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Update: We've added a new entry to the guide, the Philips Fidelio X2. These earned our "Editor's Choice" award for their amazing sound quality and unsurpassed build quality.
Compared to on-ear and in-ear headphones, which are loved for their portability and generally low asking-price, over-ear headphones tend to be the best option to get if you're looking for the most immersive sound experience and don't mind a bigger set of headphones.
Each kind of headphones has its perks, but people gravitate toward over-ear headphones for a few key reasons: their sound and comfort. If you're ready to bite the bullet on a set of expensive over-ear headphones, check out our list of the top-ranking options on TechRadar.
Bose QuietComfort 25
Let's start the list with a no-brainer, the Bose QuietComfort 25. You, as well as most in your immediate network of friends and family have heard of the brand, and for good reason. They have been condensing military technology into consumer-friendly products for over 50 years and have been producing some of the best headphones around.
Their newest over-ear headphones, the Bose QuietComfort 25, are an excellent investment for anyone who's serious about music and quiet time. We liked it so much that it was given our rare "Editor's Choice" award. Why? It does pretty much everything right. It's lightweight, the ANC (active noise cancellation) is incredible and the engineers did a bang-up job on the new design. It will be hard to do better than this for $300 (£270, AU$399) price.
- Read our Bose QuietComfort 25 review
Creative Sound Blaster EVO ZxR
For the user who likes to tinker, check out the mouthful that is the Creative Sound Blaster EVO ZxR. With a name like that, part of you hates to assume that it's aimed toward the PC crowd, but you assumed anyway, and you know what? You're pretty much right. So why is a PC headset on this list? Because being a PC headset is only one of the few things that it does so well.
The Creative Sound Blaster EVO ZxR was given our coveted "Recommended" award, meaning that it has so much going for it that it's negative qualities don't count against it much. In this headset's case, we loved the funky design, NFC-compatibility, rocking sound and the ability to get it working with ease on PS4 and Mac.
Bowers and Wilkins P7
The Bowers and Wilkins P7 are possibly the most regal looking over-ear headphones that money can buy. Like the Creative Sound Blaster EVO ZxR, it won the "Recommended" award, but that's where the comparison stops for the two headphones.
The P7 offers wonderful sound, and if you couldn't tell, they look dashing. Dressed to the nines in leather and shiny metal detail, the prowess expressed in design carries over into the robust sound quality pumped out of the drivers. But for nearly $400, we recommend finding a set to try on before taking the big plunge.
- Read our Bowers and Wilkins P7 review
Philips Fidelio X2
Samsung Level Over
Coming in out of left-field is Samsung with the Level Over headphones. What can be said about these headphones that reviewer James Rivington has also said so well? Not much, but let us break it down.
The Samsung Level Over were some of the first on the scene with gesture controls embedded into the outside of the right ear well. Additionally, the battery life and the comfortable fit will please, but your desire to snag these might come to a halt once you see that they go for $300. That said, get these if you're in the mood for an elegant headphones stocked with some smart features.
- Read our Samsung Level Over review
We're constantly reviewing new over-ear headphones, but let us know if there is a set that you'd like us to take a look at.
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