The best Bluetooth headphones you can buy, tested by our reviews team with over 150 years of experience
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Our in-house team of experts, who have over 150 years of collective headphone reviewing experience, test up to 100 pairs every single year. Our comprehensive headphone testing process compares each newcomer with the proven leader(s) in its class, helping us to not only form a star-rated verdict but also gauge where it sits within the entire market. For example, all new premium pairs are benchmarked against our number one favourite, currently the Sony WH-1000XM5.
It's little wonder wireless headphones are so popular these days, what with their portable designs with no wires tangling you up, quick and simple Bluetooth pairing, week-long battery lives and, in many pairs, active noise cancellation. And that's before you factor in increasingly present cutting-edge features such as spatial audio and Bluetooth Multipoint.
Wired headphones may still deliver the best sound quality for your money, but wireless performance is constantly improving – particularly in the case of over-ears, which are the focus of this buying guide. (Want in-ears? Head to our best wireless earbuds buying guide instead). Our definitive list below is the proof in the pudding.
Sound quality is the key priority within our comprehensive testing criteria, but you won't find a pair on this list that doesn't also nail hours-long comfort and well-executed features. Indeed, the best wireless headphones below tick every box, making them the ultimate on-the-go music companions.
Sony’s flagships have been unbeatable for years, and that hasn’t changed with the XM5. After the best-value pair? Look no further.
Nothing else comes close – Sony's entry-level wireless headphones offer performance levels easily above the asking price.
Want noise-cancelling? Sony delivers again with the highest-performing and most fruitfully featured affordable pair we've tested.
No noise-cancelling, but Austrian Audio's first Bluetooth headphones deliver superb clarity and are heaps of fun
Bose is the king of noise cancelling, and its new flagship over-ears set the benchmark here while offering beautifully balanced sound.
While pricey, Apple's sole pair of wireless headphones are oh-so worth it for Apple users, combining fantastic sound and ANC with Apple-first usability. Read more below
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As wireless headphones to use in private at home or in the garden, these quirky, open-back (i.e. leaky) Grados are first class.
These pricey, premium wireless headphones sound so good that you’ll initially be convinced there’s an invisible wire attached to them.
November 2024: The Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT move from our Also Consider section to our main list, fresh from their What Hi-Fi? Award 2024 win, plugging the gap between our budget and premium picks. We have also added a Glossary to explain key wireless headphone terms and features you may not be familiar with.
5v Bluetooth Audio Module In my 11 years of experience in reviewing and writing about headphones for What Hi-Fi?, I have tested hundreds of pairs from brands both big and small. I'm one of our in-house team's go-to wireless headphone reviewers; an expert at picking the highest-performing and best-value pairs across the wide and wonderful headphone