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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. At a Glance: The Best Headphones on Amazon Headphones are a music listener’s best friend, but finding a pair that has all of your must-have features at an affordable price can be tough. If you’re shopping for headphones online, Amazon is one of the best places to pick up a new set of cans. The online store has thousands of models in stock at excellent…

If you’re in pursuit of the most wondrous sounds your ears can handle, there are lots of things to consider when it comes to headphones. Do you want noise-canceling features to block sounds from the outside world? Do you need lossless audio support for high-definition track playback? What about the age-old wired-vs-wireless debate?One of the more often overlooked considerations is that of closed-back headphones versus their more rare open-backed counterparts. Allowing air to pass through their earcups, they’re often…

Brooklyn's family-run audiophile favorites Grado Labs is not a company to blindly follow the latest trends, focusing instead on consistently delivering top-notch sound. For its new Statement X Series, the headphone veterans embrace the beauty of exotic woods while also going big on drivers.Grado says that it has only released four generations of headphone drivers in the last 30 years, rejecting yearly update cycles in favor of waiting to install major upgrades.The Statement family has two members, both benefiting from new…