What Are the Best Headphones Brands in the US - November 2020
Matthew
Updated 15 October 2020
Which Are the Best Headphones Brands?
We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 740+ headphones and found that the best headphones brand is Sony. Sony headphones have received an average review score of 95% based on 2,389 reviews.
Sony is the No. 1 headphones brand
The 2nd best brand is Sennheiser with an average review score of 93% (2,824 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is JBL with an average review score of 92% (1,976 reviews).
| #1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
2,389 reviews
|
| #2 | 93% |
93%
2,824 reviews
|
|
| #3 | 92% |
92%
1,976 reviews
|
|
| #4 | 88% |
88%
219 reviews
|
|
| #5 |
Japan
|
88% |
88%
1,884 reviews
|
| #6 | 87% |
87%
3,097 reviews
|
|
| #7 |
Beats
|
86% |
86%
4,979 reviews
|
| #8 |
Netherlands
|
85% |
85%
87 reviews
|
| #9 |
Bose
|
84% |
84%
2,193 reviews
|
| #10 |
JLab
|
84% |
84%
1,551 reviews
|
| #11 |
Plantronics
|
83% |
83%
1,238 reviews
|
| #12 | 83% |
83%
1,039 reviews
|
|
| #13 |
Urbanista
|
81% |
81%
103 reviews
|
| #14 |
JayBird
|
81% |
81%
862 reviews
|
| #15 | 80% |
80%
480 reviews
|
|
| #16 |
Urbanears
|
78% |
78%
173 reviews
|
| #17 |
Bowers & Wilkins
|
78% |
78%
559 reviews
|
| #18 |
1More
|
78% |
78%
161 reviews
|
| #19 |
Focal
|
78% |
78%
79 reviews
|
| #20 |
Steelseries
|
76% |
76%
814 reviews
|
| #21 |
Monster
|
76% |
76%
441 reviews
|
| #22 |
Samsung
South Korea
|
76% |
76%
793 reviews
|
| #23 |
Japan
|
76% |
76%
3 reviews
|
| #24 |
RHA
|
75% |
75%
67 reviews
|
| #25 |
Jabra
|
75% |
75%
1,110 reviews
|
| #26 |
Wicked Audio
|
75% |
75%
0 reviews
|
| #27 |
Beyerdynamic
|
74% |
74%
104 reviews
|
| #28 |
Razer
|
73% |
73%
870 reviews
|
| #29 |
Apple
|
73% |
73%
1,299 reviews
|
| #30 |
Bang & Olufsen
|
73% |
73%
251 reviews
|
| #31 |
Shure
|
73% |
73%
727 reviews
|
| #32 |
Audiofly
|
73% |
73%
49 reviews
|
| #33 |
FiiO
|
72% |
72%
31 reviews
|
| #34 |
Huawei
|
71% |
71%
32 reviews
|
| #35 |
Koss
|
71% |
71%
100 reviews
|
| #36 |
Fitbit
|
71% |
71%
26 reviews
|
| #37 | 70% |
70%
13 reviews
|
|
| #38 |
Denon
|
70% |
70%
12 reviews
|
| #39 |
SOL REPUBLIC
|
69% |
69%
11 reviews
|
| #40 |
Soundcore
|
69% |
69%
564 reviews
|
| #41 |
Brainwavz
|
69% |
69%
23 reviews
|
| #42 |
JLab Audio
|
69% |
69%
2 reviews
|
| #43 |
YURBUDS
|
68% |
68%
476 reviews
|
| #44 |
Braven
|
68% |
68%
6 reviews
|
| #45 | 67% |
67%
10 reviews
|
|
| #46 |
Accutone
|
67% |
67%
6 reviews
|
| #47 |
Edifier
|
66% |
66%
12 reviews
|
| #48 |
KRK
|
65% |
65%
64 reviews
|
| #49 |
EARIN
|
65% |
65%
17 reviews
|
| #50 |
Nuheara
|
65% |
65%
19 reviews
|
| #51 |
Yamaha
|
65% |
65%
44 reviews
|
| #52 |
Veho
|
65% |
65%
3 reviews
|
| #53 |
Marshall
|
64% |
64%
19 reviews
|
| #54 |
Audeze
|
64% |
64%
79 reviews
|
| #55 |
Master & Dynamic
|
63% |
63%
171 reviews
|
| #56 |
NAD
|
63% |
63%
26 reviews
|
| #57 |
Happy Plugs
|
63% |
63%
3 reviews
|
| #58 |
LG
South Korea
|
63% |
63%
3 reviews
|
| #59 |
Aftershokz
|
63% |
63%
102 reviews
|
| #60 |
HyperX
|
62% |
62%
10 reviews
|
| #61 |
Scosche
|
62% |
62%
1 review
|
| #62 |
Nokia
|
62% |
62%
6 reviews
|
| #63 |
CAD Audio
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #64 |
Teufel
|
61% |
61%
41 reviews
|
| #65 |
Cyber Acoustics
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #66 |
iHip
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #67 |
Sudio
|
61% |
61%
35 reviews
|
| #68 |
Klipsch
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #69 |
FIIL
|
60% |
60%
31 reviews
|
| #70 |
Mackie
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #71 |
Definitive Technology
|
60% |
60%
9 reviews
|
| #72 |
KitSound
|
60% |
60%
9 reviews
|
| #73 |
Google
|
60% |
60%
78 reviews
|
| #74 |
ifrogz
|
59% |
59%
25 reviews
|
| #75 |
Supersonic
United States
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #76 |
