Headphones

From traveling to commuting to bedtime, the many different ways people use headphones has created a strong market for a variety of headphone products. In such an overwhelming market, we’ve got everything you need to help decide which headphone brand and style is best for you with top headphone guides including best headphones, best earbuds, best noise-cancelling headphones for flying, and more. Explore headphone reviews and deals from popular brands like Bose, Beats, and Sony, and keep up with all the latest headphone news and releases.

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Lead Shopping Reporter

Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she's covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she's now done for three years at Mashable.

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Lead Shopping Reporter

Samantha Mangino, is an e-reader expert. She's tested all the Kindle and Kobo e-readers, diving into the buzziest models. Her love of reading extends beyond the e-reader beat, covering books and authors, too. In the tech space, she covers tablets, smart rings, and headphones.

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Deputy Shopping Editor

Based in New York City, Miller Kern is the Deputy Editor of Shopping and Reviews at Mashable, where she writes and edits reviews, roundups, deals, and news stories about tech products, including headphones, skincare devices, laptops, sex toys, e-readers, robot vacuums, and more. She's been covering all things shopping and tech, including shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, for Mashable since 2019. Miller can tell you which products are actually worth your money. She also explores trends in the shopping sphere, such as dupes and viral TikTok moments.

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Take your music on the go with $30 off a pair of Apple AirPods 4
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I found Soundcore AeroFit earbuds for under $80 — save over $50 at Amazon
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Dive into your favorite songs with 38% off the Sony XM5 headphones
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JBL's new open earbuds just got their first discount ever for Memorial Day
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Soundcore announces 2 earbuds that lean into AI for better call quality and smart feature performance
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Our favorite budget earbuds are down to under $20 for Memorial Day
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Comparing the Sony LinkBuds Clip to Bose Ultra Open Earbuds: Which open earbud is for you?
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Sony The Collexion review: Bad name, fantastic headphones
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The new Nothing Headphone (a) is already on sale at Amazon — act fast to save $30
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Marshall introduces noise cancellation in a new pair of on-ear headphones
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Bose QuietComfort earbuds are below $150 at Amazon — act fast to save $30
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I've tested dozens of earbuds. I like these 3 AirPods alternatives.
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Nothing’s retro-inspired headphones are impressive, but not in the ways you expect
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Ending soon: Rate your favorite audio brands for a chance to win a $250 Amazon gift card
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Snag a pair of Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones for $50 off
Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones


Mystery Sony headphones with metal headband and steep price appear in new photos and leaks
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The Apple AirPods Max 2 have dropped to their best price yet
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