Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...
In 2020, Apple finally delivered its first over-ear, noise-cancelling, wireless headphones: the AirPods Max, and while we found them to be large, rather heavy and very expensive, we also thought they ...
These are our favorite on-ear and over-ear headphones. I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a ...
This much cheaper pair of headphones were launched in 2023 – two years after the AirPods Max. What’s more, they’re basically the same as AirPods Max inside – even capable of wired lossless audio which ...
There’s better value to be found higher in this list, but for Apple fans who can handle the heft, the Max don’t disappoint. If you want to start listening to music on the go, but aren’t sure exactly ...
Bose has had a long history of making excellent over-ear headphones with exceptional noise-cancelling. So imagine its annoyance when Apple entered the fray. Apple surprised the wireless headphones ...
But if you're on a tight budget, the over-ear Soundcore Life Q30 offer impressive performance for the money. Our picks for the best headphones also include top models from Bose, Apple, and JLab.