What Are the Best Headphones Brands in the US - September 2021
Matthew
Updated 27 August 2021
Which Are the Best Headphones Brands?
We've checked the reviews, awards, popularity and specs of 770+ headphones and found that the best headphones brand is Sony. Sony headphones have received an average review score of 95% based on 2,381 reviews.
Sony is the No. 1 headphones brand
The 2nd best brand is JBL with an average review score of 94% (3,414 reviews) and the 3rd best brand is Sennheiser with an average review score of 93% (3,123 reviews).
| #1 |
Japan
|
95% |
95%
2,381 reviews
|
| #2 | 94% |
94%
3,414 reviews
|
|
| #3 | 93% |
93%
3,123 reviews
|
|
| #4 | 89% |
89%
291 reviews
|
|
| #5 |
Netherlands
|
89% |
89%
379 reviews
|
| #6 |
Bose
|
88% |
88%
4,488 reviews
|
| #7 |
Japan
|
88% |
88%
1,002 reviews
|
| #8 |
Shure
|
87% |
87%
1,053 reviews
|
| #9 | 86% |
86%
3,961 reviews
|
|
| #10 |
Jabra
|
84% |
84%
3,079 reviews
|
| #11 | 84% |
84%
1,062 reviews
|
|
| #12 |
JLab
|
84% |
84%
2,116 reviews
|
| #13 |
Koss
|
83% |
83%
883 reviews
|
| #14 |
Soundcore
|
83% |
83%
211 reviews
|
| #15 |
Plantronics
|
83% |
83%
1,914 reviews
|
| #16 |
Beats
|
83% |
83%
9 reviews
|
| #17 |
Urbanista
|
82% |
82%
189 reviews
|
| #18 |
JayBird
|
82% |
82%
1,788 reviews
|
| #19 |
Urbanears
|
80% |
80%
227 reviews
|
| #20 | 79% |
79%
185 reviews
|
|
| #21 |
Bowers & Wilkins
|
79% |
79%
774 reviews
|
| #22 |
Audeze
|
79% |
79%
120 reviews
|
| #23 |
1More
|
78% |
78%
281 reviews
|
| #24 |
Focal
|
78% |
78%
107 reviews
|
| #25 |
JLab Audio
|
78% |
78%
4 reviews
|
| #26 |
Apple
|
77% |
77%
470 reviews
|
| #27 |
Razer
|
77% |
77%
1,896 reviews
|
| #28 |
Aftershokz
|
77% |
77%
176 reviews
|
| #29 |
Bang & Olufsen
|
77% |
77%
388 reviews
|
| #30 |
LG
South Korea
|
76% |
76%
47 reviews
|
| #31 | 76% |
76%
12 reviews
|
|
| #32 |
Yamaha
|
76% |
76%
46 reviews
|
| #33 |
Steelseries
|
76% |
76%
2,936 reviews
|
| #34 |
RHA
|
76% |
76%
86 reviews
|
| #35 |
Monster
|
75% |
75%
449 reviews
|
| #36 |
Huawei
|
75% |
75%
530 reviews
|
| #37 |
Beyerdynamic
|
75% |
75%
137 reviews
|
| #38 |
Master & Dynamic
|
75% |
75%
184 reviews
|
| #39 |
Kingston
|
74% |
74%
65 reviews
|
| #40 |
Marshall
|
73% |
73%
21 reviews
|
| #41 |
Veho
|
73% |
73%
3 reviews
|
| #42 |
OnePlus
|
73% |
73%
142 reviews
|
| #43 |
Happy Plugs
|
72% |
72%
13 reviews
|
| #44 |
Libratone
|
72% |
72%
170 reviews
|
| #45 |
Microsoft
|
71% |
71%
254 reviews
|
| #46 |
YURBUDS
|
71% |
71%
478 reviews
|
| #47 |
Japan
|
71% |
71%
3 reviews
|
| #48 |
SOL REPUBLIC
|
71% |
71%
38 reviews
|
| #49 |
Fitbit
|
71% |
71%
26 reviews
|
| #50 |
KRK
|
71% |
71%
56 reviews
|
| #51 |
Plantronic
|
71% |
71%
51 reviews
|
| #52 |
Audiofly
|
70% |
70%
59 reviews
|
| #53 |
FiiO
|
70% |
70%
34 reviews
|
| #54 |
Betron
|
70% |
70%
581 reviews
|
| #55 |
Edifier
|
70% |
70%
15 reviews
|
| #56 |
Sudio
|
69% |
69%
56 reviews
|
| #57 | 69% |
69%
13 reviews
|
|
| #58 |
HiFiMAN
|
69% |
69%
18 reviews
|
| #59 | 69% |
69%
10 reviews
|
|
| #60 |
Moki
|
69% |
69%
19 reviews
|
| #61 |
Samsung
South Korea
|
68% |
68%
1,502 reviews
|
| #62 |
Brainwavz
|
68% |
68%
26 reviews
|
| #63 |
Turtle Beach
|
68% |
68%
151 reviews
|
| #64 |
ifrogz
|
68% |
68%
33 reviews
|
| #65 |
Lenovo
China
|
68% |
68%
6 reviews
|
| #66 |
FIIL
|
68% |
68%
59 reviews
|
| #67 |
Grado Labs
|
68% |
68%
241 reviews
|
| #68 |
DEFUNC
|
68% |
68%
10 reviews
|
| #69 |
Braven
|
68% |
68%
13 reviews
|
| #70 |
JAM
|
67% |
67%
5 reviews
|
| #71 |
Harman Kardon
|
67% |
67%
12 reviews
|
| #72 |
Crazybaby
|
67% |
67%
23 reviews
|
| #73 |
NAD
|
66% |
66%
28 reviews
|
| #74 | 66% |
66%
10 reviews
|
|
| #75 |
Logitech
Switzerland
|
66% |
66%
66 reviews
|
| #76 |
Westone
|
66% |
66%
6 reviews
|
| #77 |
Denon
|
66% |
66%
12 reviews
|
| #78 |
Google
|
66% |
66%
159 reviews
|
| #79 |
Accutone
|
65% |
65%
6 reviews
|
| #80 |
HyperX
|
65% |
65%
620 reviews
|
| #81 |
