What Are the Best Headphones Brands in the US - February 2020
Matthew
Updated 22 January 2020
Which Are the Best Headphones Brands?
We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 650+ headphones and found that the best headphones brand is Sony. Sony headphones have received an average review score of 95% based on 2,803 reviews.
Sony is the No. 1 headphones brand
The 2nd best brand is JBL with an average review score of 91% (327 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is Sennheiser with an average review score of 91% (2,959 reviews).
| #1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
2,803 reviews
|
| #2 | 91% |
91%
327 reviews
|
|
| #3 | 91% |
91%
2,959 reviews
|
|
| #4 |
Japan
|
89% |
89%
744 reviews
|
| #5 | 87% |
87%
2,538 reviews
|
|
| #6 |
Netherlands
|
86% |
86%
62 reviews
|
| #7 |
Beats
|
85% |
85%
2,374 reviews
|
| #8 | 85% |
85%
211 reviews
|
|
| #9 |
JayBird
|
83% |
83%
388 reviews
|
| #10 |
Bose
|
83% |
83%
2,138 reviews
|
| #11 |
Plantronics
|
83% |
83%
1,167 reviews
|
| #12 |
JLab Audio
|
82% |
82%
2 reviews
|
| #13 | 81% |
81%
1,032 reviews
|
|
| #14 |
Jabra
|
81% |
81%
469 reviews
|
| #15 |
House Of Marley
|
79% |
79%
476 reviews
|
| #16 |
Focal
|
78% |
78%
79 reviews
|
| #17 |
JLab
|
78% |
78%
46 reviews
|
| #18 |
Razer
|
77% |
77%
869 reviews
|
| #19 |
Bang & Olufsen
|
77% |
77%
202 reviews
|
| #20 |
Urbanears
|
77% |
77%
166 reviews
|
| #21 |
Steelseries
|
77% |
77%
814 reviews
|
| #22 |
Beyerdynamic
|
76% |
76%
104 reviews
|
| #23 |
1More
|
76% |
76%
82 reviews
|
| #24 |
Audeze
|
76% |
76%
75 reviews
|
| #25 |
Logitech
Switzerland
|
76% |
76%
191 reviews
|
| #26 |
RHA
|
75% |
75%
67 reviews
|
| #27 |
Shure
|
75% |
75%
727 reviews
|
| #28 |
Urbanista
|
75% |
75%
64 reviews
|
| #29 |
Bowers & Wilkins
|
75% |
75%
430 reviews
|
| #30 |
Monster
|
75% |
75%
441 reviews
|
| #31 |
Aftershokz
|
74% |
74%
102 reviews
|
| #32 |
Wicked Audio
|
74% |
74%
1 review
|
| #33 |
KitSound
|
73% |
73%
8 reviews
|
| #34 | 73% |
73%
10 reviews
|
|
| #35 |
Apple
|
73% |
73%
1,327 reviews
|
| #36 |
Audiofly
|
73% |
73%
56 reviews
|
| #37 |
Denon
|
73% |
73%
12 reviews
|
| #38 | 73% |
73%
6 reviews
|
|
| #39 |
Japan
|
72% |
72%
3 reviews
|
| #40 |
Master & Dynamic
|
72% |
72%
98 reviews
|
| #41 |
Marshall
|
72% |
72%
34 reviews
|
| #42 |
Samsung
South Korea
|
72% |
72%
788 reviews
|
| #43 |
FiiO
|
72% |
72%
31 reviews
|
| #44 |
Libratone
|
71% |
71%
115 reviews
|
| #45 |
Koss
|
70% |
70%
100 reviews
|
| #46 |
Fitbit
|
70% |
70%
26 reviews
|
| #47 |
Moki
|
70% |
70%
19 reviews
|
| #48 |
SOL REPUBLIC
|
70% |
70%
10 reviews
|
| #49 |
NAD
|
70% |
70%
26 reviews
|
| #50 | 70% |
70%
26 reviews
|
|
| #51 |
OnePlus
|
69% |
69%
85 reviews
|
| #52 |
Betron
|
69% |
69%
596 reviews
|
| #53 |
HiFiMAN
|
69% |
69%
17 reviews
|
| #54 |
Yamaha
|
69% |
69%
4 reviews
|
| #55 |
Edifier
|
68% |
68%
12 reviews
|
| #56 |
JAM
|
68% |
68%
1 review
|
| #57 |
Brainwavz
|
68% |
68%
23 reviews
|
| #58 |
Anker
|
68% |
68%
79 reviews
|
| #59 |
Braven
|
68% |
68%
5 reviews
|
| #60 |
ifrogz
|
67% |
67%
96 reviews
|
| #61 |
Bragi
|
67% |
67%
50 reviews
|
| #62 |
KRK
|
67% |
67%
64 reviews
|
| #63 |
Microsoft
|
66% |
66%
34 reviews
|
| #64 |
Definitive Technology
|
66% |
66%
9 reviews
|
| #65 |
Westone
|
65% |
65%
3 reviews
|
| #66 |
Accutone
|
65% |
65%
6 reviews
|
| #67 |
Crazybaby
|
65% |
65%
17 reviews
|
| #68 |
EARIN
|
64% |
64%
17 reviews
|
| #69 |
YURBUDS
|
64% |
64%
60 reviews
|
| #70 |
Coloud
|
64% |
64%
2 reviews
|
| #71 |
Nuheara
|
64% |
64%
19 reviews
|
| #72 |
Teufel
|
63% |
63%
41 reviews
|
| #73 |
Turtle Beach
|
63% |
63%
946 reviews
|
| #74 |
JAYS
|
63% |
63%
14 reviews
|
| #75 |
Nokia
|
61% |
61%
6 reviews
|
| #76 |
Corsair
|
61% |
61%
980 reviews
|
| #77 |
iHip
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #78 |
Klipsch
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #79 |
Cyber Acoustics
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #80 |
Sudio
|
60% |
60%
35 reviews
|
| #81 |
Scosche
|
59% |
59%
1 review
|
| #82 |
Motorola
|
59% |
59%
5 reviews
|
| #83 |
Mackie
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #84 |
Cowin
|
59% |
59%
5 reviews
|
| #85 |
DEFUNC
|
59% |
59%
2 reviews
|
| #86 |
