What Are the Best Headphones Brands in the US - March 2021
Matthew
Updated 21 January 2021
Which Are the Best Headphones Brands?
We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 780+ headphones and found that the best headphones brand is Sony. Sony headphones have received an average review score of 95% based on 2,380 reviews.
Sony is the No. 1 headphones brand
The 2nd best brand is JBL with an average review score of 95% (1,988 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is Sennheiser with an average review score of 93% (2,839 reviews).
| #1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
2,380 reviews
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| #2 | 95% |
95%
1,988 reviews
|
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| #3 | 93% |
93%
2,839 reviews
|
|
| #4 | 88% |
88%
219 reviews
|
|
| #5 |
Japan
|
88% |
88%
1,353 reviews
|
| #6 | 88% |
88%
3,100 reviews
|
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| #7 |
Beats
|
87% |
87%
4,840 reviews
|
| #8 |
Bose
|
85% |
85%
2,177 reviews
|
| #9 |
JLab
|
85% |
85%
1,641 reviews
|
| #10 |
Netherlands
|
85% |
85%
94 reviews
|
| #11 |
Shure
|
85% |
85%
958 reviews
|
| #12 |
JayBird
|
84% |
84%
862 reviews
|
| #13 |
Jabra
|
84% |
84%
1,112 reviews
|
| #14 |
Soundcore
|
83% |
83%
571 reviews
|
| #15 |
Plantronics
|
83% |
83%
1,248 reviews
|
| #16 | 83% |
83%
1,038 reviews
|
|
| #17 |
Koss
|
83% |
83%
920 reviews
|
| #18 |
JLab Audio
|
82% |
82%
2 reviews
|
| #19 |
Urbanista
|
81% |
81%
103 reviews
|
| #20 |
Urbanears
|
81% |
81%
176 reviews
|
| #21 | 79% |
79%
479 reviews
|
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| #22 |
Razer
|
79% |
79%
874 reviews
|
| #23 |
1More
|
78% |
78%
161 reviews
|
| #24 |
Monster
|
78% |
78%
441 reviews
|
| #25 |
Audeze
|
78% |
78%
79 reviews
|
| #26 |
Focal
|
78% |
78%
79 reviews
|
| #27 |
Bowers & Wilkins
|
77% |
77%
568 reviews
|
| #28 |
Apple
|
77% |
77%
1,297 reviews
|
| #29 |
Bang & Olufsen
|
77% |
77%
288 reviews
|
| #30 |
Yamaha
|
77% |
77%
44 reviews
|
| #31 |
RHA
|
77% |
77%
67 reviews
|
| #32 |
Beyerdynamic
|
76% |
76%
104 reviews
|
| #33 |
Samsung
South Korea
|
76% |
76%
788 reviews
|
| #34 |
Japan
|
76% |
76%
3 reviews
|
| #35 |
Steelseries
|
75% |
75%
814 reviews
|
| #36 |
KRK
|
75% |
75%
64 reviews
|
| #37 |
Huawei
|
73% |
73%
35 reviews
|
| #38 |
Marshall
|
73% |
73%
19 reviews
|
| #39 | 73% |
73%
10 reviews
|
|
| #40 |
Master & Dynamic
|
73% |
73%
171 reviews
|
| #41 |
Kingston
|
73% |
73%
47 reviews
|
| #42 |
LG
South Korea
|
73% |
73%
3 reviews
|
| #43 |
Veho
|
73% |
73%
3 reviews
|
| #44 |
Audiofly
|
73% |
73%
49 reviews
|
| #45 |
YURBUDS
|
73% |
73%
478 reviews
|
| #46 |
Libratone
|
72% |
72%
106 reviews
|
| #47 |
FiiO
|
72% |
72%
31 reviews
|
| #48 |
Fitbit
|
72% |
72%
26 reviews
|
| #49 |
OnePlus
|
71% |
71%
87 reviews
|
| #50 |
Turtle Beach
|
71% |
71%
948 reviews
|
| #51 |
Logitech
Switzerland
|
70% |
70%
191 reviews
|
| #52 | 70% |
70%
13 reviews
|
|
| #53 |
Aftershokz
|
70% |
70%
102 reviews
|
| #54 |
Edifier
|
70% |
70%
12 reviews
|
| #55 |
FIIL
|
69% |
69%
31 reviews
|
| #56 |
Brainwavz
|
69% |
69%
23 reviews
|
| #57 |
Braven
|
69% |
69%
6 reviews
|
| #58 | 68% |
68%
6 reviews
|
|
| #59 |
Sudio
|
68% |
68%
43 reviews
|
| #60 |
HiFiMAN
|
68% |
68%
17 reviews
|
| #61 |
Denon
|
68% |
68%
12 reviews
|
| #62 |
JAM
|
68% |
68%
2 reviews
|
| #63 |
Betron
|
68% |
68%
597 reviews
|
| #64 |
ifrogz
|
67% |
67%
25 reviews
|
| #65 |
NAD
|
67% |
67%
26 reviews
|
| #66 |
Microsoft
|
67% |
67%
35 reviews
|
| #67 | 66% |
66%
2 reviews
|
|
| #68 |
SOL REPUBLIC
|
66% |
66%
10 reviews
|
| #69 |
Grado Labs
|
66% |
66%
195 reviews
|
| #70 |
Lenovo
China
|
66% |
66%
4 reviews
|
| #71 |
Crazybaby
|
66% |
66%
17 reviews
|
| #72 |
EARIN
|
65% |
65%
17 reviews
|
| #73 |
Moki
|
65% |
65%
19 reviews
|
