Headphones are sold as a house name. The sticker is the form, the connection, and the class. A wired on-ear pair, a wireless commute pair, a mid ANC travel pair, a gaming headset, and a studio monitor can share a brand on the cup and almost nothing else. Compare street price by type — wired, wireless, ANC, gaming, studio — then pin the class.
These are example ranges only, not surveyed or sourced 2026 prices. Street price here is the advertised dollar before an extended warranty or AppleCare. A school wired pair sits toward the bottom of a band; a flagship ANC pair sits toward the top. Over-ear and on-ear stay on the hero rows. True wireless earbuds are a boundary lane, not the page. Dollars are AUD.
Example street prices by form and class. The split rows are the point: wired studio is not wireless everyday, mid ANC is not flagship ANC, and a gaming headset is not a pocket earbud.
Every dollar in that table is an example, not a sourced 2026 street price. An extended warranty, a last-gen cut, and a refurbished pair sit on top of — or under — the sealed sticker.
| Form / type | Unit | Common for | Ex. street price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wired on-ear / budget | pair | school / secondary | example $20–50 |
| Wired over-ear studio / monitor | pair | mixing / critical listen | example $100–380 |
| Wireless over-ear everyday (no / light ANC) | pair | commute / office | example $70–150 |
| ANC over-ear mid | pair | travel / office | example $180–350 |
| Premium flagship ANC over-ear | pair | travel / flagship | example $350–700 |
| Gaming headset (wired or wireless) | pair | PC / console | example $60–220 |
| Sport / workout on-ear or band | pair | gym / run | example $40–130 |
| Kids / budget Bluetooth | pair | kids / secondary | example $25–80 |
| True wireless earbuds (boundary) | pair | pocket / commute | example $40–350 |
Example ranges only, not surveyed or sourced 2026 prices. Hero rows are headphones (over-ear / on-ear). The earbuds row is a boundary lane — not an earbuds-only page. AUD.
Hero rows stay headphones — over-ear and on-ear. The earbuds row is a boundary so a pocket pair is not mashed into an over-ear sticker.
The class is form plus connection plus job. The house name does not tell you which row you are on.
Last year’s wireless or ANC pair can sit under the current flagship on the same class. A renewed or manufacturer-refurbished pair can sit under the sealed sticker if pads, cable, and case match. An extended warranty or AppleCare sits on top of the pair.
Street tags often move around EOFY, Boxing Day, back-to-school, and January clearance. Those windows do not change the row: a last-gen mid ANC pair is still mid ANC, not flagship.
Example only: wired on-ear / budget often $20–$50; wired over-ear studio / monitor $100–$380; wireless over-ear everyday (no / light ANC) $70–$150; ANC over-ear mid $180–$350; premium flagship ANC over-ear $350–$700; gaming headset $60–$220; sport / workout $40–$130; kids / budget Bluetooth $25–$80; true wireless earbuds (boundary) $40–$350. Example ranges only, not surveyed or sourced 2026 prices. Same name, different class. Street price is the advertised dollar before an extended warranty or AppleCare. AUD.
Often. A prior-generation wireless or ANC pair can sit under the current flagship on the same class row. Confirm the form — over-ear vs on-ear — and whether ANC is mid or flagship before you treat last year as a deal.
Sometimes. A renewed or manufacturer-refurbished pair can sit under the sealed sticker on the same class. Confirm it is the same form and class — wired studio is not flagship ANC — and that pads, cable, and case match the listing.
Different rows. Wired on-ear / budget and wired over-ear studio are not the wireless everyday or ANC travel pair. Gaming can be either connection. Pin form and class first, then the connection.
No. Hero rows are headphones — over-ear and on-ear. The true wireless earbuds row is a boundary lane so a pocket pair is not mashed into an over-ear sticker. This is not an earbuds-only page.
On the box, Amazon AU or Kogan can undercut. On the street total — negotiation at Harvey Norman, Costco Australia's return window, Officeworks collection, a last-gen pair — the floor and the warehouse often close the gap. Compare the same form and class the same week.
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