The best wireless headphones for TV in 2025

You’d be hard pressed to find a roundup of any headphone category that doesn’t feature Sennheiser. The German-built brand is a stalwart of quality audio technology. Their headphones can generally match any other brand on the market. But in the case of headphones for TVs, Sennheiser actually specialise and offer a range of dedicated TV headsets. And the Sennheiser RS 195 are among the best of the range.

As with some other models on this list, they come with a dedicated transmitter that plugs into your TV. The transmitter them uses radio frequency technology to send the audio to the headset. The transmitter doubles up as a stand and charger for the headphones, too.

It has seven audio profiles to choose from, which you can control via buttons on the right ear cup, allowing you to personalise the sound. You can even adjust the volume independently in each ear.

Settings are also designed for people with mild to moderate hearing loss, using technology based on hearing aids. Another feature designed to help the hard of hearing is “Speech Mode”, which dials down background noise and enhances speech for clearer dialogue (a feature you’ll find on other headphones in this list). The biggest downside is the price, which at the premium end of the scale.

You might know the Sonos name as a master of soundbars, but with the Sonos Ace the brand has also mastered Bluetooth headphones. That's partly due to support for the advanced aptX codecs, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless.

The aptX Adaptive codec has an always-adjusting bitrate, which means the best possible sound at an impressively low latency. It's always in sync and glitch-free. The aptX Lossless codec, meanwhile, delivers CD quality sound over a standard Bluetooth connection. The finer details for these codecs might be surplus to requirements for casual viewers, but if you're into the tech and want the best possible Bluetooth performance, these are the headphones for you.

The Sonos Ace also boasts cinematic sound thanks to support for Dolby Atmos, which creates an immersive three-dimensional surround sound. If anything, these headphones are geared so much towards the home cinema experience that they're not quite as finely tuned for regular music listening. Between the codecs and Dolby Atmos, these are great for firing up a Netflix movie and streaming glitch-free — a totally immersive home cinema experience.

Other features include ANC, multipoint pairing for switching between devices, and automatic pause whenever you take the headset off.

The Brooklyn-based Grado might be under the radar for casual listeners, but fans know them for their open-backed wired designs and detailed sound (indeed, open backed headphones are often the mark of a true audiophile brand). The Grado GW100x are a step forward for the manufacturer's first wireless model. They’re also a rare example of an open-backed Bluetooth headset. 

The Grado GW100x are recommended almost exclusively for home use as the open-backed ear cups will leak sound both ways. These won’t block out external noise and people around you will be able to hear your sounds. 

But these days everyone needs a pair of headphones for around the house. And these will not disappoint. The sound is rich and spacious and when hooked up to your TV, they deliver a more naturalistic cinema soundstage — a different experience to being locked in with a pair of closed back, surround sound headphones. Sound quality and performance is further boosted by aptX codecs.

They're plasticky, so feel cheaper in the hand. But it’s all part of the headset’s stripped-back design, and ensures they’re comfortably lightweight. Other features include a built-in mic, voice control, and a button panel on the ear cup.

The Sennheiser RS 120-W are the continuation of a model that's been around for a few years, but there’s something that these headphones do differently. Rather than use RF technology, as with the other Sennheiser headset listed here, it uses Bluetooth LE Audio, a development in Bluetooth technology.

It includes a power-saving LC3 codec for both high-quality sound and low latency. Bluetooth LE Audio also enables a “Broadcast” feature, which is a fancy way of saying you can connect multiple headphones to a single transmitter, allowing lots of people to watch TV (and listen) together.

It’s worth noting that the Bluetooth LE Audio technology is specific to the transmitter. These won’t connect to your smartphone or device — they’re for TV use only. They do, however, boast three listening modes: Neutral mode for general TV viewing, Speech mode for clearer dialogue, and Music mode for, you guessed it, listening to music.

The headphones have a handily placed dial for turning the volume up and down, though they might not be the best choice if you’re always sitting in a room with someone else because the open-back design does leak some sound.

The Avantree Duet hits a sweet spot between price and performance. Because you're essentially getting two for the price of one as these headphones come as a pair, making them great for couples and two-person households.

They do, however, have individual controls, so each listener can adjust to their preference. Though the audio into both headsets will be perfectly synced. You simply plug the RF transmitter into your TV’s audio output (optical or AUX), making them compatible with most TVs. Be aware, however, that it won't work with TVs that have HDMI or Bluetooth-only audio.

These are made with seniors and hard-of-hearing viewers in mind. There's a Clear Dialogue Mode that brings voices into sharper focus, ensuring that dialogue is easier to understand. You can even use these with a roomful of other people. A passthrough feature allows you to listen through headphones in sync with an external speaker. That means the headphone user can watch with the Clear Dialogue Mode switched on while everyone else watches the TV, with audio coming from the speaker, as they normally would. The important part is that everyone's watching — and listening — together.

And while there's better battery available on other headphones, recharging is easy — just pop them back on the transmitter station to recharge.