Eight Bluetooth audio adapters ranked by latency, battery and owner reviews: Avantree Relay and SoundJet R1, 1Mii B03, SOOMFON, AirFly Pro 2, an aptX 2-in-1, Ultra Pro and a car AUX adapter.
Eight computer speakers ranked by sound, bass, inputs and owner reviews: Logitech Z533 and Z625, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1, Edifier R1700BT and R1280DB, Sanyun SW208, OHAYO 60W and the OROW S211.
Eight running earbuds ranked by fit, water rating, battery and owner reviews: Shokz OpenMove and OpenRun Pro 2, JBL Endurance Race, Peak 3, Sprint, Peak 4 and Sense Lite, PSIER bone conduction.
Eight budget headphones ranked by sound, battery, comfort and owner reviews: JBL Tune 510BT and 530C, Sony WH-CH520 and MDR-ZX110NC, ZIHNIC, BERIBES, OneOdio A70 and Picun B8.
Seven party speakers ranked by power, battery, lights and owner reviews: JBL PartyBox 110, Soundcore Boom 2, PRORECK Party 12 PA, a 200W karaoke machine, the A66, UE Megaboom 4 and a retro boombox.
Eight budget soundbars ranked by sound, bass, HDMI ARC and owner reviews: BESTISAN 28-inch and 16-inch, Sony S100F, two detachable 2.1 bars, a 120W subwoofer set, BESTISAN 2.1ch and the Saiyin mini.
Eight soundbar and subwoofer sets ranked by bass, channels, HDMI and owner reviews: Polk Signa S2, Sony HT-S400 and HT-S40R, ULTIMEA Poseidon M60, Hisense HS2100, TCL S55H, a 5.1 set and ULTIMEA 2.1.
Four volume-limited kids headphones ranked by hearing protection, comfort, durability and owner reviews: JBL Junior 320, JBL JR 460NC, JBL Junior 470NC and its bundle.
Eight ANC earbuds ranked by cancelling depth, sound, battery, calls and owner reviews: AirPods Pro 3, Soundcore P30i, Liberty 5 Pro, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Bose QC Ultra, JBL Live Free 2 and Tour Pro 3.
Eight wired earbuds ranked by sound, fit, cable, connector and owner reviews: Apple EarPods, Sony Deep Bass and E9LP, LUDOS Omnitone, Ferox and Zenith, USB-C magnetic earbuds, HyperX Cloud Earbuds.
Eight wireless earbuds under $100 ranked by sound, battery, noise cancelling, fit and owner reviews: Soundcore P30i, bmani 80H, Sony WF-C510, JBL Live Free 2, Tune 225TWS, Endurance Race, Live Pro 2.
Five over-ear headphones ranked by sound, comfort, battery and owner reviews: Sony WH-1000XM5 and WH-CH720N, the wired Sony MDR7506 and ATH-M20x, and the 65-hour BERIBES budget pair.
Five ANC over-ear headphones ranked by noise cancelling, battery and owner reviews: Sony WH-1000XM5, Sony WH-CH720N, JBL Tune 770NC, JBL Tune 680NC and Sony ULT WEAR.
Five bookshelf and shelf-system picks ranked by inputs, power and owner reviews: Edifier R1700BT, Polk T15 passive pair, Edifier R1280DBs, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 and LONPOO LP-609 CD system.
Five TV soundbars ranked by channels, connections and owner reviews: Polk Signa S2, Sonos Beam Gen 2, Samsung HW-B550, VIZIO V-Series all-in-one and the Samsung Q990D with rear speakers.
Five portable Bluetooth speakers under $100 ranked by sound, battery and owner reviews: JBL Flip 5, Anker Soundcore 2, JBL Go 4, Soundcore Boom 2 and the tiny Soundcore Select 4 Go.
Five open-ear picks ranked by fit, battery and owner reviews: SHOKZ OpenMove and OpenRun Pro 2, plus three light Bluetooth 6.0 bone conduction sets from Gelecek and CXK.
Five gaming headsets under $100 ranked by comfort, mic quality and owner reviews: HyperX Cloud III, Logitech G432, Razer BlackShark V3 X HyperSpeed, Razer Kraken V3 X and the budget Ozeino.
Five earbuds for runners ranked by fit, water rating and owner reviews: JBL Endurance Peak 3 and Peak 4, the open-ear JBL Sense Lite, Apple AirPods Pro 3 and the budget Endurance Sprint.
Five Bluetooth sleep headbands ranked by comfort, battery and owner reviews: Perytong, two MUSICOZY headbands including the bamboo one, and Mixiba's two-packs with an adjustable strap.
Five cheap earbuds ranked by battery, fit and owner reviews: Sony's WF-C510 true wireless, the 25-hour WI-C100 and WI-XB400 neckbands, plus Apple EarPods and Sony's deep-bass wired pair.
Five headphones that thousands of owners keep for years: a 40-hour JBL on-ear, the studio-classic Sony MDR7506, an over-ear with 50-hour battery and two earbud picks.
Five headsets for Zoom, Teams and Meet, picked from owner reviews: the Logitech H390 and H111, a wireless ANC headset with a USB dongle, Lenovo's 138 g headset and the Sony WH-1000XM5.
Updated Sep 30, 2026
Quick answers from our audio guides
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EPOS is the enterprise arm that spun out of Sennheiser, and it shows in the audio: the ADAPT 260 sounds noticeably better for music and video than the Jabra or Poly.