|
| #31 |
Samsung
South Korea
|
76% |
76%
791 reviews
|
| #32 |
Urbanista
|
76% |
76%
64 reviews
|
| #33 |
Japan
|
76% |
76%
3 reviews
|
| #34 |
Wicked Audio
|
75% |
75%
1 review
|
| #35 |
Marshall
|
75% |
75%
19 reviews
|
| #36 |
Shure
|
75% |
75%
727 reviews
|
| #37 |
Logitech
Switzerland
|
74% |
74%
191 reviews
|
| #38 |
KRK
|
74% |
74%
64 reviews
|
| #39 |
Audiofly
|
74% |
74%
56 reviews
|
| #40 |
Koss
|
74% |
74%
100 reviews
|
| #41 |
Kingston
|
73% |
73%
865 reviews
|
| #42 |
FiiO
|
73% |
73%
31 reviews
|
| #43 |
Master & Dynamic
|
72% |
72%
171 reviews
|
| #44 |
Libratone
|
72% |
72%
116 reviews
|
| #45 |
SOL REPUBLIC
|
71% |
71%
10 reviews
|
| #46 |
KitSound
|
71% |
71%
8 reviews
|
| #47 |
Denon
|
71% |
71%
12 reviews
|
| #48 | 70% |
70%
6 reviews
|
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| #49 | 70% |
70%
13 reviews
|
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| #50 | 70% |
70%
10 reviews
|
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| #51 |
Anker
|
70% |
70%
80 reviews
|
| #52 |
Huawei
|
70% |
70%
26 reviews
|
| #53 |
Edifier
|
70% |
70%
12 reviews
|
| #54 |
Fitbit
|
70% |
70%
26 reviews
|
| #55 |
HiFiMAN
|
70% |
70%
17 reviews
|
| #56 |
Braven
|
70% |
70%
6 reviews
|
| #57 |
FIIL
|
70% |
70%
31 reviews
|
| #58 |
Aftershokz
|
69% |
69%
102 reviews
|
| #59 |
Brainwavz
|
69% |
69%
23 reviews
|
| #60 |
Moki
|
68% |
68%
19 reviews
|
| #61 |
Betron
|
68% |
68%
586 reviews
|
| #62 |
Turtle Beach
|
68% |
68%
937 reviews
|
| #63 |
JAYS
|
68% |
68%
55 reviews
|
| #64 |
Westone
|
67% |
67%
3 reviews
|
| #65 |
Definitive Technology
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67% |
67%
9 reviews
|
| #66 |
NAD
|
67% |
67%
26 reviews
|
| #67 |
Microsoft
|
67% |
67%
36 reviews
|
| #68 |
ifrogz
|
66% |
66%
25 reviews
|
| #69 |
Accutone
|
66% |
66%
6 reviews
|
| #70 |
Sudio
|
66% |
66%
35 reviews
|
| #71 |
YURBUDS
|
66% |
66%
478 reviews
|
| #72 |
Cygnett
|
66% |
66%
7 reviews
|
| #73 |
JAM
|
66% |
66%
2 reviews
|
| #74 |
OnePlus
|
64% |
64%
86 reviews
|
| #75 |
Nuheara
|
64% |
64%
19 reviews
|
| #76 |
EARIN
|
64% |
64%
17 reviews
|
| #77 |
Coloud
|
63% |
63%
2 reviews
|
| #78 |
Crazybaby
|
62% |
62%
17 reviews
|
| #79 |
Bragi
|
62% |
62%
50 reviews
|
| #80 |
Happy Plugs
|
62% |
62%
1 review
|
| #81 |
Nokia
|
61% |
61%
6 reviews
|
| #82 |
Corsair
|
61% |
61%
979 reviews
|
| #83 |
Cowin
|
61% |
61%
5 reviews
|
| #84 |
Klipsch
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #85 |
Kygo
|
61% |
61%
1 review
|
| #86 |
Scosche
|
61% |
61%
1 review
|
| #87 |
CAD Audio
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #88 |
Mackie
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #89 |
Motorola
|
59% |
59%
5 reviews
|
| #90 |
Supersonic
United States
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #91 |
iHip
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #92 |
SOUL
|
59% |
59%
4 reviews
|
| #93 |
Volkano
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #94 |
DearEar
|
58% |
58%
3 reviews
|
| #95 |
Sentry
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #96 |
Sephia
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #97 |
Ultrasone
|
58% |
58%
3 reviews
|
| #98 |
DEFUNC
|
58% |
58%
2 reviews
|
| #99 |
PureGear
|
57% |
57%
1 review
|
| #100 |
Power Acoustik
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #101 |
Adesso
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #102 |
Adidas
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #103 |
Google
|
56% |
56%
78 reviews
|
| #104 |
VisionTek
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #105 |
Stax
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #106 |
Rockville
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #107 |
Tascam
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #108 |
Reloop
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #109 |
Cyber Acoustics
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #110 |
LG
South Korea
|
54% |
54%
3 reviews
|
| #111 |
Kensington
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #112 |
Verbatim
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #113 |
Senso
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #114 |
Tracer
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #115 |
Direct Sound
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #116 |
Califone
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #117 |
Numark
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #118 |
Vivitar
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #119 |
AIAIAI
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #120 |
Lenovo
China
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #121 |
Puro Sound Labs
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #122 |
Avid
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #123 |
Kicker
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #124 |
Xblitz
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #125 |
Vic Firth
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #126 |
Wraps
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #127 |
