Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones

[VENOM1]

With my recent promotion I’ll be traveling quite often therefor I’m shopping for quality wireless Bluetooth headphones. They’ll be used for listening to music, watching movies and I’m hoping for some sort of noise cancellation as I’m currently working on my MBA and feel they could also be used for blocking out the wife and kiddos while studying!

I’ve read several online comparisons as well as Consumer Reports but prior to making a purchase thought I would see what everyone has here. I don’t want to spend more than $400.

 

[earico]

Unbox Therapy is a great place to start. He's reviewed a ton of headphones.

https://www.youtube.com/user/unboxtherapy/videos

 

[PhoenixM3]

I wore Bose noise canceling headphones so I wouldn’t go deaf driving my GT500 to the Ring awhile back. Simply amazing the amount of noise reduction....

 

[focussvtracer]

Just bought a new set of the bose quite comfort. Amazing.

 

[bigmoose]

If you are willing to deal with a cord the QC25s can be had for $179. I picked up a pair of these and really like them. I cannot use wireless at work. I also like the QC25 because it has a replaceable AAA battery vs others with a built in rechargable one. If mine dies I swap in 2 seconds and I'm back to good. That is very nice while traveling.

 

[mymustang44]

I was in your shoes and read tons of reviews. The common favorite is the Sony 1000's with the qc 35's a close second.

 

[VENOM1]

Thanks for everyone’s help. I purchased the new Sony WH1000XM2’s off Amazon.

 

[Snagged]

Forgive my ignorance because I'm so illiterate when it comes to stuff like headphones. Where does the music get sourced from? Can you pick up local radio stations from it? Is there a monthly service you have to pay? Do you download your I tunes to it? I've been thinking about getting something like this to concentrate at home and just don't want to have to pay for a monthly service for it.

I'm looking for something you could perhaps listen to local radio stations on or music that is free, essentially, with noise canceling headphones. I don't know if this should be made into a completely different thread or just piggy back off of this one.

 

[PhoenixM3]

Just bought a new set of the bose quite comfort. Amazing.

Yep. I won’t get on a plane without mine.

 

[mdever12]

If you are willing to deal with a cord the QC25s can be had for $179. I picked up a pair of these and really like them. I cannot use wireless at work. I also like the QC25 because it has a replaceable AAA battery vs others with a built in rechargable one. If mine dies I swap in 2 seconds and I'm back to good. That is very nice while traveling.

+1. Have had these for 4 years and love them.

 

[Blown 89]

Hopefully you like the Sony's.

I would have gone with a pair of Futuresonic G10's and an aptx-hd receiver myself. The headphones aren't wireless but the aptx-hd receiver is and the sound quality will utterly destroy Bose, Sony, etc.

They use passive noise cancelling and have foam tip options should you want to go completely silent. If you're studying and don't have music playing simply use foam earplugs or get a set of molds made.

 

[kevinatfms]

https://www.nguyensound.com/

The Apollo series are incredible. Super comfy, insane bass and mids/highs are sharp and crisp.

 

[colin450]

I have Bose Quiet Comfort and love them. Great battery life and sound great. You can reduce the amount of noise canceling in the Bose app even though I'm not sure why you'd want to.

 

[GodStang]

My brother-in-law and I have these right here for exercising, working in the woods, and just normal use:

https://www.amazon.com/Mpow-Bluetoo...4?ie=UTF8&qid=1516882240&sr=8-4&keywords=mpow

They are great. Battery lasts for ever and sounds is great. Unfortunately PNC and not ANC. To have a spare pair is worth the $40.

 

[Coiled03]

Hopefully you like the Sony's.

I would have gone with a pair of Futuresonic G10's and an aptx-hd receiver myself. The headphones aren't wireless but the aptx-hd receiver is and the sound quality will utterly destroy Bose, Sony, etc.

They use passive noise cancelling and have foam tip options should you want to go completely silent. If you're studying and don't have music playing simply use foam earplugs or get a set of molds made.

This isn't a dig at you....but people should be required to post frequency response curves when making claims about sound quality with regards to anything; headphones, speakers, receivers, anything. Otherwise, all we're doing is posting our perceptions.

Yes, I know this is completely unrealistic. But I can still hope.

 

[Blown 89]

This isn't a dig at you....but people should be required to post frequency response curves when making claims about sound quality with regards to anything; headphones, speakers, receivers, anything. Otherwise, all we're doing is posting our perceptions.

Yes, I know this is completely unrealistic. But I can still hope.

I agree however, finding response curves is harder to do since there isn't a standardized way of getting those curves. The audiomolester forums are full of people posting curves from homemade rigs which, as you can imagine, probably produce wildly different results from each depending on how they build them.

In a perfect world though....

 

[VENOM1]

Hopefully you like the Sony's.

I would have gone with a pair of Futuresonic G10's and an aptx-hd receiver myself. The headphones aren't wireless but the aptx-hd receiver is and the sound quality will utterly destroy Bose, Sony, etc.

They use passive noise cancelling and have foam tip options should you want to go completely silent. If you're studying and don't have music playing simply use foam earplugs or get a set of molds made.

Those partially Sony’s are the top rated wireless noise cancelling headphones on every single technology-review-based-website I can find. For traveling and homework in sure they’re more than adequate.

 

[Coiled03]

I agree however, finding response curves is harder to do since there isn't a standardized way of getting those curves. The audiomolester forums are full of people posting curves from homemade rigs which, as you can imagine, probably produce wildly different results from each depending on how they build them.

In a perfect world though....

Agreed, thus my "completely unrealistic" quip.

 

[Mountie]

Bragi Dash!

I have the 1st gen and the quality and noise cancelling is great.

https://www.bragi.com/thedash/

 

[Blown 89]

Those partially Sony’s are the top rated wireless noise cancelling headphones on every single technology-review-based-website I can find. For traveling and homework in sure they’re more than adequate.

If you're happy with them that's all that matters. Everyone's tastes are different.