Top Headphones in 2025

Discover the best headphones of 2025, meticulously chosen by experts. This guide highlights top-performing models across various styles and budgets, from wireless earbuds to audiophile-grade over-ear headphones, ensuring high-quality sound and comfort.

Sony WH-1000XM5
Sony WH-1000XM5

Wireless headphones delivering greater clarity, detail, precision and improved call quality[1][3]. They are considered the best-value all-rounders[3].

$328.00

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones

Bose's premium noise-cancelling headphones offer excellent noise cancellation and top-notch sound; Also great for travel and customisable[1][3].


Cambridge Audio Melomania P100

These wireless headphones provide an energetic and engaging listening, a comfortable fit, a customizable app, and an unheard of 100-hour battery life[3].


Dali IO-8

Premium wireless headphones offering musical, expressive sound and effective noise-cancelling perfect for ambitious budgets[1][3]. They feature aptX Adaptive Bluetooth support[3].


Apple AirPods Max
Apple AirPods Max

High-end wireless headphones with superior sound, build quality and Apple-centric features[1][3]. They offer spatial audio and are updated with a USB-C connection[3].

$549.00

Shure Aonic 5

Wired in-ear headphones delivering detail and clarity, with various eartip and nozzle options to customize the sound[7].


Beyerdynamic T1 (3rd Generation)

Premium open-back headphones deliver powerful, nuanced sound for home listening[1]. They are comfortable for long listening sessions with nuance and clarity[7].


Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT

Mid-range wireless headphones with exceptional sound quality, foregoing ANC for a detailed and engaging listening experience[1].


Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e
Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e

Bowers & Wilkins' wireless over-ears; delivers a transparent sound, offer modern specs and class-leading aesthetics[2][3].

$399.00

Technics EAH-AZ1000

Premium wireless earbuds are all-round superstars; features a Sony-bothering sound performance, multipoint connectivity, superb battery life and ANC[1][2].


Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds

Premium noise-cancelling earbuds with immersive spatial audio and effective CustomTune calibration[2][3]. They create a skip and familiar richness to the sound[2].

$299.00

Sony WF-C700N
Sony WF-C700N

Excellent value noise-cancelling earbuds with compact design, Ambient Sound Mode and DSEE upscaling[1][2]. They area well-balanced, energetic and nuanced[2].


HyperX Cloud Alpha

Wired gaming headset delivers fantastic audio quality, comfort and is regularly discounted[5][11].


Philips Fidelio X2HR

Open-back headphones give well-balanced sound and a low bass extension, suitable for hip-hop and EDM genres, and still feel well-built and durable[4].

£99.99

Sony WH-CH720N
Sony WH-CH720N

Affordable wireless headphones, deliver good noise-cancelling and a strong feature set[1]. The sound is lively, energetic and detailed[1].

£99.99

Grado SR325x
Grado SR325x

Open-back headphones deliver detailed and articulate sound and have won awards for being the most impressive-sounding pair at their price[7].

$295.00

Beyerdynamic DT 700 X Pro
Beyerdynamic DT 700 X Pro

Closed-back headphones are aimed at content creators delivering a precise sound, robust build, and a lightweight design great for prolonged use[1][7].

$170.00

Beyerdynamic Amiron

Open-back headphones are extremely comfortable and deliver tight timing and are suitable no matter the genre[1][7].


Sony WH-CH520

Affordable wireless headphones that are built to a price but compromised in the least compromising way[3]. They have a great battery life of 50 hours[3][6].


Philips SHP9500

Entry-level audiophile headphones feature an open-back design and a flat and well-balanced sound[4]. The fabric easily tears, and not are not durable[4].


JBL Live Pro 2 TWS

Wireless earbuds offer an entertaining performance, lots of useful features and they're a doddle to use[6].


Philips SHP9600

The Philips SHP9600 offers great hign and low frequency fidelity with well-balance sounds and spatial audio[4].


HyperX Cloud III

The HyperX Cloud III gaming headset was designed with durability in mind and has simple and intuitive controls[5].


Corsair HS65

The Corsair HS65 gaming headset can introduce SoundID, letting users customise the audio profile to their hearing via the iCUE software[5].


HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless

With 300 hours of batter life, the Wireless HyperX Cloud Alpha gaming headset has crisp sound thanks to the HyperX Dual Chamber Drivers[5].


Logitech G Pro X 2

The Logitech G Pro X 2 gaming headset delivers balanced, crisp sound, has extra connectivity, is versatile and easy to switch between gaming platforms[5].


Grado GW100x

Bluetooth headphones ideal for use in quiet spaces with superb audio that are clearer and more open than their competitors[3].


SoundMagic E11C

Wired in-ear headphones delivers a clear, lively midrange, retains SoundMagic's warmth and the bass delves deeper than before[6].

£52.95

Soundcore Space One
Soundcore Space One

These wireless headphones offer great value with its effective ANC, good sound quality, and has a comfortable fit with large, plush ear cups[28][33].

$99.00

Bowers & Wilkins PX8
Bowers & Wilkins PX8

Wireless headphones are hard to fault, with improvements to comfort, features and design and excellent performance[1]. They are super stylish[3][23].

£399.00

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