Best Over-Ear Headphones Under $200 for Audio Production

Under $200, Sony MDR7506 and Sennheiser HD 599 SE stand out for sound quality and value, with Soundcore Life Q30 offering the same supported strengths.

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#1
MDR7506

Sony

$99.99

MDR7506

70/100
233 opinions

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22 positive0 neutral1 negative
#2
ATH-M40x

Audio-Technica

$109.00

ATH-M40x

61.5/100
61 opinions

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10 positive0 neutral0 negative
#3
HD 280 Pro

Sennheiser

$85.49

HD 280 Pro

67.7/100
131 opinions

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11 positive0 neutral1 negative
#4
DT 770 PRO

beyerdynamic

$199.99

DT 770 PRO

68.4/100
373 opinions

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17 positive0 neutral3 negative
#5
HD 25

Sennheiser

$149.95

HD 25

64.8/100
89 opinions

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6 positive0 neutral0 negative
#6
ATH-M20x

Audio-Technica

$59.00

ATH-M20x

63.8/100
98 opinions

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9 positive0 neutral1 negative
#7
K240 STUDIO

AKG

$51.99

K240 STUDIO

59/100
39 opinions

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9 positive0 neutral1 negative
#8
ATH-M20xBT

Audio-Technica

$89.00

ATH-M20xBT

55.6/100
17 opinions

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#9
DT 990 PRO

beyerdynamic

$199.99

DT 990 PRO

63.3/100
166 opinions

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8 positive0 neutral1 negative
#10
HD 560S

Sennheiser

$179.99

HD 560S

64.7/100
138 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#11
K371

AKG

$188.72

K371

61.1/100
68 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#12
HD 599 SE

Sennheiser

$148.72

HD 599 SE

69.6/100
360 opinions

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291 positive10 neutral59 negative
#13
Life Q30

Soundcore

$55.99

Life Q30

69.4/100
419 opinions

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329 positive7 neutral83 negative
#14
WH-CH720N

Sony

$149.00

WH-CH720N

68.6/100
265 opinions

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217 positive10 neutral38 negative
#15
Q20i

Soundcore

$44.99

Q20i

68.6/100
233 opinions

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187 positive3 neutral43 negative
#16
SHP9500

Philips

$84.98

SHP9500

66.7/100
117 opinions

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109 positive4 neutral4 negative
#17
SR850

Samson

$49.99

SR850

66.3/100
102 opinions

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96 positive1 neutral5 negative
#18
FT1

FiiO

$164.99

FT1

66.2/100
122 opinions

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113 positive2 neutral7 negative
#19
Crusher Evo

Skullcandy

$129.99

Crusher Evo

63.7/100
546 opinions

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351 positive16 neutral179 negative
#20
PC38X

Drop

$199.00

PC38X

63.5/100
94 opinions

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89 positive2 neutral3 negative
#21
Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2

SteelSeries

$169.99

Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2

63.4/100
112 opinions

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95 positive0 neutral17 negative
#22
H3 PRO

QCY

$47.49

H3 PRO

63.2/100
121 opinions

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106 positive1 neutral14 negative
#23
Space One

Soundcore

$99.99

Space One

63.1/100
323 opinions

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227 positive8 neutral88 negative
#24
HD681

Superlux

$33.29

HD681

62.3/100
129 opinions

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122 positive0 neutral7 negative