Headphones Awards 2025: Best Budget & Premium Picks!

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———————Custom Scoring Spreadsheet ——————
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——————————— 1. Best Noise Cancelling ———————————
▶️ Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 (Amazon)
▶️ Sony ULT WEAR (Amazon)
▶️ soundcore Space One Pro (Amazon)
▶️ Earfun Tune Pro (Amazon)

————————————— 2. Best Transparency —————————————
▶️ AirPods Max (Amazon)
▶️ Sony WH-1000XM6 (Amazon)
▶️ Nothing Headphone (1) (Amazon)
▶️ Sony ULT WEAR (Amazon)
▶️ Edifier W830NB (Amazon)

————————————— 3. Best Fit —————————————
▶️ Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 (Amazon)
▶️ Sony WH-1000XM6 (Amazon)
▶️ Sony ULT WEAR (Amazon)
▶️ 1MORE SonoFlow (Amazon)

——————————— 4. Best Call Quality ———————————
▶️ Sony WH-1000XM6 (Amazon)
▶️ Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 (Amazon)
▶️ Nothing Headphone (1) (Amazon)
▶️ soundcore Space One (Amazon)
▶️ CMF Headphone Pro (Amazon)

———————————— 5. Best Sound Quality ————————————
▶️ Sennheiser HDB 630 (Amazon)
▶️ Bowers & Wilkins PX8 S2 (Amazon)
▶️ AirPods Max (Amazon)
▶️ Sennhesier Momentum 4 (Amazon)
▶️ CMF Headphone Pro (Amazon)
▶️ Earfun Wave Pro (Amazon)
▶️ 1MORE SonoFlow (Amazon)

——————————— 🥇 6. BEST OVERALL 🥇 ———————————
Premium:
▶️ Sony WH-1000XM6 (Amazon)
▶️ AirPods Max (Amazon)
▶️ Bose QC Ultra Gen 2 (Amazon)

Mid Range:
▶️ Sennhesier Momentum 4 (Amazon)
▶️ Nothing Headphone (1) (Amazon)

Budget:
▶️ CMF Headphone Pro (Amazon)
▶️ Earfun Tune Pro (Amazon)

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0:00 Intro
0:32 Noise Cancelling
2:31 Transparency
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5:22 Fit
7:05 Call Quality
7:44 Call Quality Samples
8:45 Sound Quality
16:05 Best Overall

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