The Best Headphones for Video Editing

It is the lowest-priced open-back model here. Its open-back design suits long music sessions, and a padded headband and breathable cushions keep it comfortable. It shares an open-back design with the H6Pro Open and INZONE H6 Air; the Sundara Closed-Back goes with a closed-back planar magnetic design.

A 3.5mm plug means it works with a controller or front-panel jack; on PC, a separate mic and headphone jack may need a splitter. Because it is open-back, other people in the room will hear it, and it will not block outside noise. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the H6Pro Open the next step up.

It pairs an open soundstage with a built-in mic. No other pick in this guide offers a wired 3.5mm connection; compare the INZONE H6 Air, which has a wired connection. Like the Philips Open-Back and INZONE H6 Air, it has an open-back design, while the HE400SE uses an open-back planar magnetic design.

A detachable boom microphone is unique to it among these picks, while the INZONE H6 Air uses an included microphone. It also offers a detachable mic for use with a separate microphone. A 3.5mm plug means it works with a controller or front-panel jack; on PC, a separate mic and headphone jack may need a splitter.

Because it is open-back, other people in the room will hear it, and it will not block outside noise. Its price falls between the Philips Open-Back and the HE400SE, based on our last check.

Planar drivers cover nearly the whole diaphragm for low distortion, and HIFIMAN's Stealth Magnets reduce reflections. It is an affordable way into planar sound. Like the Sundara Closed-Back and INZONE H6 Air, it has a wired connection, while the H6Pro Open uses a wired 3.5mm connection.

You also get a lower price than HIFIMAN's Sundara. Because it is open-back, other people in the room will hear it, and it will not block outside noise. Its price falls between the H6Pro Open and the Sundara Closed-Back, based on our last check. Buyers who need a confirmed driver size should compare it with the Philips Open-Back, which comes in at 50mm.

This is the closed-back Sundara, which keeps sound in and outside noise out, unlike the open original. Its NEO supernano diaphragm is 80% thinner than common designs. Closed-back planars are rare, so it suits planar sound in a shared room where open-backs would leak.

It shares a wired connection with the HE400SE and INZONE H6 Air; the H6Pro Open goes with a wired 3.5mm connection. You get a closed-back planar magnetic design here, which sets it apart from the INZONE H6 Air and its an open-back design. You also get a detachable cable.

When we checked, only the HE400SE and cheaper picks cost less, and the INZONE H6 Air cost more. If you want a confirmed driver size, look to the Philips Open-Back instead: it comes in at 50mm, while this one gives no figure.

Sony adapted its drivers from studio monitor headphones and adds a custom equalizer for RPG and adventure games. It shares a wired connection with the HE400SE and Sundara Closed-Back; the H6Pro Open goes with a wired 3.5mm connection. No other pick in this guide offers an included microphone; compare the H6Pro Open, which has a detachable boom microphone.

Because it is open-back, other people in the room will hear it, and it will not block outside noise. Only the Sundara Closed-Back came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 5 picks.