Teufel
|
65% |
65%
70 reviews
|
| #82 |
Honor
|
64% |
64%
0 reviews
|
| #83 |
Wicked Audio
|
64% |
64%
0 reviews
|
| #84 |
EARIN
|
64% |
64%
18 reviews
|
| #85 |
Nuheara
|
64% |
64%
24 reviews
|
| #86 |
Cowin
|
64% |
64%
11 reviews
|
| #87 |
Coloud
|
64% |
64%
2 reviews
|
| #88 |
Anker
|
62% |
62%
13 reviews
|
| #89 |
Bragi
|
62% |
62%
67 reviews
|
| #90 | 62% |
62%
4 reviews
|
|
| #91 |
Klipsch
|
61% |
61%
0 reviews
|
| #92 |
Motorola
|
61% |
61%
7 reviews
|
| #93 |
Fresh 'n Rebel
|
61% |
61%
23 reviews
|
| #94 |
Scosche
|
60% |
60%
2 reviews
|
| #95 |
SOUL
|
60% |
60%
4 reviews
|
| #96 |
Mackie
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #97 |
Ultrasone
|
60% |
60%
5 reviews
|
| #98 |
Sandberg
|
60% |
60%
10 reviews
|
| #99 |
Cyber Acoustics
|
60% |
60%
0 reviews
|
| #100 |
Sephia
|
59% |
59%
0 reviews
|
| #101 |
DearEar
|
59% |
59%
6 reviews
|
| #102 |
Cygnett
|
59% |
59%
7 reviews
|
| #103 |
CAD Audio
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #104 |
Sentry
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #105 |
iHip
|
58% |
58%
0 reviews
|
| #106 |
Volkano
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #107 |
B&O
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #108 |
Stax
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #109 |
Tascam
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #110 |
Belkin
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #111 |
Ausounds
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #112 |
Kensington
|
57% |
57%
0 reviews
|
| #113 |
Califone
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #114 |
Rockville
|
56% |
56%
0 reviews
|
| #115 |
Fitness Technologies
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #116 |
AWEI
|
55% |
55%
3 reviews
|
| #117 |
M&J
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #118 |
Reloop
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #119 |
Numark
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #120 |
Adidas
|
55% |
55%
0 reviews
|
| #121 |
Tracer
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #122 |
Wraps
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #123 |
Power Acoustik
|
54% |
54%
0 reviews
|
| #124 |
Adesso
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #125 |
Vivitar
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #126 |
Avid
|
53% |
53%
0 reviews
|
| #127 |
Cord Cruncher
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #128 |
AIAIAI
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #129 |
Xblitz
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #130 |
Hamilton Buhl
|
52% |
52%
0 reviews
|
| #131 |
PureGear
|
52% |
52%
1 review
|
| #132 |
Aluratek
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #133 |
Altec Lansing
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #134 |
Direct Sound
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #135 |
Xqisit
|
51% |
51%
1 review
|
| #136 |
BuddyPhones
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #137 |
Logik
United Kingdom
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #138 |
Supersonic
United States
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #139 |
Samson
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #140 |
Thomson
France
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #141 |
Vivanco
|
51% |
51%
1 review
|
| #142 |
Lasmex
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #143 |
ADATA
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #144 |
Noontec
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #145 |
HP
United States
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #146 |
Tribe
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #147 |
Asus
Taiwan
|
51% |
51%
2 reviews
|
| #148 |
Puro Sound Labs
|
51% |
51%
0 reviews
|
| #149 |
Vic Firth
|
51% |
51%
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 brand is Bose.
