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ANC guide

Best noise-cancelling headphones

Headphones ranked for active noise cancellation, comfort, travel features, call quality, and long-session listening.

Built for commuters, frequent flyers, and office buyers comparing premium ANC headphones, using critic signal, user score where available, release age, price, and value pressure.

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Bose official product imageBose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) official product image
ImageBose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) official product image
#1 pickBuyFair at retail

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

Strong consensus and still fresh enough to recommend at normal retail pricing.

$449aptX Adaptive / ANC9 months oldTarget $427
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
93
Worth it?
ImageSony WH-1000XM6 generated product visual
#2 pickBuyFair at retail

Sony WH-1000XM6

Strong consensus and still fresh enough to recommend at normal retail pricing.

$459QN3 / LDAC / ANC1 year oldTarget $436
commutersfrequent flyersopen officesAndroid hi-res listeners
92
Worth it?
ImageSennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless official product image
#3 pickBuyFair at retail

Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless

Strong consensus and still fresh enough to recommend at normal retail pricing.

$449aptX Lossless / Dolby Atmos / ANCNew releaseTarget $427
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
91
Worth it?
ImageBowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 official product image
#4 pickBuyFair at retail

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2

Strong consensus and still fresh enough to recommend at normal retail pricing.

$799aptX Lossless / ANC9 months oldTarget $759
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
90
Worth it?
ImageBowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 official product image
#5 pickBuyFair at retail

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3

Strong consensus and still fresh enough to recommend at normal retail pricing.

$479aptX Lossless / ANC1y 2m oldTarget $455
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
89
Worth it?
ImageSonos Ace official product image
#6 pickValueFair at retail

Sonos Ace

The review signal is high relative to the usual price. Prioritise deals and refurbished options.

$399Lossless USB-C / ANC2 years oldTarget $379
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
88
Worth it?
ImageSony 1000X The Collexion generated product visual
#7 pickValueFair at retail

Sony 1000X The Collexion

The review signal is high relative to the usual price. Prioritise deals and refurbished options.

$6491000X / ANCNew releaseTarget $617
commutersfrequent flyersopen officesAndroid hi-res listeners
87
Worth it?
ImageBose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones generated product visual
#8 pickValueFair at retail

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones

The review signal is high relative to the usual price. Prioritise deals and refurbished options.

$429Immersive Audio / ANC2y 9m oldTarget $408
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
86
Worth it?
ImageSennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless official product image
#9 pickValueFair at retail

Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless

The review signal is high relative to the usual price. Prioritise deals and refurbished options.

$379aptX Adaptive / ANC3y 9m oldTarget $360
commutersfrequent flyersopen offices
85
Worth it?
ImageSony WH-1000XM5 generated product visual
#10 pickValueFair at retail

Sony WH-1000XM5

The review signal is high relative to the usual price. Prioritise deals and refurbished options.

$399LDAC / ANC4 years oldTarget $379
commutersfrequent flyersopen officesAndroid hi-res listeners
85
Worth it?