Verbatim
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #87 |
Huawei
|
58% |
58%
25 reviews
|
| #88 |
SOUL
|
58% |
58%
4 reviews
|
| #89 |
Cygnett
|
58% |
58%
7 reviews
|
| #90 |
Supersonic
United States
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #91 |
LG
South Korea
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #92 |
Happy Plugs
|
57% |
57%
1 review
|
| #93 |
Veho
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #94 |
Kensington
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #95 |
B&O
|
57% |
57%
5 reviews
|
| #96 |
Adesso
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #97 |
Aluratek
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #98 |
Power Acoustik
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #99 |
Stax
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #100 |
Tascam
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #101 |
Hamilton Buhl
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #102 |
NXG Technology
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #103 |
Sentry
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #104 |
Direct Sound
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #105 |
AWEI
|
54% |
54%
3 reviews
|
| #106 |
Adidas
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #107 |
Noontec
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #108 |
Samson
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #109 |
DearEar
|
54% |
54%
3 reviews
|
| #110 |
PRYMA
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #111 |
Senso
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #112 |
Tracer
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #113 |
AIAIAI
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #114 |
eKids
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #115 |
Califone
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #116 |
Numark
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #117 |
Vic Firth
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #118 |
Wraps
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #119 |
Vivitar
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #120 |
Avid
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #121 |
VisionTek
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #122 |
Kenu
|
52% |
52%
1 review
|
| #123 |
Hello Kitty
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #124 |
Dynamode
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #125 |
Xblitz
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #126 |
Inland
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #127 |
Reloop
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #128 |
HP
United States
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #129 |
Rockville
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #130 |
BuddyPhones
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #131 |
Cord Cruncher
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #132 |
OTL Technologies
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #133 |
Altec Lansing
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #134 |
PureGear
|
50% |
50%
1 review
|
| #135 |
Kicker
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #136 |
Vivanco
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #137 |
Blue Microphones
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #138 |
SMS Audio
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #139 |
Sephia
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #140 |
Groov-e
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #141 |
Grado
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #142 |
Xqisit
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #143 |
Puro Sound Labs
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #144 |
Lindy
|
50% |
50%
0 reviews
|
| #145 |
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 | Plantronics | Jabra | Beats |
|
77%
20 reviews
|
81%
25 reviews
|
76%
10 reviews
|
75%
9 reviews
|
77%
22 reviews
|
|
84%
27 reviews
|
84%
14 reviews
|
71%
12 reviews
|
83%
9 reviews
|
83%
8 reviews
|
|
82%
13 reviews
|
83%
6 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
73%
4 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