| Average Review Score | Jabra | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | JBL |
 |
88%
21 reviews
|
80%
33 reviews
|
75%
21 reviews
|
73%
15 reviews
|
72%
23 reviews
|
 |
75%
16 reviews
|
78%
25 reviews
|
82%
32 reviews
|
75%
16 reviews
|
72%
9 reviews
|
 |
78%
10 reviews
|
83%
15 reviews
|
79%
8 reviews
|
78%
8 reviews
|
75%
17 reviews
|
 |
83%
8 reviews
|
89%
9 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
74%
10 reviews
|
79%
5 reviews
|
 |
78%
8 reviews
|
80%
10 reviews
|
85%
4 reviews
|
88%
5 reviews
|
65%
4 reviews
|
 |
60%
3 reviews
|
86%
14 reviews
|
97%
7 reviews
|
60%
1 review
|
72%
5 reviews
|
 |
78%
10 reviews
|
77%
5 reviews
|
79%
4 reviews
|
81%
7 reviews
|
74%
4 reviews
|
 |
82%
6 reviews
|
87%
6 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
83%
8 reviews
|
90%
3 reviews
|
 |
69%
5 reviews
|
78%
13 reviews
|
83%
4 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
 |
83%
8 reviews
|
81%
7 reviews
|
80%
4 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
68%
4 reviews
|
 |
75%
4 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
70%
5 reviews
|
77%
3 reviews
|
100%
7 reviews
|
 |
86%
4 reviews
|
73%
3 reviews
|
87%
5 reviews
|
71%
4 reviews
|
70%
2 reviews
|
 |
77%
3 reviews
|
82%
6 reviews
|
100%
2 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
76%
5 reviews
|
 |
90%
4 reviews
|
84%
7 reviews
|
92%
5 reviews
|
85%
2 reviews
|
|
 |
78%
6 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
90%
4 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
 |
86%
6 reviews
|
85%
4 reviews
|
83%
3 reviews
|
83%
3 reviews
|
88%
2 reviews
|
 |
89%
9 reviews
|
87%
3 reviews
|
|
80%
4 reviews
|
75%
2 reviews
|
 |
90%
2 reviews
|
83%
6 reviews
|
80%
6 reviews
|
80%
2 reviews
|
80%
1 review
|
 |
77%
3 reviews
|
77%
3 reviews
|
78%
5 reviews
|
73%
4 reviews
|
55%
1 review
|
 |
76%
7 reviews
|
66%
3 reviews
|
82%
2 reviews
|
71%
1 review
|
70%
3 reviews
|
| Other Expert Sites |
73%
320 reviews
|
75%
282 reviews
|
78%
264 reviews
|
75%
199 reviews
|
69%
154 reviews
|
| Average |
79%
463 reviews
|
81%
461 reviews
|
83%
393 reviews
|
77%
300 reviews
|
75%
255 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.
Jabra headphones have received the most industry awards with a total of 150 awards.
| Number of Awards | Jabra | Sennheiser | Bose | Plantronics | JBL |
|
|
14
|
16
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
|
 |
5
|
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
 |
4
|
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
|
 |
3
|
2
|
3
|
|
1
|
 |
5
|
2
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
|
 |
5
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
 |
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
 |
6
|
|
1
|
|
|
 |
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
| Other Expert Sites |
70
|
79
|
51
|
33
|
24
|
| Total |
150
|
145
|
105
|
63
|
60
|
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