Home Audio, Headphones, Turntables & More

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The annual Consumer Electronics Show brings together the most innovative audio products and home entertainment gear that shapes the year to come and beyond.

And in 2026, well-established tech and audio giants, new innovators and startup companies brought their latest and greatest products to Las Vegas during the first week of January to wow and impress audiophiles and music fans from all around the world.

To track top trends during CES 2026, Billboard rounded up the best of the best in categories from home audio to home theater, headphones to auto entertainment and more.

We put together a list of the best audio innovations the team found at the Las Vegas Convention Center that make our favorite songs sound better at home, in our cars and in our ears. We even spotted a pair of premium and high-performance bookshelf speakers that are the ones to buy this year.

Scroll down and check out our picks for the best audio gear of CES 2026, below.

The Cleer Audio ARC 4 Series with THX-Certified audio are our pick for best earbuds during CES 2026. The wireless earbuds’ impressive design with Dolby Atmos Head Tracking Spatial Audio that makes it possible for these buds to rest comfortably on your open ears without losing audio quality with crisp tones and deep and thumping bass. Priced at $129.99, these earbuds feature up to 34 hours of playback per charge for all-day (and then some) audio.

The MSI Maestro 500 wireless gaming headset has a stylish and sleek design that’s not bulky or blocky, but rather comfortable and lightweight on the head. The Maestro 500 delivers top-notch audio with full-spectrum clarity for 3D sound, thanks to its 40mm drivers inside. The headset features a hidden unidirectional microphone, so it goes away when you don’t need it, but can easily comes back when you do. The comfortable and smooth cooling mesh ear pads are made from premium leatherette for long gaming sessions, especially with its up to an unreal 100 hours battery per charge. The MSI Maestro 500 is a serious gaming headset for serious gamers.

Samsung introduced the Music Studio during CES 2026. The new Wi-Fi speakers deliver rich and premium audio, wirelessly. It comes in two models the smaller Music Studio 5 (LS50H) for home audio and the larger Music Studio 7 (LS70H) for home theater entertainment. The 5 has a rounded design that’s best for smaller rooms, while the 7 has a boxy build that’s ideal for large spaces.

Both are tuned by Samsung Audio Lab for robust and full audio, feature AI Dynamic Bass Control that deepens sound without distortion and cast music via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for seamless connectivity. However, the 7 stands out with 3D immersion listening experiences, 3.1.1-channel spatial audio and can support Hi-Resolution Audio.

If you’re looking to build out or upgrade your audio system in 2026, the Samsung Music Studio offers high-performance and immaculate sound with elegant design for your home.

The Fender Mix Headphones sit at the cross-section of high-performance audio and endless customizable style and cool, as a unique fashion statement. The headphones feature standout premium and studio-grade audio with high-resolution crystal clear and rich, in which Fender is known, while bass is booming and thumping. They feature wireless or wired (via USB-C) connectivity for lossless audio, or just listening to your favorite music and podcast with style, while the Mix comes with active noise-cancelation and spatial 360-degree audio for deep immersion.

Meanwhile, the Fender Mix Headphones has up to a whopping 100 hours of battery life per charge, which is one of the reasons why we picked these as part of our best of CES 2026 lineup.

TCL has an affinity for premium audio by Bang & Olufsen. The TCL A65K Design Series Soundbar certainly delivers an HD experience with its 6.5-inch subwoofer, as the entirely wireless 3.1.2 speaker system features detachable components that are strategically positioned around your home theater space for immersive Dolby Audio. It boasts Bluetooth connectivity, so you can sync a smartphone for music streaming from anywhere around the home.

If you want to fill a room with high quality audio, then the Onkyo Muse Y-40 Amplifier is the solution to rich and deep music in your home. It’s a Hi-Fi centerpiece that works as an amp for your speakers to boost your favorite songs. The Muse Y-40 works as an audio streaming device for Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast and other music streaming services.

In 2026, Onkyo is celebrating its 80th anniversary, so the Onkyo Muse Y-40 Amplifier is one of many other high-performance amps and speakers offered during CES. We picked the Onkyo Muse Y-40 because of its ease of use and setup, as well as its awesome power suited for smaller homes and apartments.

The Klipsch’s Sevens II speakers are best for a luxurious home audio or home theater setup, while their premium and sleek design that enhances sound that’s expertly tuned and powered by Onkyo, a Japanese audio company. Equipped with a wide range of digital and analog ports, the Sevens II features immersive listening experiences, thanks to Dolby Atmos support that fill a room with high fidelity sound. In addition, this set of bookshelf speakers — which have wired and wireless compatibility — that look as good as they sound in delivering the best home audio that you can actually feel.

Elevate your home audio with the Victrola Soundstage, a premium and minimal, yet modern turntable that features best-in-class sound, advanced Bluetooth for wireless connectivity and Auracast multi-connect audio to broadcast music to headphones, earbuds and speakers. The turntable speakers have crystal clear and immersive audio with deep bass without skipping, thanks to its unique design that down-fires audio, so it doesn’t interrupt your favorite songs.

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