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Selection Guide: 10 Best Headphones

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HeadRoom's 10 Best Headphones- Under $500

Top Ten Under $500HeadRoom reviews hundreds of headphones every year to find the best in all categories and it's hard to pick only 10. But below is our staff's recent consensus priced under $500*. Our brain-trust of experienced headphone professionals conducts personal listening tests, we measure audio performance in accordance with industry engineering standards, and evaluate build quality, style, and fit.

As result of all this serious in-depth assessment, we regularly find outstanding headphones that we can't quit talking about. Since value is always a key criteria when rating headphones, sometimes they're $50 bucks and sometimes they're $2,000. *Or, visit HeadRoom's  10 Best Audiophile headphones for the ultimate list of ear-boggling cans!

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HiFiMAN HE-400
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HiFiMAN HE-400

Planar magnetic musical lusciousness and precise detail without hard-to-power difficulties

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HeadRoom evaluates headphones for all kinds of applications and categories.  Visit our Selection Guide for a complete index of articles.  Below is some of our most popular recommendations.