Listening to music while exercising without distraction, working undisturbed in a café or watching a series on the train: Headphones with Active Noise Canceling (ANC) are incredibly practical. If you’re looking for in-ear headphones with ANC, you’ve probably come across the popular Apple AirPods Pro. In the latest generation, however, they cost well over 200 euros, are only 100 percent compatible with Apple devices and are rarely on sale.
However, there are alternatives to the AirPods that outperform the Apple earbuds and are even cheaper. The Sony WF-1000XM4 * and the Sennheiser Momentum TrueWireless 3* are top-of-the-line ANC headphones and both are very cheap on Amazon right now.
Sony WF-1000XM4: The true wireless headphones with the best noise canceling
The slim earbuds from Sony creamed dream marks in numerous tests and were able to convince all along the line. They manage the feat of presenting the sound precisely and with high quality, but at the same time very voluminously. The experts from What Hi-Fi? praise the clear and detailed bass performance and the expressive sound and award the top mark. Our colleagues from GameStar also attest to “excellent sound quality”. You can find out more in the test on GameStar Tech.
In addition to the outstanding sound, active noise canceling is the secret star of the Sony headphones. The specialist magazine Tomsguide calls them one of the best noise-cancelling earbuds you can buy. Even in very noisy environments, the ANC is highly effective in filtering out disruptive noises, regardless of whether they are low or high tones. With the Sony Headphones app you can also configure the noise canceling according to your wishes. If that’s too much trouble for you, you can let the adaptive noise cancellation automatically choose the best setting.
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3: premium hi-fi sound that is second to none
The third generation of Sennheiser earbuds has gotten so good that they are competing with the Sonys for pole position. Their sound is incredibly clear and detailed. As with the competition from Japan, the sound stage and spatial sound are also nice and wide and multi-faceted. In terms of sound, Sony and Sennheiser are at least on par, according to some experts the Momentum True Wireless 3 are even slightly ahead.
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3 at Amazon
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When it comes to noise canceling, however, the Sennheiser Ear Buds have to admit defeat to the Sony competition. The ANC also works at a very high level here, but you still have slight problems with irregular ambient noise. If you absolutely want to have the best active noise canceling, you should go for the Sonys.
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