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Tammy Rogers

I test headphones for a living — here's the best sounding headphones under $100

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

It might seem strange coming from a character who has access to the best headphones that money can buy, but you really don't have to spend much money at all to get headphones that sound great. Sure, they're not going to hold a sonic candle to something that costs hundreds of dollars, but there are plenty of sub-$100 headphones with very pleasing sound.

We are thinking about just sound quality here. Don't expect game-changing ANC, magnificent protective cases or sublime comfort. Only that they're going to sound really good. Of course, those extra points are going to be a nice bonus (especially at the prices we've got here), but they're not expected.

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