Best Headphones 2017

V-Moda knows how to make great headphones. With an appealing mix of leather and stainless steel, the XS make a great first impression. The metal ear caps can also be swapped out for custom ones. Regardless of genre, you can count on the XS to deliver bright highs, full mids and sublime lows that you can share with a friend via the extra audio cable. Throw in a two-year warranty, and these cans are almost a steal.

The MX 365 earphones live up to Sennheiser's long history of producing reliable headphones. The 365's superclean highs and rich lows allowed even more detail than competing brands . Anyway you slice it, the MX 365 are a great choice for the price.

The Behringer HPS3000 Studio Headphones deftly deliver light, airy vocals with sparkling strings, crisp percussion and booming lows, depending on the song.Despite the bulky design, the headphones are surprisingly light and come with a 1/4-mm jack in case you want to plug them into a stereo system, mixing console or guitar amp.

Bose has once again raised the bar for headphones by combining its best-in-class noise cancellation technology with a liberating and comfy wireless design. The volume-optimized EQ feature makes your tunes sound great even when you crank your phone to 11, while the 20 hours of battery life ensures you'll have plenty of juice for a couple of cross-country flights. The noise-cancellation even works for phone calls.

Who says you have to shell out a small fortune to get a quality pair of headphones? The $99 Jabra Move Wireless headphones offer a fun, colorful design that is also very durable. You can expect clear, balanced audio that doesn't go hog wild on the bass. The wireless cans last up to 12 hours on a charge, which means you can rock out for a full workday and still have power to burn.

Sleekier, sexier, but just as techie-friendly, the Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 headphones keep the intuitive integrated smart controls we know and love, while refining the overall design. The company retooled the audio to deliver warm sound with just the right amount of bass. The cans also offer solid active noise cancelling for when you need a measure of peace and quiet.

If value is your priority, look no further than the Sol Republic Shadow Wireless earbuds. Their excellent combination of great audio quality, chic design and good battery life makes them tough to beat — especially at just $99. Plus, you can pair these buds with two devices at once.

When you just need to tune in and zone out during a run, the Sennheiser CX 686G Sports In-Ear Headphones will do the trick. These earbuds offer high-quality, full and balanced audio worthy of the Sennheiser name, as well as a slide-to-fit ear-wing design that makes them easy to adjust on the fly. With their $69 price tag, they're also an affordable choice.

Blocking out the noise of the world has never been easier than with the Bose QuietComfort 20i. These buds have extreme noise-cancelling powers, locking in your sound and keeping out disruptions. Just in case you need to let something in, the inline remote will let you control how much ambient sound you can hear. As their name suggests, these buds are comfortable to wear during a long flight and even while sleeping, and you'll get up to 16 hours of noise-cancelling goodness out of them. At $299, the Bose QuietComfort 20i are worth every penny for those who need a pair of in-ears to zone out with

The Sol Republic Shadow Wireless Earphones provide everything a good pair of Bluetooth music makers should. Their solid audio quality will keep your head bumping, while their chic design will let you wear them as a complement to any outfit. They also have dual-device connectivity, meaning you can hook them up to two gadgets at once and switch back and forth to listen to tunes. Plus, the Shadow Wireless earbuds won't break the bank.

The AirPods offer a seamless, no-fuss setup for iOS devices, with a relatively hands-free way to access Siri. The Pods connect to your iOS gadget almost instantly (with support for Android as well), delivering 5 hours of battery life and an additional 24 hours via the handy-dandy charging case. And let's not forget the impressive audio quality — the Airpods consistently deliver crisp, clean vocals with balanced highs.

Apple's highest-end headphones just got a major upgrade. The Beats Studio 3 Wireless are the first in the line to offer Apple's W1 chip, which allows for instant pairing with your iPhone, iPad or Mac, as well as quick charging and up to 40 hours of battery life (or 22 with noise-cancelling on). Speaking of noise, the headphones now feature what Beats calls Pure Adaptive Noice Cancelling technology, which allows the Studio 3 Wireless to frequently survey your surroundings and automatically adjust the amount of noise it blocks accordingly.

Who says you can't tweak perfection? Our favorite Active Noise Cancelling headphones, the Bose QuietComfort 35s are getting a new trick -- optimization for the voice-activated Google Assistant. Dubbed the QuietComfort 35 IIs, the new over-ear cans will feature a dedicated Assistant button so you can queue it up whenever you want to hear a quick news brief, make a call or skip a track.