Cygnett
|
59% |
59%
7 reviews
|
| #77 |
Volkano
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #78 |
SOUL
|
59% |
59%
4 reviews
|
| #79 |
JAM
|
59% |
59%
2 reviews
|
| #80 |
DearEar
|
58% |
58%
3 reviews
|
| #81 |
Sephia
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #82 |
Sentry
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #83 |
Moki
|
57% |
57%
19 reviews
|
| #84 |
Belkin
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #85 | 57% |
57%
6 reviews
|
|
| #86 |
Tascam
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #87 |
Adidas
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #88 |
Logitech
Switzerland
|
56% |
56%
191 reviews
|
| #89 |
Kensington
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #90 |
Harman Kardon
|
56% |
56%
2 reviews
|
| #91 |
Adesso
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #92 |
Bragi
|
56% |
56%
64 reviews
|
| #93 |
Rockville
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #94 |
Kingston
|
56% |
56%
858 reviews
|
| #95 |
Stax
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #96 |
OnePlus
|
56% |
56%
86 reviews
|
| #97 |
Microsoft
|
56% |
56%
35 reviews
|
| #98 |
Corsair
|
56% |
56%
966 reviews
|
| #99 |
Power Acoustik
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #100 |
Libratone
|
55% |
55%
106 reviews
|
| #101 |
Monoprice
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #102 |
Reloop
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #103 |
Groov-e
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #104 | 55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
|
| #105 |
Direct Sound
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #106 |
Plantronic
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #107 |
Turtle Beach
|
54% |
54%
938 reviews
|
| #108 |
Tracer
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #109 |
Senso
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #110 |
AIAIAI
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #111 |
Numark
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #112 |
Dynamode
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #113 |
Kygo
|
54% |
54%
1 review
|
| #114 |
Westone
|
54% |
54%
3 reviews
|
| #115 |
iLuv
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #116 |
Califone
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #117 |
JAYS
|
54% |
54%
56 reviews
|
| #118 |
Betron
|
53% |
53%
571 reviews
|
| #119 |
Verbatim
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #120 |
Vivitar
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #121 |
Coloud
|
53% |
53%
2 reviews
|
| #122 |
Cowin
|
53% |
53%
5 reviews
|
| #123 |
Avid
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #124 |
VisionTek
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #125 |
HiFiMAN
|
53% |
53%
17 reviews
|
| #126 |
Wraps
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #127 |
Vic Firth
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #128 |
Cord Cruncher
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #129 |
Xblitz
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #130 |
BuddyPhones
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #131 |
DEFUNC
|
52% |
52%
2 reviews
|
| #132 |
Motorola
|
52% |
52%
3 reviews
|
| #133 |
Ultrasone
|
52% |
52%
3 reviews
|
| #134 |
HP
United States
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #135 |
Crazybaby
|
51% |
51%
17 reviews
|
| #136 |
Tribe
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #137 |
Samson
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #138 |
Altec Lansing
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #139 |
PureGear
|
51% |
51%
1 review
|
| #140 |
Vivanco
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #141 |
Blue Microphones
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #142 |
Noontec
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #143 |
