13 best headphones of 2026, tested by our experts

From budget to premium options, here are our favorite headphones and earbuds.

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Bethany Allard

Bethany Allard

Lead Shopping Reporter

Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for…