BuddyPhones
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #128 |
Aluratek
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #129 |
Ergoguys
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #130 |
Cord Cruncher
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #131 |
iLuv
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #132 |
Tribe
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #133 |
Samson
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #134 |
Altec Lansing
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #135 |
Lasmex
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #136 |
HP
United States
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #137 |
Monoprice
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #138 |
Dynamode
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #139 |
Vivanco
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #140 |
Blue Microphones
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #141 |
PRYMA
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #142 |
SMS Audio
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #143 |
Asus
Taiwan
|
50% |
50%
1 review
|
| #144 |
Noontec
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #145 |
Grado
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #146 |
Quad
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
Show All Brands
Which Headphones Brands Do Experts Rate Highest?
Now let's consider only the headphones reviews given by expert review sites. The table below compares the average review score given to each of the top headphones brands by each of the expert review sites. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green. We then average this table up to determine the overall best brand according to experts.
Expert reviews indicate the best TV brand is Bose.
| Average Review Score | Sennheiser | Bose | Jabra | Plantronics | Beats |
 |
78%
24 reviews
|
81%
29 reviews
|
75%
9 reviews
|
76%
10 reviews
|
76%
21 reviews
|
 |
80%
30 reviews
|
78%
17 reviews
|
83%
9 reviews
|
71%
12 reviews
|
78%
12 reviews
|
 |
82%
13 reviews
|
83%
6 reviews
|
73%
4 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
 |
85%
11 reviews
|
97%
6 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
60%
1 review
|
64%
5 reviews
|
 |
88%
8 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
93%
3 reviews
|
67%
3 reviews
|
 |
79%
11 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
35%
1 review
|
80%
2 reviews
|
58%
3 reviews
|
 |
90%
8 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
85%
5 reviews
|
73%
5 reviews
|
 |
77%
1 review
|
82%
4 reviews
|
83%
4 reviews
|
82%
4 reviews
|
78%
5 reviews
|
 |
83%
6 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
90%
1 review
|
85%
2 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
 |
90%
4 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
84%
5 reviews
|
|
 |
81%
7 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
78%
4 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
|
 |
89%
7 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
|
80%
1 review
|
80%
2 reviews
|
 |
84%
7 reviews
|
95%
4 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
80%
1 review
|
|
 |
70%
1 review
|
88%
4 reviews
|
95%
2 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
 |
100%
4 reviews
|
95%
4 reviews
|
90%
2 reviews
|
|
73%
3 reviews
|
 |
90%
6 reviews
|
92%
5 reviews
|
|
100%
1 review
|
|
 |
73%
3 reviews
|
86%
4 reviews
|
|
88%
2 reviews
|
78%
3 reviews
|
 |
88%
3 reviews
|
82%
3 reviews
|
83%
2 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
 |
70%
2 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
83%
3 reviews
|
|
73%
3 reviews
|
 |
87%
3 reviews
|
|
84%
5 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
|
| Other Expert Sites |
76%
231 reviews
|
79%
209 reviews
|
70%
120 reviews
|
74%
112 reviews
|
71%
93 reviews
|
| Average |
83%
390 reviews
|
85%
323 reviews
|
78%
178 reviews
|
81%
177 reviews
|
74%
169 reviews
|
Which Headphones Brands Have Recieved the Most Industry Awards?
Expert review sites issue industry awards to the very best headphones. Below we add up the total number of industry awards issued by each review site to each brand.
Sennheiser headphones have received the most industry awards with a total of 123 awards.
| Number of Awards | Sennheiser | Bose | Jabra | Plantronics | Beats |
|
|
15
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
5
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
 |
3
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
 |
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
 |
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
 |
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
 |
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
 |
3
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
 |
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
 |
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
| Other Expert Sites |
57
|
32
|
25
|
17
|
6
|
| Total |
123
|
75
|
48
|
42
|
20
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