Headphones
The best headphones for every budget in 2026
161 models ranked by the maker’s own specs and owner ratings, with today’s prices from 6 shops that deliver to Germany.
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| Sennheiser HD 599 × | |
|---|---|
| Most important facts | |
| The lowest price today at a shop that delivers to you, delivery included. A price with an asterisk comes from a shop abroad, and its delivery cost is our own estimate. Lowest price | 139 €EURONICS |
| Our own score out of 10: 60% the maker’s facts and 40% shop ratings. Price does not count. Score | not in our ranking |
| The average of the stars buyers give at the shops, with the number of reviews behind it. We only compare it from 20 reviews. Customer rating | ★ 4.7 · 62 reviews |
| What the headphones or one earbud weigh. Lighter is more comfortable for hours at a time. When it matters
When it matters less
Source
| 250 g |
| Rank | |
| Where the model stands in our ranking, among the headphones of the same type. Rank | – |
| Build and fit | |
| How the headphones sit: over the ear, on the ear, in the ear canal, in the outer ear, beside the ear or on the cheekbone. Source
| Over-ear |
| Two separate earbuds with no wire between them, charged in a case. Source
| no |
| They play over Bluetooth, without a cable to the phone. Source
| no |
| Whether the ear cups are closed or open at the back. Closed keeps sound in and out, open sounds more spacious but lets everyone around you hear. Source
| Open-back |
| Sound | |
| The lowest tone the maker says they play. It says little about how the bass actually sounds. Source
| 12 Hz |
| The highest tone the maker says they play. Adult hearing stops well below most figures. Source
| 38,500 Hz |
| The electrical resistance. Wired headphones with a high impedance need an amplifier to play loud enough. Source
| 50 Ω |
Facts as the maker states them. A dash means the maker does not name it. Each model’s page gives the source of every fact. Noise is the maker’s own figure, so we do not judge it, and a customer rating only counts from 20 reviews.
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Headphones market report, October 2026 No prices yet, but 0 new models.
Whose tests we use
Beside each model we also show where these testers place it in their own lists, without counting it in the score:
How we combine the maker’s facts and owners’ ratings into one score is on the method page.
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