Best Headphones of 2024
These top-rated earbuds and headphones from Apple, Bose, Sony, and others deliver great sound, whether you're at home or on the go
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What separates truly great headphones from merely mediocre ones is one thing: sound quality. At Consumer Reports, we test for fit and for the performance of noise cancellation (if the model has that feature), but in our headphone ratings, our trained testers give the most weight to sound quality.
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