Daniel Oropeza

Daniel Oropeza Shopping Editor

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Daniel is Lifehacker's Shopping Editor covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for the Miami Herald. He lives in Atlanta.

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October 22, 2026

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Not everybody needs, wants, or can afford the "best" headphones available, especially when they can easily cost half a grand. If the $450+ Sony XM6 s, which I called the best over-ear headphones of 2025 (and 2026 so far), are not in your budget, then perhaps the more affordable Sony WH-CH720N s could be.…