Best over-ear headphones, Over-the-ear headphones are exactly that: headphones designed to fit around your ear, which are different from "on-ear."
They're also referred to as "circumaural," which means that padded cups fully enclose your ears.
This list includes models that range from under $40 up to $300, but they're all the best-sounding, most transparent headphones we've ever heard (relative to their price).
True audiophiles may consider the top-tiered headphones well worth a lifetime of listening.
