Headphone Recommendations

[sprunk]

HI guys, I am currently living in an apartment and dealing with a lot of background noise from neighbours. I am looking to get a pair of noise cancelling wireless headphones to help with the situation. Any idea of some recommendations, and how much noise are they able to cut out? I would also like to be able to plug them direct into a TV to watch movies at times, would I need to get a headphone amp as well for this or are there some that can handle it without one.

My budget is around $300 us.

Thanks.

[PorkishPig]

7 minutes ago, sprunk said:

HI guys, I am currently living in an apartment and dealing with a lot of background noise from neighbours. I am looking to get a pair of noise cancelling wireless headphones to help with the situation. Any idea of some recommendations, and how much noise are they able to cut out? I would also like to be able to plug them direct into a TV to watch movies at times, would I need to get a headphone amp as well for this or are there some that can handle it without one.

My budget is around $300 us.

Thanks.

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If you're looking for a premium wireless solution, I would go with the QC 35s (I and II are very similar).

 

If you're looking for budget-friendly wired noise-canceling headphones I'd check out the QC25s. QC25s may not cancel out louder sounds such as voices in the same room as you, but they're great for canceling out just about everything else. They have a 30-hour battery life (AAA battery) and sound like a dumpster fire without noise canceling on.

[sprunk]

8 minutes ago, Pangea2017 said:

for years the nc headphones where Bose. The latest model is the QuietComfort 35 II.

 

1 minute ago, Homeless Pineapple said:

If you're looking for a premium wireless solution, I would go with the QC 35s (I and II are very similar).

 

If you're looking for budget-friendly wired noise-canceling headphones I'd check out the QC25s. QC25s may not cancel out louder sounds such as voices in the same room as you, but they're great for canceling out just about everything else. They have a 30-hour battery life (AAA battery) and sound like a dumpster fire without noise canceling on.

Thanks, would I need a headphone amp to power them on low output devices?

[kb5zue]

Bose is the only way to go.  They have both wired and wireless.  I have been using my Bose SoundTrue headphones for years.  They must be at least 10 years old but they still work great.

[PorkishPig]

1 minute ago, sprunk said:

Thanks, would I need a headphone amp to power them on low output devices?

Nope. Bose headphones generally do not benefit from an AMP. They sound great, but they don't produce audiophile-grade sound quality. You can use them with basically any device.

[sprunk]

1 minute ago, Pangea2017 said:

they are designed to work with smartphones and so on

 

Just now, Homeless Pineapple said:

Nope. Bose headphones generally do not benefit from an AMP. They sound great, but they don't produce audiophile-grade sound quality. You can use them with basically any device.

Thanks guys I will go and check them out.