**Razer Opus Headphones: A Great Value with a Ton of Features**

The Razer Opus headphones are a great value with a ton of features that you usually have to pay a lot more for. These comfortable headphones sound great and come with features like proximity sensors, which know when you take them off your head they'll automatically pause and then resume playing when you put them back on. Additionally, these headphones are THX Audio Certified, so you know the audio sounds great.

The Razer Opus headphones also have really good active noise cancellation, better than expected for a brand like Razer. They have about 25 hours of battery life, which is average and will last more than a day. However, it's worth noting that these headphones use outdated Bluetooth technology, which is Bluetooth 4.2, and not the current Bluetooth 5 standard. This may limit their range.

In contrast to other high-end headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM4S, the Razer Opus headphones have a more straightforward feature set. They don't come with all sorts of bells and whistles, but they focus on providing great sound quality and comfort. While the XM3S were on our list of best headphones for three years, the XM4S improved upon what was already great, adjusting the headband to make them even more comfortable.

The Sony WH-1000XM4S are a top-notch option if all you care about is excellent audio reproduction with no special sound signature. These headphones provide crystal-clear sound that's similar to studio monitors and come in at significantly less than $500. They also offer balanced audio, making them ideal for recording professionals, and have two ports: one for traditional audio signals and another for balanced audio.

For audiophiles who want a more customizable experience, the V-Moda M200S are an excellent option. These headphones can be customized on each side with removable plates that can be replaced with different designs or colors. Additionally, they come with both a balanced cable and a regular 3.5mm jack with a microphone for phone calls. The M200S provide excellent studio monitor sound quality at a significantly lower price point than other high-end headphones.

Finally, if all you care about is comfort and want to feel like you're wearing luxury, the Montblanc headphones are an excellent option. These headphones are designed to look and feel great, with features like advanced controls and active noise cancellation. While their battery life could be better, lasting only 20 hours on a single charge, these headphones are perfect for making your ears feel bathed in luxury.

**The Best Headphones of the Year**

We've tested some of the best headphones on the market this year, and we're excited to share our top picks with you. The Razer Opus headphones offer great value and features, while the Sony WH-1000XM4S provide excellent audio reproduction. The V-Moda M200S are a great option for audiophiles who want customizable headphones, and the Montblanc headphones offer comfort and luxury.

