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Best Headphones / Headset for streaming
Monitor your audio. Closed-back headphones (no mic) are the pro pick if you mic separately; a headset adds a mic for comms or casual use.
Which headphones / headset should you use for streaming?
StreamPartPicker tracks 135 headphones / headset options with enough data to publish, ordered by proven quality per dollar: each part's retailer rating, weighted by how many people rated it, against the square root of its price. havit H2002d Wired Gaming Headset leads that ordering at 4.3 out of 5 and $21.99. The order is the formula's, not a hand-picked list, and nothing here is lab-tested by us.
Ranked by proven quality per dollar. How the ranking works
1
havit H2002d Wired Gaming Headset
Wired gaming headset, 53 mm
$21.994.3
2
BENGOO G1 60H Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 60 h
$29.994.3
3
syndesmos CM7002 Gaming Headset
Wired gaming headset
$19.994.2
4
HyperX Cloud II
$59.984.5
5
Logitech G432
$39.994.3
6
Razer BlackShark V2
$39.994.4
7
WolfLaw STA2000 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 48 h
$25.994.2
8
AOC Wireless Headset, AI Noise Cancelling
Wireless work headset
$404.6
9
MAONO MH601 Wired Studio Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$44.984.5
10
HyperX Cloud Earbuds II
$29.994.1
11
AOC ACW3222 Wireless Headset
Wireless headset, boom mic
$34.194.5
12
HyperX Cloud Stinger 2
Wired headset
$49.994.3
13
HyperX Cloud III
$57.994.3
14
AOC Wired Gaming Headset
Wired gaming headset
$26.994.2
15
AOC Wired Gaming Headset (LED)
Wired gaming headset
$18.994.3
16
Razer Kraken
$99.954.5
17
Sony MDR-7506
Monitoring headphones
$1134.7
18
TECKNET Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, USB dongle, 45 h
$41.794.1
19
Skapendy VK81 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT
$29.994.4
20
Vakedy Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT
$35.994.4
21
RYR Wireless Gaming Earbuds
Wireless earbuds, 2.4 GHz low latency
$24.994.0
22
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro
$89.994.5
23
Philips SHP9500
$94.994.6
24
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x
$1094.6
25
AOC Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset
$52.994.4
26
AOC Wireless Gaming Headset (PS5 / Switch)
Wireless gaming headset
$31.924.2
27
Bose QuietComfort 35 II
$172.014.7
28
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
Monitoring headphones
$1594.7
29
MAONO MH700 Studio Monitor Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$49.994.5
30
Corsair Void RGB Elite Wireless
Wireless headset
$119.994.3
31
Angteela ANC Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, ANC + ENC, flip-to-mute
$69.994.2
32
EKSA P100 Hi-Res Studio Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$26.994.4
33
Bose QuietComfort 45 Headphones
Headphones
$169.994.6
34
Skullcandy Crusher Evo
$1594.7
35
HyperX Cloud Flight
Wireless headset
$139.994.4
36
EPOS H6PRO Closed Acoustic Gaming Headset
Wired headset
$87.994.3
37
HyperX Cloud Alpha Gold
$108.994.2
38
Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO Headphones
Headphones
$199.994.6
39
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro
$199.994.6
40
Sony WH-1000XM4
$2494.6
41
Audio-Technica ATH-M20xBT
Closed-back monitoring, Bluetooth, 60 h
$88.954.3
42
Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Headphones
Headphones
$199.994.6
43
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro
$199.994.6
44
Apple AirPods Pro 2
$263.864.6
45
Corsair Void v2 Wireless
Wireless headset
$79.994.1
46
Sennheiser HD 200
$894.3
47
AOC Studio Monitor Headphones (Bluetooth)
Closed-back monitoring, wireless
$28.994.2
48
Soothielec Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, ANC
$69.994.5
49
Apple AirPods Pro 3
Wireless ANC earbuds, heart-rate sensor
$189.994.4
50
AOC Wired DJ Studio Monitor Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$304.2
51
Razer BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed
$79.994.1
52
Audio-Technica ATH-AD500X
$124.994.4
53
ASUS ROG Cetra True Wireless
$95.874.1
54
Acer Wired Gaming Headset (LED)
Wired gaming headset
$29.994.2
55
Logitech G PRO X
$149.994.3
56
Acer Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset
$49.994.3
57
NUBWO HD01 Studio Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$39.994.3
58
