Deal intelligence

Headphones worth watching for a price drop.

Ranked by review score, live price-to-performance, release-age context, and critic consensus. Use this page to decide what is fair at retail and what should be bought only on sale.

#1 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $399Target $379aptX Adaptive

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Live value

100

Strong buy

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#2 deal scoreBuyCurrent cycle

Sony WH-1000XM6

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $399.99Target $380Powerful ANC / LDAC

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Live value

100

Strong buy

#3 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $349.99Target $3322.4GHz Wireless / Bluetooth 5.0 / ANC

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Live value

100

Excellent buy

#4 deal scoreBuyCurrent cycle

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $799Target $759aptX Lossless / ANC

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Live value

100

Fair buy

#5 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

Nothing Ear (a)

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $99Target $94ANC / Bluetooth

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Live value

100

Excellent buy

#6 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C)

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $249Target $237Apple H2

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Live value

100

Excellent buy

#7 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

Apple AirPods Pro 2

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $249Target $237H2 chip / Adaptive Audio / Spatial Audio / Bluetooth 5.3

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Live value

100

Excellent buy

#8 deal scoreValueLong-running

Sony WH-1000XM5

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $399Target $379Integrated Processor V1 / QN1, LDAC, DSEE Extreme

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Live value

100

Strong buy

#9 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

Hifiman Ananda Nano

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $599Target $569N/A

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Live value

100

Fair buy

#10 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

Focal Bathys

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $699Target $664DAC / ANC

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Live value

100

Fair buy

#11 deal scoreValueLong-running

Sony WF-1000XM4

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $199Target $189ANC / LDAC

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Live value

100

Excellent buy

#12 deal scoreValueLate-cycle

Sonos Ace

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $449Target $427ANC / Spatial Audio

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Live value

100

Strong buy

#13 deal scoreValueLong-running

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $249.95Target $237ANC / aptX Adaptive

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Live value

100

Strong buy

#14 deal scoreValueLong-running

Sony WH-1000XM4

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $278Target $264QN1 / LDAC

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Live value

100

Strong buy

#15 deal scoreBuyLaunch window

Sony 1000X The Collexion

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $649.99Target $617ANC / LDAC / Bluetooth 6.0 / Spatial Audio

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Live value

100

Fair buy

#16 deal scoreBuyCurrent cycle

Sennheiser HDB 630

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $499Target $474aptX Adaptive / USB-C DAC

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Live value

100

Strong buy

#17 deal scoreBuyCurrent cycle

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $449Target $427ANC

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Live value

100

Strong buy

#18 deal scoreBuyCurrent cycle

Apple AirPods Pro 3

The review score and price are strong enough that retail pricing can make sense.

List $249Target $237

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Live value

100

Strong buy