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All the Best Speakers, Headphones and Hi-Fi Gear from CES 2025

This year’s show was rich with headphones, earbuds and speakers.

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By Tucker Bowe

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Another year of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is nearly in the books (it technically ends on January 10th). And, as is tradition, a lot of new audio gear has been announced — everything from noise-canceling headphones and portable Bluetooth speakers, to high-end turntables and hi-fi separates.

In case you’ve missed anything, we’ve rounded up all the best and coolest audio gear from this years show below.

Beyerdynamic Aventho 300

  • Price: $400
  • Release date: Now

The Beyerdynamic Aventho 300 is the renowned German hi-fi brand’s new flagship active noise-canceling headphones. They pack the same Stellar.45 driver as Beyerdynamic’s studio headphones line (including the DT 700 Pro X and DT 900 Pro X). They support Dolby Atmos head tracking technology and are Apple MFi certified, thus promising to deliver an incredibly immersive spatial audio experience. And they have an excellent 50-hour battery life.

Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW2

  • Price: $149
  • Release date: January 2025

The Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW2 are midrange wireless earbuds with premium features, including active noise-cancellation and transparency modes, wireless charging, and pretty stellar battery life. However, the most interesting thing about them is that they are integrated with what Audio-Technica calls “Magnetic Switch” technology. This allows the earbuds to snap together magnetically and power off without the charging case, allowing you to leave the charging case at home without worrying about the earbuds dying or getting lost.

Onkyo Icon Series

  • Price: $1,499 — $1,999
  • Release date: Q4 2025

In recent years, Onkyo has been best known for its AV receivers, but the heritage Japanese audio brand is returning to its roots by releasing a line of amplifiers aimed squarely at audiophiles. The upcoming Icon series consists of the Icon P-80 network preamplifier, M-80 power amplifier, and A-50 network integrated amplifier. All are expected to ship later this year.

Creative Aurvana Ace Mimi

  • Price: $130
  • Release date: Now

The Aurvana Ace Mimi are affordable, feature-packed wireless earbuds shaped like AirPods. They have xMEMS drivers and support LDAC audio files, allowing them to play the highest-resolution audio (up to 990 kbps) over Bluetooth. Thanks to a partnership with Mimi, they feature sound personalization technology that adjusts audio based on your hearing. They support active noise cancellation, too. And they’re the same price as Apple’s entry-level AirPods.

Victrola Wave

  • Price: $400
  • Release date: spring 2025

The Victrola Wave is the budget-friendly audio maker’s new entry-level hi-fi turntable. It has built-in Bluetooth and supports aptX Adaptive and aptX HD streaming. Most interesting, it supports Auracast, a new-age audio-sharing feature that allows sources to stream audio to countless other supported audio devices. So the Wave can stream vinyl to any Auracast-ready speakers and headphones in your home.

Kanto Audio UKI

  • Price: $199
  • Release date: second half of 2025

The Canadian audio brand has made some of our favorite powered desktop speaker systems in recent years — the Ora4 ($400) and Ren ($600) are two recent examples — and the UKI aims to continue that trend. The speakers have a range of wired connections, so you can hook them up to your computer or turntable. And they support streaming via Bluetooth. Most notably, the two-way speakers stand just 6.5 inches tall and a pair costs $199, making them one of the company’s smallest and most affordable powered speaker systems.

Lenco LS-570WA

  • Price: $469
  • Release date: Now

The Lenco LS-570WA is a plug-and-play all-in-one record player system. It features a belt-drive turntable with a moving-magnetic cartridge, a switchable phono preamplifier, and a powered four-speaker system capable of outputting 80 watts of power. It also has built-in Bluetooth, allowing you to stream audio when you want to take a break from vinyl.

FiiO K17 

  • Price: $900
  • Release date: January 2025

The FiiO K17 is a gorgeous headphone amplifier for headphone enthusiasts. It features the same high-quality dual-DAC combo (AK4191/AK4499EX) as the flagship $1,000 streamer, S15. It’s unique because it has a 3.93-inch touchscreen display and streaming capabilities. It supports high-resolution Bluetooth streaming with support for LDAC, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive. It also plays audio from digital and analog sources, such as a turntable or CD player.

Technics EAH-AZ100

  • Price: $300
  • Release date: Now

To celebrate the Japanese hi-fi brand’s 60th anniversary, Technics released a new pair of flagship noise-canceling wireless earbuds. They’re the successor to the company’s previous flagship buds, the EAH-AZ80, but the 2025-released EAH-AZ100 have been redesigned (they’re smaller) and all-around improved. The most significant upgrade is that they sport the company’s proprietary fluid magnetic drivers, which promise to deliver a more accurate sound with an even wider soundstage.

Onkyo Creator Series

  • Price: $199 (GX10DB); $299 (GX30ARC)
  • Release date: Now

Onkyo has released a new Creator Series featuring two sets of affordable powered speaker systems, Creator GX10DB and Creator GX30ARC. Both support Bluetooth streaming and numerous wired connections — including a built-in MM phono preamp — and thus are designed for plug-and-play solutions for your desktop or a basic audio system. Aside from size and price, the main difference is that the larger GX30ARC has an HDMI-ARC connection, allowing them to work as TV speakers.

Belkin SoundForm Isolate

  • Price: $60
  • Release date: Now

The Belkin SoundForm Isolate is the well-known accessory maker’s first over-ear noise-canceling headphones. They support ANC and transparency modes and boast a pretty great battery life (40 hours with ANC on or 60 hours with ANC off). And at just $60, they’re one of the most affordable ANC headphones out there.

Shokz OpenFit 2

  • Price: $180
  • Release date: Now

The Shokz OpenFit 2 is the next generation of the company’s 2023-released OpenFit, its first open-ear wireless earbuds that opted for “air conduction” instead of “bone conduction” speaker technology. The OpenFit 2 has an updated design and improved drivers, thus promising to sound and fit significantly better. The 11-hour battery life is a big upgrade, too.

JBL Tour One M3

  • Price: $400
  • Release date: April 2025

The JBL Tour One M3 is the company’s newest flagship noise-canceling headphones — and at $400, they’re poised to compete with Sony, Bose, and Apple’s top-of-the-line models. The most interesting thing about them is that JBL includes a touchscreen Bluetooth transmitter, allowing the headphones to easily listen to audio from in-flight entertainment systems and other analog sources.

Klipsch Party Speakers

  • Price: $299 — $699
  • Release date: January 2025

The Klipsch Music City Party Speakers are large portable Bluetooth speakers that feature RGB lighting (you can customize the light patterns via a companion app) and include a microphone for karaoke. Each speaker packs a horn-loaded tweeter — a Klipsch staple — and promises to pack a bass-heavy punch. The three speakers are named after US cities: Klipsch Vegas ($299, center), Klipsch Miami ($549, right) and Klipsch New York ($699, left).

JLab Epic Lux Lab Edition

  • Price: $199
  • Release date: January 2025

The JLab Epic Lux Lab Edition are the budget-friendly audio brand’s most advanced (and expensive) over-ear headphones to date. They pack “high-fidelity” 32mm dynamic drivers and can play LDAC high-resolution audio files. They have adaptive active noise-cancellation and, interestingly, support wireless charging via the included magnetic charging pad.

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