Best noise-cancelling headphones of 2024: AirPods, Bose, and more.

Google Pixel Buds Pro: The Pixel Buds Pro are the first Google earbuds to feature active noise cancellation. While it’s nice that they finally have a feature that a lot of true wireless earbuds have had for a while, what ultimately sets the Pixel Buds Pro apart and makes them worth paying attention to — especially for Android users — is their premium, winning design. suitable. This helps improve its performance on both sound quality and noise canceling interfaces. While it’s not exactly elite for voice calling, it also performed well as a headset for making calls. Read our Google Pixel Buds Pro review.

Soundcore from Anker Space One: Available in three color options, the Soundcore Space One are Anker’s latest noise-canceling headphones and a good value at around $100, offering a solid feature set as well as good sound quality and performance. They can’t quite compete in terms of sound with many premium noise-canceling models, but you don’t feel like you’re giving up too much on the audio side to save a ton of money. They lack a bit of that natural, refined quality you look for in a great set of cans, but the Space Ones sound respectable, with decent clarity and bass definition and measure up well to the more expensive Soundcore Space 45. – Connection performance is also good for headphones in this price range, although the transparency mode is OK. Anker has developed a version of Sony’s Speak-to-Chat feature — Anker calls it Easy Chat — that automatically pauses music and enters transparency mode when you approach someone and start a conversation. The headphones are equipped with wear-detecting sensors, a feature not usually found at this price, and include a carrying case. LDAC audio codec support is available for Android users.

Sure Ionic 50: Many of us loved Shure’s original Aonic 50 headphones, but they had mediocre noise cancellation. Well, the second-gen version addresses that issue – the noise cancellation is much improved – and Shure has doubled the battery life to around 45 hours (it now has a fast charging feature) and has also shrunk the headphone carrying case a bit, though it’s still not as compact . These upgrades make the Aonic 50 Gen 2 a high-quality noise canceling headphone. While the Aonic 50 Gen 2s are quite heavy at 334g, they are sturdily built and also comfortable to wear, with well-padded earcups. It has excellent sound quality with very good clarity and well-defined bass. Shure calls them “studio headphones,” so the sound profile is fairly neutral, but you can add a little more bass in the EQ settings in the Shure companion app for iOS and Android (using the Spatializer setting in the app expands the soundstage a bit But he doesn’t do that.) Doesn’t make much difference.)

Mark Levinson No. 5909: The 5909 are Mark Levinson’s first premium-sounding headphones, and yes, they’re really expensive at $999. But they’re also really good. They have a sturdy design without feeling heavy on your head (read: they’re big but not too heavy) and are comfortable to wear for long periods thanks to their well-padded (and replaceable) leather-covered earcups and headband. . Read our Mark Levinson hands-on #5909.

Focal pathes: French Audio Company focal It is known for its high-end speaker and headphone systems. You can call it Bowers & Wilkins of France. And now what a lot of high-end audio companies have been up to in this era of wireless music listening on the go has finally been done: make noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones. These $699 cans look great and are generally great, but their noise cancellation is fairly mild, so don’t buy them for their ANC feature.

Master & Dynamic MW09 (Update: Out of stock): Master & Dynamic headphones and earbuds always feature unique and eye-catching designs incorporating premium materials such as aluminum, sapphire glass and Kevlar. The latest flagship MW09 earbuds look very similar to the previous MW08, but they have some upgrades inside that provide better performance, especially when it comes to battery life and noise cancellation (they’re now very close to what Bose and Sony offer, although it’s not ). Quite at their level for the ANC).

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro offer improved noise cancellation along with very good audio and voice call performance, as well as support for high-resolution wireless audio streaming if you’re a Galaxy owner with the right setup. However, their biggest upgrade may be their new design and smaller size, making them better suited to more ears. Aside from its somewhat high price, its only drawback is that some of its key features only work with Samsung Galaxy devices.

Baraem Plus Studio beats: Unfortunately, for those of you who bought the original Beats Studio Buds, which are still on the market now, I’m sorry to report that these new Plus headphones have been vastly improved, with better sound, noise cancellation, and battery life. In addition, they now offer high-quality performance on voice calls.

Beats Fit Pro: Although the Beats Fit Pro aren’t technically AirPods, they’re built on the same technology platform as the AirPods Pro (yes, Apple has Beats). Unlike the previous, less expensive Beats Studio shoots and New for 2023 are Studio Buds PlusBeats Fit Pro includes Apple’s H1 chip and has the most… AirPods Pro Features, including active noise cancellation, spatial audio and adaptive equalizer. Dare I call them the AirPods you’ve always wanted.

Technologies EAH-A800: There’s a bit of an old-school vibe to the Technics EAH-A800 — and it’s not just the Technics brand, which Panasonic has revived in the past few years. Their design is a throwback but the headphones are comfortable and can be folded or folded flat. It has a big, lively sound with strong bass and good detail (however, it takes a day or two to break in).

Technologies EAH-AZ80: Panasonic has done a great job of creating a comprehensive range of high-performance headphones that provide improved compatibility with great sound, good noise cancellation, and a powerful feature set.