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The 10 Best Headphones For Music 2022

This tutorial will highlight the ten best headphones for music in 2022. Click the link to read the full article.

Author:Daniel BarrettMay 30, 20221515 Shares216369 Views
Headphones (aka ‘earphones’ or ‘cans’) are no more essential accessory than a good pair of headphones. Whether you crave high-energy tunes to juice up your workout, listening at home, or working in a studio. They’re an essential tool if an individual decides to listen privately to music, media, and any entertainment. This tutorial will highlight the ten best headphones for music in 2022.
In the studio, the best monitor headphones for you will be the ones that you can mix on and produce a result that will sound epic on whatever system you play it. So, your choice will be entirely subjective. Perhaps you’re looking for a pair solely for mixing or something you can employ for everyday music-listening duties. Or maybe you’re looking for a pair of headphones that will make your journey soothing.
To help with your choice, this article will guide you to the best studio headphones. We have reviewed every model and have highlighted the strengths, weaknesses, durability, and suitability for different musical disciplines below.

Best Headphones For Music

1. Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones

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  • Price: £349/$349
  • Type: Over-ear
  • Bluetooth: Available
  • Noise-canceling: Available
  • Mic: Available
  • Controls: Available
  • Battery life: 30hr
  • Connector: USB-C
Sony’s fourth-generation headphone, The Sony WH-1000XM4, delivers incredible noise cancellation. Plus, excellent sound quality, all in a lightweight, comfortable design. While they don’t look different frompredecessors, several new features including:
  • Multipoint pairing
  • DSEE Extreme upscaling
  • Conversational awareness
  • Auto-play/pause using a built-in sensor
These all help the WH-1000M4 the title of the best headphones of 2021.
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40mm Liquid Crystal Polymer drivers lie at the heart of the audio performance of these cans. These deliver soaring highs, song-appropriate bass, and smooth midrange.

2. Focal Listen Professional Studio Headphones

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  • Price: $299/£219/€229
  • Type: Closed-back, over-ear
  • Frequency response: 5Hz – 22kHz
  • Impedance: 32 Ω
  • Driver type: Mylar/Titanium, 40mm
  • Connection: Wired
The Focal Listen Professionals is the ideal headphone for pro work, and if you are working on mixing sounds, this model is suitable for long-time work.Many engineers and audio specialists might prefer open-backed designs for their lack of fatigue. The closed Listen Pros perform admirably in this regard.
We found the reaction of these cans to be balanced, with extraordinarily neutral, punchy bass with plenty of extension, full, clear mids, and sparkling, smooth highs. Complete with a beautiful hard-shell case, we don’t think there’s a better all-round studio headphone out there at this price.

3. Sennheiser HD-206 Studio Headphones

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  • Price: $59/£35/€42
  • Type: Closed-back, over-ear
  • Frequency response: 21Hz – 18kHz
  • Impedance: 24 Ω
  • Driver type: Dynamic, closed
  • Connection: Wired
In search of headphones for everyday studio use within a small budget, you need to check out the Sennheiser HD-206. Bearing the well-respected Sennheiser name on the headband, the extremely tough and durable HD-206s are comfortable to wear for extended periods.
Remarkably accurate for the money, the HD-206s measure up more than favorably to much pricier peers. The bass response, in particular, is rich and crisp, with plenty of detail also to be found in the mids and highs.
The earpads are more than adequate for blocking extraneous noise in the studio or out on the move. Plus, you need never fear recklessly throwing these in your laptop bag at this price. Instead, grab a pair before Sennheiser realize how good they are and increase their price.

4. Audio-Technica ATH-R70x

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  • Price: $349/£279/€339
  • Type: Open-back, over-ear
  • Frequency response: 5Hz – 40kHz
  • Impedance: 470 Ω
  • Driver type: Carbon composite resin, 45mm
  • Connection: Wired
Open-back designs like the ATH-R70x tend to be favored for long mix sessions. This is because they are generally lighter and less tiring than closed-back cans. This is good newsas this model has been developed primarily as a reference headphone for mixing.
We’ve used models with more apparent ‘air’ at this price and above, but we don’t consider this a deficiency. If anything, you’re less likely to end up with a dull mix. Down the other end, the response is no less smooth with all the extension you need without the slightest hint of boom or false fatness.
Moving up, the low mids continue untampered with, free from cheap scooping back, so you can hear what’s going on, for better or for worse. It’s all about the mids and low mids for us, and with the R70x, all the juice comes through without complications; everything appears delineated unless the source is otherwise.
It’s a high-impedance model, so you’ll need a suitable headphone amp to connect them to for best results.

