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Best wireless earbuds for 2025

By CNET.COM (TNS) We’ve been testing earbuds for almost 20 years and have reviewed hundreds of wired and wireless buds with a variety of designs. Today the category is dominated by true-wireless earbuds, many of which have active noise canceling – or “noise cancelling” (with a double L), as Bose and Google like to spell it. The earbuds on this list offer not only excellent sound quality and a comfortable _t but also strong noise cancellation and voice-calling performance. Those are the key factors we evaluate when determining which products end up with “best” status. Pricing is also a consideration for value picks, as well as design and sound quality, with strong battery life a plus. Here we have recommendations for three of CNET’s top picks.

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