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> After reading many reviews I kept on coming back to the same brand which I had sworn to never buy another item of due to their disrespect of users’ systems integrity, aka the ‘rootkit debacle’

Does Sony really have the best noise cancelling headphones? What brands/models have worked for people here? I've continuously struggled with distracting noises through my education.

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Bose are very good. I've a pair of wireless over ear headphones and my girlfriend has the wireless in-ear ones. Noise cancellation is very good with both, especially for constant background noise.

All over ear headphones will tend to cause your ears to warm up, so the in ear ones are more comfortable. But the integrated microphone with the in-ear headphones is surprisingly poor for phone calls.

How large are their OTA headphones? I've been wondering about OTA noise-cancelling headphones for a while for both music and cycling as I've bad ears and excess wind leads to repeated otitis on short order (making actual non-stationary cycling problematic). But I also have large ears, so most OTA would literally sit on the ear cartilage and pressing it against the ear, making wearing them for extended periods very uncomfortable. I remember AKG cans having large-enough pads that they'd fit properly.

OTA -> OTE, I can't imagine 'over the air' headphones :)

> OTA -> OTE

Yeeep.

> I can't imagine 'over the air' headphones :)

Well bluetooth are kinda OTA as opposed to wired 'phones.

What is surprising to me is that it even works, that it is 'poor' is a remarkable achievement given the location of the mic.

I use Sennheiser's PXC 550s and have recommended them before. The cost is reasonable compared to Bose/Sony, and the quality of the product is excellent.

Beware of eardrum suck when you buy noise cancelling headphones

https://www.soundstagesolo.com/index.php/features/178-eardru...

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