| #74 |
Westone
|
65% |
65%
3 reviews
|
| #75 |
Accutone
|
65% |
65%
6 reviews
|
| #76 |
HyperX
|
65% |
65%
826 reviews
|
| #77 |
Coloud
|
65% |
65%
2 reviews
|
| #78 |
JAYS
|
65% |
65%
58 reviews
|
| #79 |
Optoma
Taiwan
|
65% |
65%
28 reviews
|
| #80 | 64% |
64%
10 reviews
|
|
| #81 |
Nuheara
|
64% |
64%
19 reviews
|
| #82 |
Wicked Audio
|
64% |
64%
0 reviews
|
| #83 |
Happy Plugs
|
64% |
64%
3 reviews
|
| #84 |
Teufel
|
63% |
63%
41 reviews
|
| #85 |
Plantronic
|
63% |
63%
5 reviews
|
| #86 |
Bragi
|
62% |
62%
64 reviews
|
| #87 |
Harman Kardon
|
62% |
62%
2 reviews
|
| #88 |
Cyber Acoustics
|
62% |
62%
0 reviews
|
| #89 |
Nokia
|
62% |
62%
6 reviews
|
| #90 |
Klipsch
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #91 |
Corsair
|
61% |
61%
968 reviews
|
| #92 |
Anker
|
61% |
61%
13 reviews
|
| #93 |
DEFUNC
|
61% |
61%
2 reviews
|
| #94 |
Scosche
|
61% |
61%
1 review
|
| #95 |
Cowin
|
61% |
61%
5 reviews
|
| #96 |
iHip
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #97 |
Ultrasone
|
60% |
60%
3 reviews
|
| #98 |
Google
|
59% |
59%
78 reviews
|
| #99 |
Sandberg
|
59% |
59%
10 reviews
|
| #100 |
Mackie
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #101 |
Cygnett
|
59% |
59%
7 reviews
|
| #102 |
CAD Audio
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #103 |
SOUL
|
59% |
59%
4 reviews
|
| #104 |
Volkano
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #105 |
Motorola
|
58% |
58%
3 reviews
|
| #106 |
Kensington
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #107 |
Sephia
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #108 |
DearEar
|
58% |
58%
3 reviews
|
| #109 |
Sentry
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #110 |
Adesso
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #111 |
Tascam
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #112 |
Reloop
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #113 |
Adidas
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #114 |
Rockville
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #115 |
Stax
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #116 |
Power Acoustik
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #117 |
Fitness Technologies
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #118 |
Verbatim
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #119 |
Tracer
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #120 |
AIAIAI
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #121 |
Direct Sound
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #122 |
Califone
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #123 |
Wraps
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #124 |
Numark
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #125 |
Dynamode
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #126 |
Vivitar
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #127 |
Belkin
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #128 |
VisionTek
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #129 |
Avid
|
53% |
53%
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 |
Hamilton Buhl
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #135 |
Tribe
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #136 |
Aluratek
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #137 |
Samson
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #138 |
Senso
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #139 |
Altec Lansing
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #140 |
Logik
United Kingdom
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #141 |
Lasmex
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #142 |
Groov-e
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #143 |
Vivanco
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #144 |
Grado
