Not a fan of the NC on my Jabra. I wish I'd bought Bose.

Fine for day to day work use but meh for travel

You aren't going to find buy it for life noise cancellation headphones in that price range.

Hey, I'm looking for budget headphones that are noise-cancelling, portable, have good bluetooth connectivity, and that are comfortable.

I'm considering the Space 1 or Q30 model, but not sure which is better. Would you recommend the Q30 for my preferences? How has your experience been with them? Thanks.

I second the Soundcore q30's. I have a pair, and although I needed to reinforce the housing above the pivot point on both sides, they work perfectly. Sound quality is good and noise canceling is good as well. I have had no issues is being heard. So, depending on your definition of 'Buy it for life', it may fit the bill.

Hey, I'm looking for budget headphones that are noise-cancelling, portable, have good bluetooth connectivity, and that are comfortable.

I'm considering the Space 1 or Q30 model, but not sure which is better. Would you recommend the Q30 for my preferences? How has your experience been with them? Thanks.

Anker soundcores are great, i just didnt care for how bulky they are. I switched to sony which sit closer around my head, but they are somehow worse quality even though they are $50 more expensive

Also recommend these. I replaced the ear muffs with after market cloth ones. The originals lost the syn-leather after a year or so of daily use. Excellent sound and value.

Bose QC35 II on Amazoin, they're killer for both travel and work. Solid noise cancelling, comfy for long hours. If you're hunting deals, definitely a win. Hope this helps others looking for quality without breaking the bank.

The Bose go on sale frequently, I got mine from their website for $180 last year, still not $100 but just an FYI

https://a.co/d/8wzNL3x

These are the ones I have. I have small ear canals too actually, and these were my solution to ear plugs.

Edited to add my only con: The noise canceling can be turned off by touching the right side, and I touched it a lot when I first got them. Definitely a learning curve.

There's like 53k reviews on amazon, so definitely take a look at them!

Cowin e7 or its clones, but be advised the hinge pin is prone to breakage

The Anker Soundcore Q series is a little pricier but much more durable so far. I have a Q30 and it is the best so far.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0853NXPWJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I bought these march 31, 2022. Things I like about them: good battery life, pause and volume buttons on the headphones. While it is Bluetooth I can still plug and aux cord into it to use it on my computer, does t use battery for that.

Powerlocus

Replying to a super old post, but if you want deafening rather than background noise cancelling, get loop earplugs. They are not electronic (just a physical block between your ears and noise) and the cheapest model ($25 I think) are the most noise cancelling.

As per actual headphones, I have Soundcore Life q20 headphones, and while they work great for background noise cancelling (they don’t do a ton for talking or irregular noise), my current ones only lasted about ~2 years. Electronic parts are fine but the actual headset has fractures and no longer maintains a seal.

Sennheiser Momentum 4s have a really neat app with a 5 band EQ and sound personalization option if you'd prefer to not use the EQ function. ANC is 7/10 but the sound quality is amazing, they have a 3.5mm jack for wired listening but also has an internal DAC so you can also use them wired via USB-C to USC-C connection which sounds really nice. They were recently on Amazon and I believe Best Buy for $199. Give them a try, get past the break-in period and if you don't like them return them.

I would look at a pair of gently used Bowers and Wilkins PXs, PX7s or Sony XM4s.

A follow up...

I saw that the edifier headphones seem to have a lot of features at a low price. Are they any good? If so, which is the best?

Xm4 can drop down to that price. Check Slickdeals

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Hi, with a very affordable price you can choose the Q20 i from Soundcore (25/30€ in France)

Not sure what your "budget" is, but the best consumer ANC HPs are from sony, bose, and perhaps apple
they are the only ones with worthwhile feed forward and feedback mics dedicated to noise cancelling.

other than that, foam earplugs?

Part of the issue is that not all of us have purchased multiple sets of headphones to confirm anything about their quality, so the list would be no different than going to amazon and sorting by price. Then there are the features they offer. Your best bet is really to go to a Best Buy and start trying them on.

I have the Sony 1000XM3's and a cheap pair of TaoTronics that also work fine. The Sony XM3's offer an ambient sound mode where I can have noise cancelling and let a small amount of noise in with a "focus on voice" option. This allows me to cancel most trigger sounds but still have a conversation. That feature alone is worth its weight in gold and completely distinguishes them from any similarly priced headphones.

There are a lot of lists like that available online. IMO Sennheiser and Sony are the best bang for your buck with Audio Technica being a good contender on some models. Bose gets a lot of love, but they are overpriced for what you get. Again, one man's opinion. Headphones are a highly personal thing, and I recommend going somewhere you can try out multiple models in your budget and reading reviews for the ones you like until you find what suits you.

