Best Over-Ear Headphones Under $200 for Bass Quality

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
Stealth Pro

Turtle Beach

$194.94

Stealth Pro

55.9/100
148 opinions

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#2
Crusher Evo

Skullcandy

$129.99

Crusher Evo

63.7/100
546 opinions

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43 positive0 neutral20 negative
#3
ULT WEAR

Sony

$149.99

ULT WEAR

58.8/100
143 opinions

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13 positive0 neutral4 negative
#4
Sundara

HIFIMAN

$179.00

Sundara

59.3/100
139 opinions

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#5
Crusher Wireless

Skullcandy

$99.99

Crusher Wireless

60.1/100
76 opinions

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#6
FT1

FiiO

$164.99

FT1

66.2/100
122 opinions

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7 positive0 neutral3 negative
#7
HD 560S

Sennheiser

$179.99

HD 560S

64.7/100
138 opinions

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#8
DT 770 PRO

beyerdynamic

$199.99

DT 770 PRO

68.4/100
373 opinions

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#9
HD 599 SE

Sennheiser

$148.72

HD 599 SE

69.6/100
360 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral4 negative
#10
MDR7506

Sony

$99.99

MDR7506

70/100
233 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral1 negative
#11
Tune 770NC

JBL

$129.95

Tune 770NC

61/100
146 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral1 negative
#12
ATH-M20xBT

Audio-Technica

$89.00

ATH-M20xBT

55.6/100
17 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral1 negative
#13
Life Q30

Soundcore

$55.99

Life Q30

69.4/100
419 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral2 negative
#14
DT 990 PRO

beyerdynamic

$199.99

DT 990 PRO

63.3/100
166 opinions

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#15
Space One

Soundcore

$99.99

Space One

63.1/100
323 opinions

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#16
K371

AKG

$188.72

K371

61.1/100
68 opinions

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#17
Crusher 720

Skullcandy

$139.99

Crusher 720

49.9/100
11 opinions

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#18
HiTune Max5c

UGREEN

$35.99

HiTune Max5c

54.4/100
23 opinions

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#19
HE400SE Stealth Magnets Version

HIFIMAN

$109.00

HE400SE Stealth Magnets Version

58.6/100
97 opinions

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#20
WH-CH720N

Sony

$149.00

WH-CH720N

68.6/100
265 opinions

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217 positive10 neutral38 negative
#21
Q20i

Soundcore

$44.99

Q20i

68.6/100
233 opinions

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187 positive3 neutral43 negative
#22
HD 280 Pro

Sennheiser

$85.49

HD 280 Pro

67.7/100
131 opinions

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119 positive1 neutral11 negative
#23
SHP9500

Philips

$84.98

SHP9500

66.7/100
117 opinions

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109 positive4 neutral4 negative
#24
SR850

Samson

$49.99

SR850

66.3/100
102 opinions

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