HyperX Cloud III S Wireless
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT, 120 h
$129.994.3
59
Sennheiser HD 560S
$179.954.5
60
Acer Wireless Gaming Headset, Flip-to-Mute
Wireless gaming headset, flip-to-mute
$49.994.1
61
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5
Wireless headset
$129.994.2
62
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5P
Wireless headset
$127.994.4
63
HAKII Light 2 Open Ear Headphones
Open-ear, IPX5
$46.994.6
64
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones
Wireless headset
$2484.2
65
Nacon RIG 800 PRO HX
$1494.3
66
Sennheiser HD 600 Headphones
Headphones
$268.904.7
67
Sennheiser HD 600
$268.904.7
68
Rode NTH-100 Headphones
Headphones
$134.984.2
69
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X
Wireless headset
$129.994.1
70
Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless Headphones
Wireless headset
$2194.0
71
Beats Powerbeats Pro 2
$199.954.1
72
Sony INZONE H5
Wireless headset
$1284.4
73
Sony INZONE H5
$1284.4
74
OTYHVV Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, USB dongle
$59.994.5
75
Razer Kraken Kitty Edition
$278.474.4
76
Shure SRH840A Studio Headphones
Headphones
$1694.6
77
Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
$129.993.8
78
beyerdynamic DT 270 PRO
Wired headphones
$129.994.5
79
Sennheiser HD 650
$312.694.6
80
Bose QuietComfort 20
$249.974.4
81
Sony MDR-7506
Wired headphones
$99.994.6
82
Acer Gaming Headset, Aluminum Frame
Wired gaming headset
$79.994.1
83
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3
Wireless gaming headset, dual 2.4 GHz + BT, 80 h
$1994.0
84
Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT
$199.994.1
85
ASUS ROG Delta II
$149.994.3
86
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X Limited Edition
$199.994.5
87
Sony INZONE H9 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless headset
$1784.1
88
Sony INZONE H9
$1784.1
89
Sony WH-1000XM5
$229.994.4
90
Logitech G735 Wireless
$139.993.9
91
Pioneer DJ HDJ-X7
$2394.6
92
Apple AirPods Max
$556.774.6
93
Logitech G PRO X 2 Lightspeed Wireless
Wireless headset
$229.994.2
94
Logitech G PRO X 2 Lightspeed
$229.994.2
95
Bose QuietComfort Ultra
$364.994.2
96
ASUS ROG Delta S Core
$1074.3
97
7Hz Timeless
$208.994.4
98
Alienware AW920H Tri-Mode
Wireless headset
$109.994.1
99
LucidSound LS50X
$214.994.2
100
Beyerdynamic DT 900 PRO X Headphones
Headphones
$319.994.5
101
Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite
$2494.5
102
Astro A50 Wireless
$194.993.6
103
beyerdynamic DT 700 PRO X
Closed-back monitoring
$319.994.5
104
Razer Kraken V3 Pro
$177.993.9
105
beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO X
Wired headphones, open back
$229.994.4
106
Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro
$399.994.6
107
Beyerdynamic MMX 300
$312.514.1
108
Shure SE425
$2964.4
109
Bose Ultra Open
$2993.9
110
Sony MDR-M1
Closed-back reference monitoring
$227.954.5
111
Sony WH-1000XM6
Wireless ANC headphones, 12 mics
$3984.2
112
ASUS ROG Strix Go 2.4
Wireless headset
$171.954.1
113
Logitech G Astro A50 X
Wired headset
$354.994.1
114
Sennheiser HD 660S2
$433.284.4
115
Moondrop U2
$39.993.5
116
SIMGOT EA1000
$259.994.4
117
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7
$182.984.4
118
JBL Quantum 910P Wireless
$299.954.4
119
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni
Wireless gaming headset, ANC, hi-res
$399.994.5
120
Audeze Maxwell
Wireless headset
$329.993.9
121
Alienware Pro Wireless
$229.993.9
122
Corsair Virtuoso MAX Wireless
$238.643.4
123
syndesmos Wireless PS5 Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT
$49.994.7
124
Moondrop Blessing 3
$359.994.0
125
Sennheiser HD 490 Pro
$4854.6
126
Razer Kraken V4 Pro
$378.983.9
127
RIG 900 MAX HS
$249.994.0
128
EPOMAKER GX1 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset
$49.994.0
129
Corsair Virtuoso Pro
$149.992.9
130
Shure SE846 Gen 2
$9794.4
131
Sennheiser IE 600
$699.953.8
132
Audeze LCD-X
$1,1394.5
133
EPOS GTW 270 Gaming Wireless Headset
Wireless headset
$93.843.3
134
Sennheiser HD 800 S
$1,799.954.4
135
Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless High-Fidelity Headset
Wireless headset
$324.985.0
Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing, not from testing done here. Prices are tracked at build time, not live. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.