![]() ![]() If you’re making a phone call however, the person you’re speaking to can still hear everything that’s happening around you. Traditionally, noise-cancelling headphones have been designed to block out the environmental sounds around you, so that you can hear your music more clearly (or catch some shut-eye on a noisy flight). This can be really effective if you’re listening to music. However, the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are still a brilliant pair of over-ear cans – and the best Bose headphones we've reviewed. They don't quite beat the Sony WH-1000XM4 in terms of battery life and price. Read more: Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless review If you want fantastic noise-cancelling in a design that boasts strong battery life, these are for you. We particularly rated the tweakable ANC, which works a treat (you can actually control it by 'pinching' the right ear cup in the same way you would to pan in and out of photos on your smartphone). The sound quality and battery life are excellent here and the ANC truly shines. We commended them for their excellent sound, feature set, built-in Tile tracking (so you needn't lose them) and active noise-cancellation (ANC) but we were disappointed by the 17-hour battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless now boast a whopping 60-hour battery life even with ANC deployed, and to save you the bother of checking, we'll tell you right now that you only get 30 hours from the Sony XM3, XM4 and XM5 models. They're an evolution of the November 2019-issue Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless. But as soon as we put them on, the design choices were forgiven. Sennheiser has ditched its slightly quirky anchored aluminium headband for a more business-like black plastic and fabric aesthetic. They have an incredible battery life, a likeable app, an extensive feature set, easy on-ear controls, a zealous sound that'll have you nodding your head happily wherever you go and, importantly, talented noise cancellation that adapts to your surroundings. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless are the newest wireless over-ear headphones from Sennheiser. When it comes to features, they're strong too – wired listening, sound adjustments through the app, 360 Reality Audio, adaptive noise control options… they're just superb value. ![]() ![]() Detail is very strong here, but it does all sound less natural and open than higher-quality headphones. When it comes to audio quality, the balance is spot on – rich bass that isn't overwhelming, treble that clear and shiny, and room for instruments to express themselves in the mids. We did have to crank the volume up quite high to hear dialogue in a rom-com while travelling on a plane, but the job was done well overall. In our testing, we found that walking along a busy road, music was easily hearable at only 25% volume. ![]() They let in more sound across the range, so you hear more low noise from traffic as well as more high-end leakage – but they do a good job of stamping down on the volume of the noise coming in from outside, so you can hear your music or podcasts much more clearly without cranking it up, which is the important thing. Being half the price of the Sony XM4, their sound blocking is less total, it's only natural. The unfortunate bit there, though, is that it no longer supports aptX or aptX HD, so your Hi-Res Audio support mileage may vary.įor the price, these are very impressive a reliable noise-cancelling headphones. On top of the adjustments listed above, the Sony WH-1000XM4 support Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format that enables spatial audio on stereo headphones plus the LDAC codec that can send a bitrate of up to 990 kbps. It sounded supremely powerful on the WH-1000XM4 headphones, from the bop of the percussion to the wall of sound that accompanies the pre-chorus. In our tests we listened to Janelle Monae’s absolute banger Make Me Feel. They deliver exactly what they promise and then some thanks to their exceptional noise cancellation and cutting-edge codec support. The Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones deliver excellent noise cancellation and surprising sound quality in a lightweight, comfortable design. While they don't look significantly different from their predecessors, the Sony WH-1000XM3 (which recently joined the big gig in the sky), a number of extra features including multipoint pairing, DSEE Extreme upscaling, conversational awareness and auto-play/pause using a built-in sensor all help the WH-1000XM4 claim the title of best noise-cancelling headphones right now – yes, even though they've been superseded by the WH-1000XM5 (listed below).īy every possible metric, the Sony WH-1000XM4 are a wonderful pair of wireless noise-cancelling headphones. ![]()
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