As part of our Holiday Office Hours from the the Labs video series, I pitted four pairs of earbuds against each other on the noisy streets of New York.

In the past, I’ve typically produced a couple of videos highlighting my top headphones and earbuds of the year. In 2026, we’re wrapping things up a bit differently with our Holiday Office Hours from the Labs video series.

Instead of just talking about my favorites, I recently tested the voice-calling performance of some of this year’s best earbuds alongside a set of budget buds. Plus, my colleagues Jada Jones from ZDNET and Eric Zeman from PCMag drop their own top holiday picks for headphones…

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