I think pretty much any wireless headphone should work on Linux; my Airpods seem to work fine.
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More than "with Linux" you should indicate how much do you expect to spend here, it's not about the OS, it's about what kind of headsets you want (what features).
sorry! i will edit the post to include the following: i don't really care about the quality too much, i want to spend ~80 usd or so, but that's flexible within 10 dollars or so. i would prefer a headset that has a USB dongle, like a wireless mouse. i don't really need a microphone in it, but i wouldn't really conplain if there was one.
Well, then I can't help, I normally always get those that cost more than 200 USD, they have it all (Bluetooth + dongle) and with high quality (+ noise-canceling). Mines are WH-1000XM4 if you are interested, and I'm very happy with them, in the past I had Bose QuietComfort 35 and Sennheiser Momentum M2-AEBT and I would still get Sony WH-1000XM4 as it is smarter with many features and quality.
Any headphones should work (if your hardware supports it if using bluetooth). I've connected at least 4 different brands from no name to Aftershokz with no issues. Even tried airpods for a friend.
I use my Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones through Bluetooth I have a little Bluetooth dongle plugged into my PC's USB port. I'm on Ubuntu 20.04. I've had no issues.
Out of your price range listed, but I'll list it for others. Sennheiser Momentum 4. Bluetooth tested on four different Linux devices and all have worked perfectly so far.
Super comfortable, great quality. Headphones I plan on having for a decade or more, I would highly recommend them.
these are my choice as well, and they work pretty flawlessly with Linux over Bluetooth; I use Momentum 4s for many hours each day to do meetings and they've been highly reliable. however they are not perfect:
- ear pads are non-standard and have a built in plastic backing; I'm worried about long-term availability of replacements
- can't do audio+mic over 3.5mm headphone jack, just audio. makes them useless for gaming when you don't want Bluetooth latency
- they have USB audio support which I hoped could be used in place of that 3.5mm connection, but the quality is so poor that everything sounds like you're on a Skype call from 2003
so they are good but don't solve all problems, still looking for that perfect set of headphones, but these are excellent as work headphones where I'm just doing meetings and listening to music.
I have been quite happy with my knock off no name over the ear Chinese/amazon special for months now.
When the battery life starts to suffer, I’ll spend the fifteen bucks again, but hasn’t been a problem at all.
Manjaro LXQT, on a Lenovo P70 that’s starting to show its age. They just work.
It’s basically the same headset hardware that I would’ve used in 2008 or so, tbh. Sound quality isn’t perfect but I am not an audiophile. They work equally well for music from my phone while driving since they’re one ear only.
All bluetooth headphones should work.
At 80 I would urge you to consider wired again or save up. Otherwise I would look for the cheapest amazon / ali headset you can find a decent review online (off amazon) for.
Does anyone have experience with the pine buds pro? I'm especially curious about the microphone.