|
88%
8 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
93%
3 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
67%
3 reviews
|
|
84%
10 reviews
|
100%
5 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
60%
1 review
|
60%
3 reviews
|
|
90%
5 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
85%
5 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
72%
6 reviews
|
|
76%
8 reviews
|
78%
4 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
35%
1 review
|
58%
3 reviews
|
|
85%
6 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
90%
1 review
|
85%
4 reviews
|
|
77%
1 review
|
82%
3 reviews
|
81%
5 reviews
|
83%
4 reviews
|
76%
4 reviews
|
|
90%
4 reviews
|
88%
4 reviews
|
84%
5 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
|
|
83%
6 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
78%
4 reviews
|
|
|
90%
6 reviews
|
92%
5 reviews
|
100%
1 review
|
|
80%
1 review
|
|
90%
6 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
|
80%
2 reviews
|
|
100%
3 reviews
|
95%
4 reviews
|
|
90%
2 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
|
73%
3 reviews
|
86%
4 reviews
|
88%
2 reviews
|
|
78%
3 reviews
|
|
82%
6 reviews
|
100%
3 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
80%
1 review
|
|
|
70%
2 reviews
|
90%
2 reviews
|
|
83%
3 reviews
|
75%
4 reviews
|
|
93%
2 reviews
|
89%
4 reviews
|
51%
1 review
|
|
94%
4 reviews
|
|
70%
1 review
|
90%
3 reviews
|
83%
3 reviews
|
95%
2 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
|
80%
1 review
|
91%
2 reviews
|
89%
4 reviews
|
92%
1 review
|
91%
2 reviews
|
| Other Expert Sites |
75%
215 reviews
|
79%
200 reviews
|
74%
112 reviews
|
71%
121 reviews
|
72%
90 reviews
|
| Average |
83%
353 reviews
|
87%
304 reviews
|
80%
177 reviews
|
78%
173 reviews
|
76%
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 114 awards.
| Number of Awards | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | Jabra | Beats |
|
|
15
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
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1
|
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4
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
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|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
4
|
|
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4
|
2
|
1
|
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1
|
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2
|
3
|
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2
|
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1
|
3
|
1
|
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2
|
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2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
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|
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3
|
2
|
2
|
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2
|
2
|
1
|
1
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2
|
2
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1
|
1
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2
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2
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1
|
1
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4
|
1
|
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3
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
|
1
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2
|
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4
|
1
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1
|
2
|
2
|
|
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| Other Expert Sites |
54
|
33
|
17
|
25
|
7
|
| Total |
114
|
79
|
43
|
47
|
19
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What Are the Best Headphones Brands in the US - February 2020 |
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Which Are the Best Headphones Brands? |
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Which Headphones Brands Do Experts Rate Highest? |
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Which Headphones Brands Have Recieved the Most Industry Awards? |
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