Google Pixel Buds Pro: The Pixel Buds Pro are Google’s first headphones to offer active noise cancellation. While it’s nice that they finally have a feature that many truly wireless earbuds have had for a while, which ultimately sets the Pixel Buds Pro apart and makes them worth considering – especially for earbuds users. Android – is their distinct design and their gain. adjust. This helps improve their performance in both sound quality and noise cancellation. While they’re not quite elite for voice calls, they also work well as a headset for making calls. Read our Google Pixel Buds Pro review.
Anker Space One soundtrack: Available in three color options, the Soundcore Space One are Anker’s latest noise-canceling headphones and a good value for around $100, offering a powerful feature set as well as good sound quality and good performance. They can’t really compete sound-wise with most high-end noise-cancelling models, but you don’t feel like you’re giving up that much sonically to save a lot of money. They lack a little 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 compare well to the more expensive Soundcore Space 45. Call performance is also good for headphones in this price range, although the transparency mode is only okay. Anker developed a version of Sony’s Speak-to-Chat feature — Anker calls it Easy Chat — that automatically pauses your music and switches to transparency mode when you approach someone and start a conversation. The headphones are equipped with wear-detection sensors, a feature not typically found at this price, and include a carrying pouch. LDAC audio codec support is available for Android users.
Shure Aonic 50: Many of us liked Shure’s original Aonic 50 headphones, but they had pretty average noise cancellation. Well, the 2nd generation version fixes that problem – noise cancellation is much improved – and Shure has more than doubled the battery life to around 45 hours (they now have a fast charge feature) and also reduced the duration of carrying the helmet. somewhat the case, although it is still not that compact. These upgrades make the Aonic 50 Gen 2 a top-notch noise-canceling headphone. Although the Aonic 50 Gen 2s are quite heavy (334 grams), they are robustly built and are also comfortable to wear, with well-padded earcups. They feature excellent sound quality with very good clarity and well-defined bass. Shure calls them “studio headphones,” so the sound profile is pretty neutral, but you can add more bass in the EQ settings in Shure’s companion app for iOS and Android (enabling the Spatializer setting in the app slightly widens the soundstage, but doesn’t). it doesn’t make a big difference).
Mark Levinson #5909: #5909 is the first headphone from premium audio brand Mark Levinson and, yes, they are very expensive at $999. But they are also very good. They have a sturdy design without feeling heavy on your head (read: they’re substantial but not too heavy) and they’re comfortable to wear for long periods of time thanks to their well-padded (and replaceable) leather-covered earcups and headband. . Read our Mark Levinson #5909 Practical.
Bathys Focaux: French audio company Focal is known for its premium speaker systems and headphones. You could call it the Bowers & Wilkins of France. And now it’s finally done what many high-end audio companies have had to do in the age of wireless music listening on the go: making active noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones. These $699 cans sound fantastic and are great overall, but their noise cancellation is pretty mild, so don’t buy them for their ANC.
Master and dynamics MW09: Master & Dynamic headphones and earphones have always featured unique and eye-catching designs that include premium materials like aluminum, sapphire glass, and Kevlar. Its latest flagship MW09 earbuds look a lot like its previous MW08 earbuds, but feature a few improvements inside that deliver better performance, including battery life and noise cancellation (they’re now very close of what Bose and Sony offer, but not quite at their level for ANC).
Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro offer improved noise cancellation as well as very good sound and voice call performance, as well as support for high-resolution wireless audio streaming if you own a Galaxy device with the right configuration. That said, their biggest improvement might be their new design and smaller size, making them better suited to more ears. Besides their somewhat high price, their only downside is that some of their key features only work with Samsung Galaxy devices.
Beats Studio Buds Plus: Sadly, for those of you who purchased the original Beats Studio Buds, which remain on the market for now, I’m sorry to report that these new Plus earbuds are significantly improved, with better sound, better noise cancellation and better battery life. Plus, they now offer top-notch voice call performance.
Beats Fit Pro: Although the Beats Fit Pro are not technically AirPods, they are built on the same technology platform as the AirPods Pro (yes, Apple owns Beats). Unlike Beats earlier and cheaper Studio buds And 2023 Studio Buds PlusBeats Fit Pro include Apple’s H1 chip and have most of the features AirPods Pro features including active noise cancellation, spatial audio, and adaptive EQ. I would dare to call them the sporty AirPods you’ve always dreamed of.
Technical 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 resurrected in recent years. Their design is something of a throwback, but the headphones are comfortable and fold and fold flat. They deliver big, energetic sound with punchy bass and good detail (however, they take a day or two to break in).
Technical EAH-AZ80: Panasonic has done a good job creating a set of best-performing all-around headphones that offer an improved fit with great sound, good noise cancellation, and a robust feature set.