5. Grado SR325e Headphones

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  • Price: £259/$295
  • Type: On-ear
  • Bluetooth: No
  • Noise-canceling: No
  • Mic: No
  • Controls: No
  • Battery life: N/A
  • Connector: 3.5mm, 6.3mm
These models of headphones don’t look like luxurious fashion headphones. Instead, this model looks like a classic headphone, designed in the 50s.
The 325es are open-backed, and leak noise like a sieve leaks water. Therefore, they are entirely unsuited to be used on public transport. But that allows them to deliver an open, airy, and spacious sound akin to listening to a great pair of hi-fi speakers.
The sound here is natural, and it is untampered with. If you take your listening seriously, these are some of the best headphones for music.

6. Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700

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  • Price: £349/$399
  • Type: Over-ear
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Noise-cancelling: Yes
  • Mic: Yes
  • Controls: Yes
  • Battery life: 20 hours
  • Connector: USB-C
Bose’s Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 sit at the top table amongst the best headphones for music.
Not only do they offer 11 different levels of noise cancellation. But the headphones also boast a proprietary TriPort structure that delivers active noise reduction. This has a positive impact on the sound quality. Talking of which, our listening experience was one of stunning clarity and directness.
Other techtriumphs include a fantastic four-microphone system for making and receiving calls. Also, for talking to Amazon Alexa/Google Assistant with superb clarity, the headphones’ angled ear cups are designed for comfort.
If you want the same audio experience but aren’t so bothered about such high noise-canceling levels, the Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II model sounds just as good for a little less.

7. Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2

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  • Price: £279/$299
  • Type: In-ear
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Noise-cancelling: Yes
  • Mic: Yes
  • Controls: Yes
  • Battery life: 28 hours
  • Connector: 3.5mm/USB-C
Another Sennheiser entry for this guide was in the slick shape of the miniature True Wireless two earbuds. If you’re looking for something more discrete, this could be the way to go.
Audio fans will enjoy lush mid-range detail, propelled by a pair of 7mm dynamic drivers, which breathe new life into classic albums while adding extra wallop to new music. Bass can be a little over-zealous at times, but the mids and highs are compelling enough to balance out any minor noise at the low end.
You also get active noise canceling for the money, which is decent but not market-leading, voice control, and touch controls on the buds themselves.

8. Nuraphone by Nura Headphones

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  • Price: $399/£349/€399
  • Type: Closed-back, over-ear, and in-ear
  • Frequency response: n/a
  • Impedance: n/a
  • Driver type: Inova
  • Connection: Wired and Bluetooth (aptX)
Nura’s Nuraphone system is unique in that it automatically generates a personalized user profile, then tailors its response to suit your hearing, creating a bespoke listening experience. As a result, there’s almost no point in us telling you how good these headphones sound, as they will sound great to you, no matter what.
The profiling is voiced in such a way to sound very soothing, with crisp and detailed top-end, slightly scooped mids, and haptic drivers that deliver more than enough low-end to offer plenty of depth and absorption. Of course, how this is achieved differs with each user, but they perform admirably when stacked up against other headphones at a similar price point, so be prepared to find yourself going back over old mixes and making some tweaks.
Even though the Nuraphones fit firmly into the ‘listening’ category of headphones, the technology is fascinating. They do prove useful as an alternative monitoring source in the studio – perfect for those hasty club mixes if you’re missing a sub-woofer in your speaker setup.

9. Mackie MP-240

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  • Price: $199/£179/€239
  • Type: In-ear
  • Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz
  • Impedance: 32 Ω
  • Driver type: Hybrid driver design – LF dynamic driver, MF/HF armature driver
  • Connection: Wired
The MP-240 uses a dynamic driver for bass and a balanced armature for the mids and highs. Although this model isn’t significantly more expensive than the MP-220, we feel it’s ahead sonically. First up, the mid-range is more defined yet overall feels less prominent, which should be less stressful.
However, these win at the top end, with clear yet smooth high frequencies delivering excellent articulation. Indeed, switching back to the MP-220 only hammers home how better the MP-240 sounds.

10. Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 True Wireless

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  • Price: £99/$99
  • Type: In-ear
  • Bluetooth: Available
  • Noise-canceling: No
  • Mic: Yes
  • Battery Life: 9 hours
  • Available in stone grey or black
They might be low-priced, but the Cambridge Audio Melomania buds offer the astute music fan plenty. A pair of 5.8mm graphene-enhanced drivers provides considerable musical muscle, with plenty of dynamics to go around, regardless of what you listen to.
In addition to the quality audio for the price, these true wireless buds are super light at 4.6g and boat some of the most impressive battery life we’ve seen in this category. You’ll get 9 hours of playback on a single charge, but the supplied charging case can add 36 hours of battery life before it needs to be plugged into the mains.
There’s no noise-canceling present here, but what did you expect for the price?
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