Ask HN: Best Headphones at Under $500
Have some bluetooth BOSE headphones which turns off music when I turn my head.
What do you have that has been a positive experience?
What do you have that has been a positive experience?
The Airpods Pro sound just as good to me as any of the other ones, and are dramatically more comfortable – I forget they're even there, and wear them for walking, running, cycling, working out, gaming, calls, etc.
They have some spatial features (like faking the position of a sound in space), but I turn all of that off and just use basic noise canceling and it works great.
The one downside is that the mic kinda sucks and picks up all sorts of ambient noise (typing, people walking or chatting nearby, etc.) on a call. I use a separate external mic and sometimes Krisp.ai to help filter out the noise.
Today, I can’t be anywhere without Airpod Pros. They are simply superb. Music sounds incredible on them, without excessive bass tones. Active noise cancelling is excellent. The user interface is sublime and intuitive. I only wish the battery life were a bit longer, but is sufficient for 95% of use cases
Sony WH-1000XM4, very comfortable and great ANC