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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 154 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 $29.99. 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
$29.994.3
2
BENGOO G1 60H Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 60 h
$29.994.3
3
Razer BlackShark V2
$39.994.4
4
syndesmos CM7002 Gaming Headset
Wired gaming headset
$19.994.2
5
Logitech G432
$39.994.3
6
HyperX Cloud II
$74.994.5
7
Skapendy VK81 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT
$19.994.4
8
WolfLaw STA2000 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 48 h
$25.984.3
9
HyperX Cloud Earbuds II
$29.994.1
10
MAONO MH601 Wired Studio Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$49.994.5
11
HyperX Cloud Stinger 2
Wired headset
$45.994.2
12
HyperX Cloud III
$57.994.3
13
Razer Kraken
$99.014.5
14
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro
$79.084.5
15
Philips SHP9500
$84.984.6
16
Sony MDR-7506
Monitoring headphones
$1134.7
17
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x
$1094.6
18
Vakedy Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT
$35.984.3
19
EKSA P100 Hi-Res Studio Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$26.994.5
20
TECKNET Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, USB dongle, 45 h
$41.793.9
21
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
Monitoring headphones
$1594.7
22
MAONO MH700 Studio Monitor Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$49.994.5
23
Bose QuietComfort 35 II
$1894.7
24
Angteela ANC Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, ANC + ENC, flip-to-mute
$69.994.3
25
Corsair Void RGB Elite Wireless
Wireless headset
$119.994.3
26
syndesmos Wireless PS5 Headset
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT
$29.994.4
27
Apple AirPods Pro 2
$1994.6
28
AOC Wireless Gaming Headset (PS5 / Switch)
Wireless gaming headset
$43.324.1
29
EPOS H6PRO Closed Acoustic Gaming Headset
Wired headset
$87.714.3
30
Soothielec Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, ANC
$69.994.6
31
HyperX Cloud Alpha Gold
$108.994.2
32
HyperX Cloud Flight
Wireless headset
$148.904.4
33
Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO Headphones
Headphones
$199.994.6
34
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro
$199.994.6
35
Audio-Technica ATH-M20xBT
Closed-back monitoring, Bluetooth, 60 h
$894.3
36
Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Headphones
Headphones
$199.994.6
37
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro
$199.994.6
38
Sony WH-1000XM4
$224.994.6
39
Sennheiser HD 200
$894.4
40
Skullcandy Crusher Evo
$189.954.7
41
AOC Studio Monitor Headphones (Bluetooth)
Closed-back monitoring, wireless
$26.094.2
42
ASUS ROG Cetra True Wireless
$82.274.1
43
Nacon RIG 800 PRO HX
$994.3
44
Audio-Technica ATH-AD500X
$1194.4
45
AOC Wired Gaming Headset
Wired gaming headset
$29.994.1
46
Razer BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed
$79.994.1
47
AOC Wired DJ Studio Monitor Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$304.2
48
HyperX Cloud III S Wireless
Wireless gaming headset, 2.4 GHz + BT, 120 h
$129.994.3
49
Sennheiser HD 560S
$179.994.5
50
Corsair Void v2 Wireless
Wireless headset
$103.504.1
51
Apple AirPods Pro 3
Wireless ANC earbuds, heart-rate sensor
$2344.4
52
Bose QuietComfort 45 Headphones
Headphones
$3094.6
53
Acer Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset
$49.994.4
54
Logitech G PRO X
$179.994.3
55
Acer Wired Gaming Headset (LED)
Wired gaming headset
$34.994.1
56
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5P
Wireless headset
$122.694.4
57
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5
Wireless headset
$129.994.2
58
NUBWO HD01 Studio Headphones
Closed-back monitoring
$49.994.3
59
Razer Kraken V3 Pro
$89.953.9
60
Rode NTH-100 Headphones
Headphones
$1294.2
61
Bose QuietComfort 20
$1894.4
62
Acer Wireless Gaming Headset, Flip-to-Mute
Wireless gaming headset, flip-to-mute
$49.993.9
63
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3
Wireless gaming headset, dual 2.4 GHz + BT, 80 h
$156.094.0
64
LucidSound LS50X
$149.994.3
65
Sennheiser HD 600 Headphones
Headphones
$269.954.6
66
Sennheiser HD 600
$269.954.6