My favorite is the Sennheiser PXC 550 (about $250) I’ve tried different Bose headsets and like another commenter here, I prefer the sound quality of the Sennheisers.

rtings has really good sound measurement evaluations of almost every model out there, and they constantly update it

Sony WH1000xm3

Trust me when I tell you that you don't have to look into it any farther.

My company supplied wired headphones. They became extremely uncomfortable during Zoom hostage situations. I get these as a replacement. I am very happy with them!

JLab Go Work Wireless Headsets... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09674F2X6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Personally I like the bose qc 45. There are cheaper pairs but they get frequent enough sales that I find them worth it.

Logitech G733 sold at GameStop 59.99 great fit comfortable excellent noise cancellation 29 hour charge will not be disappointed.

I have Soundcore by Anker Life Q30 , but luckily have not needed to use them a huge amount. They do an amazing job with low frequency constant noise like fans or traffic. Less so with conversation type noise, but as far as I can tell this is the same with all noise cancelling. The newer model has been out for a while, so these should be accessible fairly cheaply.

Sony xm4 over ear has been good for me

https://www.soundcore.com/products/a3028011?ref=navimenu_2_0_3_img

https://www.soundcore.com/products/liberty-4-nc-a3947z11?ref=navimenu_3_0_3_img

Ja ti imam ove dvoje, jedne su preko usiju druge su sa cepovima. Koristim svaki dan i u teretani i na poslu i za gaming oboje. Najbolji omjer cijene i kvalitete.

Osim ovih postoje i novije skuplje verzije ako se zelis isprsiti možeš i to, ja cu definitivno to uraditi ako crknu ove, ali eto ja imam Q30 vec više od 3 godine i ništa im, jedino se podloske ove ogulile, narucio sa aliexpressa za 2$ druge i to je to.

Koristim Airpods Pro 2 i ne mogu se nahvaliti dovoljno o kvalitetu zvuka i kvalitetu ANC.Ako koristis Apple uredjaje, pogotovo iPhone, ogromna preporuka! Volim dosta da ih nosim na žurkama, koncertima gde je preglasna muzika, iako izgledam kao retard koji nosi slušalice na žurci, apsolutno pomažu pri filtriranju i svu muziku osetim u grudima i mnogo jak doživljaj.

Jedini tip slusalica koji moze da da odlicnu pasivnu izolaciju i da to ukombinuje lepo sa aktivnom a da ne izgoris kada ih nosis leti i da generalno mozes da ih koristis 10h bez problema je in-ear bubice.

Problem sa in-ear je do skora bio :
1)bluetooth su skoro sve, pa uvek ima mala latencija ako ces da ih koristis kao primarne za racunar.

2)Mikrofoni nikad nisu vau.

3)Baterija, sa active noise canceling nece trajati ceo dan.

Srecom Sony je izbacio remek delo, Inzone BUDS, baterija 11-12h po chargu, pune se izuzetno brzo, best in class zvuk i izolacija, wireless tako da nema kasnjenja.

Jedina mana i dalje, mikrofon, kao primarni ne savetujem, ali za sve ostalo remek delo.

Imam dosta slusalica kuci, ne stedim na zvuku, i Inzone buds su mi zamenile sve njih, i WH10005xm5 i razne openback wide stage sluske, sennheiser bubice, hiljade eura hardvera skuplja prasinu sada zbog ovih novih buds koje su ispod 200e na KP.

Taj osecaj da mozes da drzis slusalice 10h+ u usima i da nemas ni bol ni znoj , nikakvu smetnju, iskreno sada da crknu i da ne mogu da se nadju za ispod 1k eura kupio bih ih odmah, toliko vrede.

https://www.sony.rs/gaming-gear/products/inzone-buds

Sony WH-1000XM3. Moze i noviji modeli XM4 ILI XM5

Samsung Buds 2 Pro. Imaju dosta bolji zvuk (pre svega bas) i noise cancelling nego Huawei Freebuds 4i koje sam imao pre njih.

Soundcore Liberty 4 NC are amazing value.

Edit: I was gonna go for the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro, but then I heard that its noise cancellation is mediocre.

I’ll be honest if you need top sound quality and nothing else any galaxy bud will do except the live the galaxy buds series is among the best sounding tws. I’m not Samsung fan boy search crinacle best sounding tws you’ll understand. Ps don’t get soundcore for it’s sound it’s not accurate whatsoever but I guess it can be considered fun if you like over exaggerated everything if you want anc soundcore is the best option

Realme air 5 pro not a double

You really can't expect top-level ANC for under $100 (except for the Liberty 4 NC) so if sound quality is important to you, then the sacrifice in ANC is worth it with the Liberty 3 Pro. Or you could do what I did and run memory foam tips. They improved the passive noise cancellation to the point where the ANC was more than just acceptable. It actually became very good.

Most ANC cans, whether by design or not, always do a better job cancelling low-pitched noise than high, so you might just have to live with the screams

i'be been using a pair of WF-1000XM3 and the ANC works great.