Top 5 Noise-Cancelling Headphones 2020

At number 1 in our sales ranks and understandably so, is Sony’s WH-1000XM3 with premium sound quality, incredible noise cancelling performance, clear call quality, and sleek design. Furthermore they are extremely comfortable and packed with a ton of luxury features such as, pressure optimization, custom sound profiles, NFC pairing, Alexa and Google assistant support, customizable (via Sony’s app) touch controls embedded in the earcups, superior battery life of up to 30 hours and if that’s not enough a 10 min quick charge can deliver 5 hours playback.

Available in black or silver

Sennheiser’s HD 4.50 BTNC offers supreme sound quality in a robust design with effective active noise cancelling and at a noticeably friendlier price tag. These closed-back, over-ear, wireless hi fi headphones are equipped with thick luxurious memory foamed earcups for a comfortable and snug fit, NFC for quick connectivity, a side-tone feature allowing you to hear your voice inside the headphones during calls, Sennheiser’s NoiseGard technology for those much needed moments of serenity and a powerful battery of up to 25 hours (19 hours with NoiseGard).

The Lagoon ANC is beyerdynamic’s circumaural headphones with spectacular digital active noise cancelling and 3 (1, 2, off) ANC intensity levels to choose from. Its hybrid control system includes both touch and button controls together with a Light Guide System inside the headphones for easy control. Besides beyerdynamic’s superior sound quality, it is equipped with Innovative Bluetooth technology, MOSAYC sound personalization which customizes the sound to your hearing and made with high quality materials to ensure optimal comfort. With the included USB-C cable, a full charge requires just 3 hours, delivering up to 24.5 hours battery life with ANC and up to a whopping 45 hours without.

Available in black as beyerdynamic Lagoon ANC Traveller or grey/brown as beyerdynamic ANC Lagoon Explorer.

Bowers & Wilkins’ latest PX headphones received an upgrade in comfort as well a more robust and lighter design, thanks to carbon fiber. Armed with Bowers & Wilkins’ largest headphone drivers the PX 7 deliver an epic sound stage and its truly stellar sound quality. Its adaptive noise-canceling is state of the art with four levels of ANC (low, medium, high and off) to choose from. Furthermore it features bluetooth 5.0 with aptXTM Adaptive technology allowing to wirelessly stream 24-bit/48kHz high-resolution audio with extremely low latency, optical sensors that automatically play/pauses your music by lifting an earcup, 30 hours battery life with active BT + ANC, and a quick charge of 15 minutes to deliver 5 hours of listening pleasure.

Available in silver or space grey

The nuraphone is a phenomenal sounding pair of headphones with powerful active noise cancelling (Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) + Dual passive isolation) and is especially unique for a number of reasons. It features a hybrid in-ear (treble and mids) and over-ear (excellent bass reproduction) design with dual drivers on each side for an immersive experience (also customizable via Nura’s app). Also unique to the nuraphone is the built in self learning engine which automatically adapts the sound to your unique hearing. Further features include Social Mode for a quick tap to hear your surroundings, the Built-in Smart Response which automatically powers your headphone on/off upon removal and up to 20hrs of battery.