For serious music listeners who want to cut the cord, experts recommend the Sennheiser RS 185. It’s optimized for music, with radio-frequency transmission (no Bluetooth to compress the audio), an open-back design for a truer sound, and incredibly comfortable, non-sweaty felt-covered ear pads. Its one weakness: The crowded controls make it easy to hit the left/right adjustment while you’re trying to tweak the volume.

The Sennheiser RS 170 features a closed-back design that sacrifices the ultimate in audio fidelity in exchange for a more private listening experience. Reviewers say it provides exceptional sound quality nonetheless, coupled with long battery life and supreme comfort. Sennheiser optimizes the RS 175 for TV and movies, with full-bodied sound, plus Bass and Surround modes you can turn on or off.

Though it looks like a plain-Jane headphone at first glance, the Plantronics BackBeat Pro emerges as hit with both critics and users. It packs strong, balanced sound and just about every convenient feature possible into a reasonably priced package. Active noise cancellation, long-range Bluetooth, 24-hour battery life, NFC, the ability to pair with two devices at once — the BackBeat Pro has it all, and more.

Fashionable and great-sounding, the Jabra Move Wireless blows away all other cheap Bluetooth headphones in reviews. It’s shaped like the popular (and pricey) Beats by dre, and it likewise comes in various colors (black, blue, or red). You’ll be able to answer phone calls, and even pair with two Bluetooth devices at once — but you won’t get active noise cancelling or all-day battery life (expect 8 hours).

The Astro Gaming A50 offers just about everything you could ask for in a gaming headset. Sound quality is great, both for in-game effects and microphone communication. It’s compatible with most current and legacy video-game consoles as well as PCs, fits comfortably and has good battery life. Its pseudo-surround sound works better than other gaming headsets’, too.

$850.00