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #145 |
Cardas Audio
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #146 |
Blue Microphones
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #147 |
SMS Audio
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #148 |
Noontec
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #149 |
Asus
Taiwan
|
51% |
51%
1 review
|
| #150 |
Puro Sound Labs
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #151 |
B&O
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #152 |
Xqisit
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #153 |
Waverly Labs
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #154 |
Quad
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
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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 brands are Sennheiser and Bose.
| Average Review Score | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | Beats | Jabra |
 |
77%
23 reviews
|
81%
29 reviews
|
75%
15 reviews
|
75%
25 reviews
|
75%
9 reviews
|
 |
77%
24 reviews
|
77%
18 reviews
|
67%
9 reviews
|
79%
13 reviews
|
83%
9 reviews
|
 |
82%
13 reviews
|
80%
7 reviews
|
80%
5 reviews
|
74%
5 reviews
|
73%
4 reviews
|
 |
89%
6 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
75%
9 reviews
|
71%
7 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
 |
85%
8 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
67%
3 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
 |
82%
10 reviews
|
94%
7 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
75%
4 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
 |
76%
8 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
80%
3 reviews
|
58%
3 reviews
|
35%
1 review
|
 |
77%
1 review
|
82%
5 reviews
|
82%
5 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
83%
4 reviews
|
 |
81%
7 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
78%
4 reviews
|
 |
84%
5 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
85%
4 reviews
|
90%
1 review
|
 |
75%
2 reviews
|
86%
5 reviews
|
78%
4 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
95%
2 reviews
|
 |
87%
3 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
84%
5 reviews
|
|
80%
4 reviews
|
 |
84%
5 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
|
 |
73%
3 reviews
|
86%
4 reviews
|
72%
3 reviews
|
74%
4 reviews
|
|
 |
100%
2 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
|
80%
4 reviews
|
90%
2 reviews
|
 |
88%
5 reviews
|
83%
6 reviews
|
100%
1 review
|
|
|
 |
80%
3 reviews
|
81%
4 reviews
|
72%
3 reviews
|
70%
1 review
|
80%
1 review
|
 |
90%
2 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
70%
2 reviews
|
 |
80%
1 review
|
87%
3 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
91%
2 reviews
|
92%
1 review
|
 |
93%
2 reviews
|
89%
4 reviews
|
51%
1 review
|
94%
4 reviews
|
|
| Other Expert Sites |
76%
220 reviews
|
79%
208 reviews
|
74%
149 reviews
|
70%
110 reviews
|
70%
127 reviews
|
| Average |
83%
353 reviews
|
83%
336 reviews
|
77%
231 reviews
|
76%
200 reviews
|
77%
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 103 awards.
| Number of Awards | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | Beats | Jabra |
|
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
 |
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
 |
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
 |
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
 |
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
 |
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
 |
3
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
 |
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
 |
1
|
4
|
|
|
|
| Other Expert Sites |
48
|
32
|
25
|
12
|
26
|
| Total |
103
|
76
|
50
|
29
|
48
|
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