What do you think of our choices? Let us know in the comments below, and make sure to like and subscribe for more videos from Digital Trends.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eni personally love over-ear headphones i use them when i'm sitting at my desk working and in the last year we've seen several new entries here are five of the most interesting of the group let's start with the jabra elite 45h headphones which have surprising value for their affordability they sound really good something we've come to expect from jabra and have a ton of features like bluetooth multi-point which is something we're not seeing in headphones two or three times the price they are extremely lightweight easy to carry around and they feel robust even though they are very light so i wouldn't worry too much about breaking them the best part about these is they're very affordable i do need to point out something insanely good about these jabra 45hs the battery life they last for a crazy 45 hours between charges that's the best we've seen in quite a while and easily the best at their price point they're also really comfortable because they rest on your ears very gently a side effect of that is though don't expect to take these out running with you or going to the gym they have a tendency to slip off your head but if you can deal with that these sound fantastic and are a great value next i want to talk about razer a company who you probably know more for making computers but also makes headphones these ones are called the razer opus and they are value rich with a ton of features that you usually have to pay a lot more for these are very comfortable they sound great and they have features like proximity sensors so they know when you take them off your head they'll automatically pause and then they'll resume playing when you put them back on additionally these are some of the only headsets you can buy that are thx audio certified so you know the audio sounds great that's the entire point of these additionally they have really good active noise cancellation better than we were expecting to find in a brand like razer these have about 25 hours of battery life which is average it's good it's not fantastic but it'll last more than a day the only other thing i feel like we need to mention about these is they don't use the most current bluetooth technology which is bluetooth 5. these use an outdated bluetooth 4.2 system and while that's probably going to be okay with you it does limit their range we can't have a headphone video without talking about the best headphones repeatedly year over year and that's the sony wh-1000 xm4s the xm3s were on our list of best headphones for something like three years and the xm4s improved upon what were already the best on the market sony adjusted the headband so that they're more comfortable and can be worn for longer without feeling fatigue from them they added more features to these such as the proximity sensor now they know when you pull them off and put them back on and will pause and play music accordingly they have excellent active noise cancellation they didn't really improve that over the xm3s but that doesn't really matter because they were already fantastic not only are these the most feature-rich headphones we have ever tested they sound really good too there's really nothing bad i can say about these they're easily the best headphones of this style that you can find on the market what if all you care about is even equal balanced perfect audio most of these headsets will provide some kind of special sound signature that the company puts in but what if you don't want any of that well then i have the perfect headphones for you these are the v-moda m200s these are what are called studio monitors their entire purpose is to provide sound to you exactly as the studio would have wanted you to hear it they don't have a ton of features they are simply headphones they don't have bluetooth you have to plug them directly into whatever source you want to listen to but if you want crystal clear surgically precise audio reproduction it's really hard to get that for less than 500 these come in at significantly less than that and sound fantastic additionally for you crazy audiophiles out there you know what balanced audio is these provide it they have two ports one is for the typical traditional audio signal the other one is balanced and that is very nice for those of you working in studios it also comes with both a balanced cable as well as a regular three and a half millimeter jack with a microphone on there if you want to use these for phone calls one of the major selling points of the m200s is that you can customize them on each side there are these what on this one are just black plates but they come off and can be replaced with any number of plates provided by v-moda you can also do your own custom plates through them while they'll do etchings and colors there's a ton of options and you can make these look really cool they sound fantastic and are some of the best studio monitors you can get for the price what if all you care about is comfort like these just have to feel good and you have to feel good while wearing them that's where mont blanc a company known for making watches and fountain pens comes in yeah montblanc's not an audio company but they did make headphones and they partnered with audis's founder alex rosen to make them so they actually sound very good the thing is that's not where these things are best they look really nice and they feel even better if all you care about is making sure that your ears are bathed in luxury then yeah you want these on top of that they have really great controls a ton of features that work pretty well and they have active noise canceling the thing is the battery is not great they only last about 20 hours but you know 20 hours on an airplane have never felt better so these are our favorite headphones so far this year what are you wearing and what do you think of our choices let us know in the comments below and make sure you like and subscribe for more videos from digital trendsi personally love over-ear headphones i use them when i'm sitting at my desk working and in the last year we've seen several new entries here are five of the most interesting of the group let's start with the jabra elite 45h headphones which have surprising value for their affordability they sound really good something we've come to expect from jabra and have a ton of features like bluetooth multi-point which is something we're not seeing in headphones two or three times the price they are extremely lightweight easy to carry around and they feel robust even though they are very light so i wouldn't worry too much about breaking them the best part about these is they're very affordable i do need to point out something insanely good about these jabra 45hs the battery life they last for a crazy 45 hours between charges that's the best we've seen in quite a while and easily the best at their price point they're also really comfortable because they rest on your ears very gently a side effect of that is though don't expect to take these out running with you or going to the gym they have a tendency to slip off your head but if you can deal with that these sound fantastic and are a great value next i want to talk about razer a company who you probably know more for making computers but also makes headphones these ones are called the razer opus and they are value rich with a ton of features that you usually have to pay a lot more for these are very comfortable they sound great and they have features like proximity sensors so they know when you take them off your head they'll automatically pause and then they'll resume playing when you put them back on additionally these are some of the only headsets you can buy that are thx audio certified so you know the audio sounds great that's the entire point of these additionally they have really good active noise cancellation better than we were expecting to find in a brand like razer these have about 25 hours of battery life which is average it's good it's not fantastic but it'll last more than a day the only other thing i feel like we need to mention about these is they don't use the most current bluetooth technology which is bluetooth 5. these use an outdated bluetooth 4.2 system and while that's probably going to be okay with you it does limit their range we can't have a headphone video without talking about the best headphones repeatedly year over year and that's the sony wh-1000 xm4s the xm3s were on our list of best headphones for something like three years and the xm4s improved upon what were already the best on the market sony adjusted the headband so that they're more comfortable and can be worn for longer without feeling fatigue from them they added more features to these such as the proximity sensor now they know when you pull them off and put them back on and will pause and play music accordingly they have excellent active noise cancellation they didn't really improve that over the xm3s but that doesn't really matter because they were already fantastic not only are these the most feature-rich headphones we have ever tested they sound really good too there's really nothing bad i can say about these they're easily the best headphones of this style that you can find on the market what if all you care about is even equal balanced perfect audio most of these headsets will provide some kind of special sound signature that the company puts in but what if you don't want any of that well then i have the perfect headphones for you these are the v-moda m200s these are what are called studio monitors their entire purpose is to provide sound to you exactly as the studio would have wanted you to hear it they don't have a ton of features they are simply headphones they don't have bluetooth you have to plug them directly into whatever source you want to listen to but if you want crystal clear surgically precise audio reproduction it's really hard to get that for less than 500 these come in at significantly less than that and sound fantastic additionally for you crazy audiophiles out there you know what balanced audio is these provide it they have two ports one is for the typical traditional audio signal the other one is balanced and that is very nice for those of you working in studios it also comes with both a balanced cable as well as a regular three and a half millimeter jack with a microphone on there if you want to use these for phone calls one of the major selling points of the m200s is that you can customize them on each side there are these what on this one are just black plates but they come off and can be replaced with any number of plates provided by v-moda you can also do your own custom plates through them while they'll do etchings and colors there's a ton of options and you can make these look really cool they sound fantastic and are some of the best studio monitors you can get for the price what if all you care about is comfort like these just have to feel good and you have to feel good while wearing them that's where mont blanc a company known for making watches and fountain pens comes in yeah montblanc's not an audio company but they did make headphones and they partnered with audis's founder alex rosen to make them so they actually sound very good the thing is that's not where these things are best they look really nice and they feel even better if all you care about is making sure that your ears are bathed in luxury then yeah you want these on top of that they have really great controls a ton of features that work pretty well and they have active noise canceling the thing is the battery is not great they only last about 20 hours but you know 20 hours on an airplane have never felt better so these are our favorite headphones so far this year what are you wearing and what do you think of our choices let us know in the comments below and make sure you like and subscribe for more videos from digital trends\n"