You don't need to spend a fortune on good audio — these 20 headphones under AU$100 have hundreds of 5-star user reviews

Prices start from just AU$8 on Amazon right now

Collections By Nico Arboleda published 4 June 2026

Amazon’s Mid-Year Sale has steep discounts on some of the best headphones, including our best overall Sony WH-1000XM6 and an all-time low price for the brilliant ANC king, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2.

While these are great value relative to their features (and still more reasonably priced than most specialist audiophile gear), they still cost upwards of AU$500 apiece, which admittedly is a big chunk of change to spend on headphones if you’re the average consumer.

The good news is that you don’t have to spend that much to get quality headphones, and from what I’ve found during this current sale, a lot of the highly rated options with hundreds (and even thousands) of 5-star user reviews cost less than AU$100.

In fact, the cheapest one I’ve found is a wired pair from JBL that costs only AU$8, which has a 4.4-star rating from nearly 113,000 user reviews. If audio quality is important, there are some audiophile-grade in-ear monitors (IEMs) that also received rave user reviews, and I’ve tracked them down for you as well.

With so many deals to choose from, I’ve settled on 20 of the best-rated headphones across over-ears and earbuds, including wired, true wireless, open-ears and even gaming headsets.

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