Best Wireless Headphones
Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless
Google Pixel Buds Pro
Beats Fit Pro
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds
PROS:
Apple AirPods Max
PROS:
- Surprisingly comfortable for their weight
cnet.com - Brilliant extra features for iOS
techradar.com - Great noise cancellation
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CONS:
- Expensive, heavy and the smart case may be too smart for its own good
cnet.com - Limited features for Android
techradar.com - Ineffective carrying case
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- techradar.com: Apple AirPods Max Review: excellent headphones, high price (80%)
- pcmag.com: Apple AirPods Max Review (80%)
- whathifi.com: Apple AirPods Max review: the best wireless headphones for Apple users (100%)
- wired.com: Apple AirPods Max (2020) Review: Insanely Great, Insanely Expensive (80%)
- cnet.com: AirPods Max review: Top-notch sound, noise canceling and a hefty price tag - CNET (89%)
- techradar.com: The best wireless headphones 2024, chosen by our experts for all budgets
- pcmag.com: The Best Wireless Headphones for 2024
- whathifi.com: Best wireless headphones 2024: tried and tested by our experts
- wired.com: We Spent Thousands of Hours Listening to Find the Best Wireless Headphones (2024)
- cnet.com: Best Wireless Headphones for 2024 - CNET
Focal Bathys
Sony WF-1000XM5
PROS:
- DSEE Extreme audio upscaling
techradar.com - Rich bass response and crisp, detailed highs
pcmag.com - Improved noise-cancellation
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CONS:
- Singing can pause the music
techradar.com - More expensive than previous models
techradar.com - Call quality still isn’t perfect
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- pcmag.com: Sony WF-1000XM5 Review (90%)
- theverge.com: Sony WF-1000XM5 noise-canceling earbuds review: better in every way — for now - The Verge (80%)
- cnet.com: Sony WF-1000XM5 Earbuds Review: They're Smaller and Even Better - CNET (90%)
- techradar.com: Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones review (100%)
- pcmag.com: Sony WH-1000XM5 Review (90%)
- whathifi.com: Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones review: outstanding sonics and ANC (100%)
- wired.com: Sony WH-1000XM5 Review: Accomplished, Absorbing (90%)
- cnet.com: Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones Review: The One to Beat - CNET (92%)
- techradar.com: Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Headphones review: the best headphones of 2022 (100%)
- pcmag.com: The Best Wireless Headphones for 2024
- theverge.com: The best wireless earbuds of 2024 - The Verge
- cnet.com: Best Wireless Headphones for 2024 - CNET
- techradar.com: The best wireless headphones 2024, chosen by our experts for all budgets
- pcmag.com: The Best Wireless Headphones for 2024
- whathifi.com: Best wireless headphones 2024: tried and tested by our experts
- wired.com: We Spent Thousands of Hours Listening to Find the Best Wireless Headphones (2024)
- cnet.com: Best Wireless Headphones for 2024 - CNET
- techradar.com: The best wireless headphones 2024, chosen by our experts for all budgets
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
PROS:
- Voice-calling performance is top-notch
cnet.com - New design is an upgrade
cnet.com - Fantastic, detailed sound with rich bass
techradar.com
CONS:
- Expensive
pcmag.com - Immersive audio mode hurts battery life
cnet.com - Some will prefer a more neutral sound
techradar.com
- pcmag.com: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Review (90%)
- techradar.com: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones review: simply the best (apart from the battery) (90%)
- whathifi.com: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones review: sound quality and noise cancelling straight from the top drawer (100%)
- cnet.com: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Review: Sony Has Serious Competition - CNET (92%)
Sony WH-CH520
PROS:
- Great battery life
whathifi.com - Useful and extensive control app
whathifi.com - Balanced and engaging sound
whathifi.com
CONS:
- Dynamically inhibited
whathifi.com - Could conceivably have greater insight
whathifi.com - No 3.5mm jack
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Sony CH-720N
PROS:
Meh // not enough data:
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- Grado GW100x (100)
- Sony WH-CH720N (100)
- Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) With USB-C (80)
- Beats Studio Pro (80)
- Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C) (91)