With the elimination of headphone jacks from phones, wireless headphones are surging in popularity, and noise-canceling is a must-have feature for anyone who spends a lot of time in loud environments like airplanes, coffee shops, and busy streets. Though once a premium feature found only in extremely expensive headphones, these days noise-canceling is available in Bluetooth headphones of all price ranges and form factors.
Note: We are currently waiting for the QC35 successor, Bose's Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, to be released. We'll update this list when we have more information.
Best overall
Sony WH1000XM3
The mark of a great pair of noise-canceling headphones is not having to give up on sound quality for isolation, and Sony has achieved a great balance. On top of offering class-eating noise cancelation, the 1000XM3s have intuitive gesture controls and a great sound signature. Plus, battery life is excellent, and there's one-touch access to Google Assistant that works wonders on Android phones.
Runner-up
Bowers & Wilkins PX
The Bowers & Wilkins PX headphones deliver a more neutral, transparent sound than the QC35 IIs or 1000XM3s, and offer three adjustable ANC modes — office, city, and flight. They'll even pause your music automatically when you take them off of your ears, and resume once the proximity sensors detect that they're back on. Sweetening the deal, they charge and carry audio through USB-C.
Incredible battery life
Jabra Elite 85h
Jabra's a relatively new entrant into the over-the-ear headphone game, but its Elite 85h are incredibly comfortable, great-sounding and versatile cans for the price. The ANC isn't quite as good as the best from Sony or Bose, but the intuitive design, tactile controls, well-designed app, and absurdly good 30+ hour battery life make these an awesome choice.
Best of Bose
Bose QC35 II
Building on the success of its wired QC25s, the Bose QC35 IIs are lightweight and well-built and offer an excellent blend of pleasing mids, strong but not overwhelming bass, and highs that don't fatigue. Sound quality isn't quite up to par with the 1000XM3s, but the QC35s are smaller, more comfortable, and last just as long on a single charge. Other highlights include NFC pairing on Android phones, an easy-to-use app to control EQ, and dual microphones for clear phone calls.
Another great option
Panasonic RP-HD605N
While not as well-established in the headphones game as Sony or Bose, Panasonic's HD605Ns offer similarly great sound quality and impressive noise-canceling for significantly less money. Like Sony's 1000XM3s, you can funnel ambient sound back into these headphones by placing your hand over the right earcup, a huge convenience that's great to see on a pair of headphones at this price.
Sony for less
Sony WH-CH700N
The CH700Ns aren't as high-end as Sony's1000XM3s, but for over a hundred less, you're getting similarly great sound that you can customize to your liking through the same Sony | Headphones Connect app, along with passive noise canceling. These headphones last up to 35 hours on a single charge, and they pair quickly to your phone with NFC. Not a bad deal at all in the price range.
Budget over-the-ear headphones
COWIN E7
The COWIN E7s offer a lot of the same features as the much more expensive options in this list for much less. They still have active noise-canceling, along with quick NFC pairing, a built-in microphone for phone calls, and a 30-hour battery. The earcups rotate by 90° for easier stowing, and the E7s work just as well with a wired connection as they do over Bluetooth.
Best value over-the-ear headphones
TaoTronics Active Noise-Canceling Bluetooth Headphones
TaoTronics isn't a particularly well-known brand, but the company's well-made over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones offer incredible value. With lush sound and deep (though not quite accurate) bass, TaoTronics' Bluetooth headphones provide around 70% of active noise cancellation of the Bose QC35 for less than a quarter the price. Better yet, they last up to 25 hours on a single charge.
Best noise-canceling earbuds
Bose QC30
Like the QC35s, the Bose QC30 offers the best noise-canceling experience in its form factor. With small directional tips that are comfortable to wear for hours, the beauty of the QC30 is how it allows you to raise and lower the active noise cancellation depending on the environment. While you're not going to get the same level of bass as the larger over-the-ear headphones, the QC30 is more versatile and comfortable, and the headphones can be remanded to the neck when not in use thanks to the neckband base.
Best value noise-canceling earbuds
Phiaton BT 100 NC
Phiaton is a well-known name in the budget headphone space, and the BT 100 NCs are the best noise-canceling earbuds for anyone on a budget. Like the QC30s, the BT 100 NC come in neckbud form, with earbuds that effortlessly extrude from a cable. Neither the sound quality nor the ANC is as good as the QC30, but for at this price, you're not going to find a better compromise in this form factor.
If you can afford them, Sony's WH1000XM3s are the best noise-canceling headphones on the market, with handy gesture controls, great sound, deafening noise-canceling, and long battery life. If they're too rich for your blood, though, you won't go wrong with any of the alternatives — Panasonic's HD605Ns are arguably a much better value, and the Phiaton BT 100 NCs come in a more convenient form factor.
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