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Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Erin Bashford

I review headphones for a living — 3 things you need to know before you buy

A pair of graphite gray headphones by JLab with 3 buttons.

Don't be fooled — the headphones I'm wearing in that image are some of the worst headphones I've ever used. They're proof that you need to do your research when buying new headphones.

I test headphones every single day — it's my job. Yes, it's a real job. I absolutely adore finding the best headphones in a very oversaturated market. Equally, I cruelly love finding the worst headphones and rightfully warning people against buying them in my reviews.

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