Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests
Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests
Active noise cancellation has come a long way since Bose’s first set of headphones.
But are we plateauing? What’s in the future for ANC and how much do we want to actually cancel out? We took a bunch of headphones to the test to find out. #technology #audio #headphones
0:00 Intro
1:11 What is Active Noise Cancellation?
2:28 Headphone Testing Lineup
2:59 Field Test
5:41 Impressions
6:16 Lab Tests
7:39 Lab Results
9:23 The Future
11:35 Conclusion
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Can someone please do an earbud test like this! I use the Beats Studio buds and the anc isn’t great but I don’t know what good would sound
Very nice video bro ❤
This is where most of you boys and manufacturers are wrong because many customers want silence. They want to be able to filter out everything from the outside world. Even the voices, yes. Everything.
For example, I am searching for ANC headphones that will filter out everything from outside. Not just some frequencies. Literally everything.
This is also the reason why there are multiple levels to ANC.
The technicians says, "I don’t want to live in a vacuum". Well, brother. If I turn on that 3rd maximal level of ANC, I want to be in teleported into the vast emptiness of space vacuum. I want total silence. No voices, no noises, nothing. Just my heartbeat.
Don’t know why but no one wants to test noise cancelling against a screaming infant in an enclosed environment like a plane.
Same test for microphones please!!
Such a great video!! Thank you for doing this
Daaamn man you have done an enormous job by comparing all of these with real equipment. This is first video that I have seen with objective judgement and with real numbers! Bro you really helped out with choosing the headphones!
Bose QC45 choked all of them single handedly 😆😆 amazing …
Is it normal for me to hear noises and conversations while turning noise cancellation on, on wh 1000 xm5 while not listening any music.
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Regardless of the tech, what noise do you wish you could block out?
Quality content, thank you.
Best reviews
Best testing ever. I listened to this with headphones on , and it was as if I was that head on a stick.
Just wanna concentrate
Using anc to watch this
I hope the headphone companies give u commission bc I saw this video and immediately bought the Sony headphones so
This is such high quality content!
And then Apple went ahead and did NOTHING to update the AirPods Max. A USB-C charger and… an H3 chip? Nope. Stuck with the H1. Hell, if they had just caught up with the AirPods Pro 2 and put in the H2, I would have bought them because of how well they integrate with Apple products. I went with the Sonys… which, btw, are overdue for their normal 2 year update
Great content
Muy buen video, pero no mames 4:42 el chapulín Colorado
Imagine a crowded supermarket and only hearing the background music the store puts on and footsteps of shoppers.
camel harris aggressive cackle
not a single reasonably priced anker/jbl headphone pair which 90% of people are buying…
eye candy.
9:51 Galaxy Buds 3 /-pro had the AI thing already, ofcourse
loved the video
I actually want complete silence Jacob! Hearing my own heartbeat is better than my shrieking neighbors bouncing a ball when im trying to sleep
I wish yall would have done a test in an office or coffee shop
Do same for earbuds earbudsh samsung, sony, bose, apple, Sennheiser, yamaha
After listening to music/using headphones for around 40 years, I first used Noise Cancelling about a week ago. I was a bit resistant because I feel I might be too sensitive for it. But wow, it blew me away (Pixel Buds Pro 2). I like the reduction. However I feel like it is a bit dangerous. People tend to want to shut off the outside world. However for me, I’m careful to when I use it. There is something to be said for shutting off sound of an environment and what that can do socially. I actually use Transparency mode more then noise cancelling believe it or not. It helps a ton with plugged ear feeling which is a huge issue with ear buds. Overall, ANC is cool. But be careful with it’s use.
"I don’t want to live in a vacuum." Um…. yes, yes I do. People talking is one of the things I DO want to drown out. If I need to hear conversation, I take off my headsets and pay attention to my surroundings. If I am using noise cancelling headsets I’m 100% in a safe environment in my home. Not everyone lives in NYC, walking through downtown. One thing my Bose do not cancel out is the random tire squeal I can hear from outside my house. I’d love to drown that out. I’d also like to see a better microphone for chat. I can use my Bose for chat calls but the sound quality is horrible.
Oh man, I wanted a review comparison, not a video filled with bs I didnt want to waste my time with.
I have headphones which after switching ANC then after less than 5 minutes they cut out ANC . Turn on ANC again . Then they cut out again after less than 5 minutes. Why.?
Wow best comparison I have ever heard
Bose a30 better
Sony already had Adaptive ANC technology with the MX3 (3rd Gen) series of headphones. The headphones could automatically recognize where you are based on the noises and what exactly should be filtered out and what not. For example, the headphones could filter out voices but let vehicles through and vice versa
awesome
How close are the small Airpods compared to the larger headsets?
Wrong, I want the vacuum 😊
Excellent video!
Now test all the potent anc modern headphones if you want a valid test.
What about the XM4 in comparison?
you are discussing obvious things
for people who hasn’t use the earphone with anc technology, the simple example is you just try dive into swimming pool, and all the sound from outside clearly disapear
Who’s using ANC on the street while watching this 😂
Great video. Highly appreciated. Well done!
sad it was not done with bose quietcomfort ultra 🙁
Good one!!
maybe give me a heads up if youre going to IMMEDIATLY transition from NOISE CANCELLING test for me to get a product review to PLAYING MUSIC so that i dont blast my eardrums
So XM5s if I literally want to hear my own pulse? Because that’s what I want!