Lasmex
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #144 |
Anker
|
51% |
51%
13 reviews
|
| #145 |
SMS Audio
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #146 |
Asus
Taiwan
|
51% |
51%
1 review
|
| #147 |
Lenovo
China
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #148 |
Xqisit
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #149 |
Puro Sound Labs
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #150 |
Waverly Labs
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #151 |
Quad
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #152 |
B&O
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #153 |
Grado
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #154 |
Honor
|
50% |
50%
1 review
|
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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 | Plantronics | Beats | Jabra |
 |
77%
23 reviews
|
82%
28 reviews
|
76%
11 reviews
|
77%
27 reviews
|
75%
9 reviews
|
 |
77%
24 reviews
|
77%
18 reviews
|
72%
6 reviews
|
79%
14 reviews
|
83%
9 reviews
|
 |
82%
13 reviews
|
80%
7 reviews
|
80%
5 reviews
|
70%
6 reviews
|
73%
4 reviews
|
 |
91%
6 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
74%
8 reviews
|
71%
7 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
 |
85%
8 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
85%
4 reviews
|
68%
5 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
 |
85%
11 reviews
|
97%
6 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
75%
4 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
 |
77%
9 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
58%
3 reviews
|
35%
1 review
|
 |
77%
1 review
|
82%
4 reviews
|
83%
4 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
83%
4 reviews
|
 |
90%
4 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
80%
5 reviews
|
|
80%
4 reviews
|
 |
83%
6 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
85%
4 reviews
|
90%
1 review
|
 |
81%
7 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
70%
1 review
|
78%
4 reviews
|
 |
100%
3 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
|
80%
4 reviews
|
90%
2 reviews
|
 |
80%
3 reviews
|
81%
4 reviews
|
72%
3 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
 |
70%
1 review
|
86%
5 reviews
|
73%
3 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
95%
2 reviews
|
 |
84%
5 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
|
 |
88%
5 reviews
|
83%
6 reviews
|
100%
1 review
|
|
|
 |
70%
2 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
|
75%
4 reviews
|
83%
3 reviews
|
 |
73%
3 reviews
|
86%
4 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
78%
3 reviews
|
|
 |
93%
2 reviews
|
89%
4 reviews
|
51%
1 review
|
94%
4 reviews
|
|
 |
80%
1 review
|
87%
3 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
91%
2 reviews
|
92%
1 review
|
| Other Expert Sites |
77%
218 reviews
|
79%
213 reviews
|
74%
139 reviews
|
69%
104 reviews
|
70%
126 reviews
|
| Average |
82%
355 reviews
|
84%
336 reviews
|
77%
203 reviews
|
76%
203 reviews
|
78%
178 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 99 awards.
| Number of Awards | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | Beats | Jabra |
|
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
 |
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
 |
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
1
|
 |
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
 |
1
|
4
|
|
|
|
 |
3
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
 |
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
 |
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
 |
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
 |
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
| Other Expert Sites |
47
|
34
|
25
|
12
|
25
|
| Total |
99
|
77
|
46
|
27
|
48
|
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