67
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X
Wireless headset
$129.994.1
68
OTYHVV Wireless Headset with Mic
Bluetooth boom headset, USB dongle
$59.994.5
69
HAKII Light 2 Open Ear Headphones
Open-ear, IPX5
$39.994.1
70
ASUS ROG Strix Go 2.4
Wireless headset
$844.1
71
Sony MDR-7506
Wired headphones
$99.994.6
72
Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
$129.993.8
73
EPOMAKER GX1 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset
$49.994.2
74
Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless Headphones
Wireless headset
$244.994.0
75
beyerdynamic DT 270 PRO
Wired headphones
$129.994.4
76
Shure SRH840A Studio Headphones
Headphones
$1694.5
77
Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT
$199.994.1
78
Razer Kraken Kitty Edition
$278.474.3
79
Beats Powerbeats Pro 2
$2494.1
80
Etymotic ER2XR
$149.994.1
81
Sennheiser HD 650
$349.994.6
82
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones
Wireless headset
$2984.2
83
Bose Ultra Open
$1993.8
84
Logitech G735 Wireless
$139.993.9
85
Bose QuietComfort Ultra
$3294.2
86
Logitech G PRO X 2 Lightspeed Wireless
Wireless headset
$217.994.2
87
Logitech G PRO X 2 Lightspeed
$217.994.2
88
Beyerdynamic DT 900 PRO X Headphones
Headphones
$279.994.5
89
Pioneer DJ HDJ-X7
$2394.6
90
beyerdynamic DT 700 PRO X
Closed-back monitoring
$279.994.5
91
Apple AirPods Max
$556.774.6
92
Sony WH-1000XM5
$226.204.3
93
Sony INZONE H5
Wireless headset
$1784.4
94
Sony INZONE H5
$1784.4
95
ASUS ROG Delta S Core
$1074.3
96
beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO X
Wired headphones, open back
$229.994.5
97
ASUS ROG Delta II
$185.994.3
98
7Hz Timeless
$219.994.4
99
Astro A50 Wireless
$194.993.6
100
Alienware AW920H Tri-Mode
Wireless headset
$109.994.0
101
Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite
$2494.4
102
Shure SE425
$2994.4
103
Sennheiser HD 598
$4494.5
104
Sony MDR-M1
Closed-back reference monitoring
$2284.5
105
Beyerdynamic MMX 300
$3254.0
106
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X Limited Edition
$3154.5
107
Acer Gaming Headset, Aluminum Frame
Wired gaming headset
$79.993.9
108
Sony WH-1000XM6
Wireless ANC headphones, 12 mics
$4584.2
109
Sony INZONE H9 Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless headset
$3284.1
110
Sony INZONE H9
$3284.1
111
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7
$134.104.4
112
Logitech G Astro A50 X
Wired headset
$369.894.1
113
Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro
$6504.6
114
Sennheiser HD 660S2
$4994.5
115
Moondrop U2
$39.993.5
116
AOC ACW3222 Wireless Headset
Wireless headset, boom mic
$34.193.3
117
AOC Wireless Gaming Headset
Wireless gaming headset
$39.733.2
118
SIMGOT EA1000
$259.994.4
119
JBL Quantum 910P Wireless
$299.954.4
120
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni
Wireless gaming headset, ANC, hi-res
$399.994.4
121
Alienware Pro Wireless
$229.993.9
122
AOC Wireless Headset, AI Noise Cancelling
Wireless work headset
$403.6
123
Audeze Maxwell
Wireless headset
$359.903.9
124
AOC Wired Gaming Headset (LED)
Wired gaming headset
$18.992.7
125
RIG 900 MAX HS
$183.574.1
126
Sennheiser HD 490 Pro
$475.304.6
127
Corsair Virtuoso MAX Wireless
$229.993.3
128
Moondrop Blessing 3
$359.993.9
129
Razer Kraken V4 Pro
$338.563.8
130
Corsair Virtuoso Pro
$178.992.9
131
RYR Wireless Gaming Earbuds
Wireless earbuds, 2.4 GHz low latency
$24.992.8
132
Shure SE846 Gen 2
$9894.4
133
Audeze LCD-X
$1,1394.5
134
EPOS GTW 270 Gaming Wireless Headset
Wireless headset
$88.753.3
135
Sennheiser HD 800 S
$1,789.994.4
136
Sennheiser IE 600
$899.953.7
137
Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless High-Fidelity Headset
Wireless headset
$258.995.0
138
HyperX Cloud II
4.4
139
Sennheiser HD 599
4.6
140
SteelSeries Arctis 7
4.5
141
XENNS Mangird Tea Pro
4.4
142
Astro A40 TR
4.4
143
Razer Hammerhead Pro v2
4.0
144
Corsair HS80 RGB Wireless
4.2
145
HyperX Cloud MIX
4.4
146
Drop PC38X
4.3
147
SteelSeries Arctis 5
4.6
148
Beats Solo3 Wireless
4.6
149
KZ ZAX
4.6
150
Beyerdynamic Amiron Home
4.2
151
SteelSeries Arctis Pro
4.1
152
Nacon RIG 500 PRO HS Gen 2
4.0
153
Sennheiser PC 360 Special Edition
4.0
154
HyperX Cloud Alpha S
5.0
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.