Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests

Regardless of the tech, what noise do you wish you could block out?

I've always wanted to see a real, properly done comparison! I'm surprised the XM5 actually beat the Airpods Max, but that makes me happy as an XM5 owner!

These focused topic videos are fantastic! With earbuds being so popular, it would be interesting to see a part two with in-ear headphones.

I got involved in ANC 30 years ago when it was just a cool idea. I became fascinated by it because I was a Noise/Vibration/Harshness engineer for a heavy truck manufacturer. We attempted a system using the stereo and speakers in the vehicle with some research help from Panasonic. We ultimately scrubbed the project because of high cost and limited (non-existent) improvement back then. Nice to see manufacturers are still trying. We also got involved with active suspension systems using impulse sensors to vary the damping fluid orifice. That one worked and resulted in a stack of patents for the team.

This is an awesome video, thanks so much for informing! Hope you can keep doing this kind of lab tests. Is there a way for you to show us how Apple's transparency mode sounds compared to other headphones? That would be very interesting for all non-Apple owners out there, because everyone keeps saying it's miles ahead of competition. Thanks!!

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This was fun, more of this please!

This is by far the best video on The Verge!! I hope they keep putting out high quality content like this.

This was an amazing video, thank you very much for spending the time and effort on this! This is the kind of thing I was already wanting to look into for a purchase soon, and you have made that decision much easier

I think this is the best comparison video that i’ve ever seen, and i’ve seen a lot. Congrats to the Verge team for this high quality content!

bravo mate. this might be the best verge video i’ve ever seen. well thought out, insightful and fun! well done!

This is by far the most helpful comparison I have come across. Understanding how ANC works really is a helpful tool. Thank you for all your insight!!

Entertaining and informative to me as someone in the market for over the ear headphones. Thanks, Verge for testing! I know earbuds will be more challenging because of the in-ear fit with a manikin head but, if possible, it would be cool to see in a similar format.

Fantastic video. It’s great to see lab data for these headphones, especially interesting to have the QC1 in there!

Loved the video! Awesome getting some professionals to test the headphones. Loved the star wars posters in the back. I missed a bit not having Becca review them

I've had the Bose 700s now for 3ish years, I'm a construction worker and I put mine through hell all day every day, fantastic headphones. Built like a tank, sound great, damn good anc. Bit more would maybe be nice, but I do push them with metal grinders and the like!

This video is just incredible ! I have never watched any headphone comparision video as good as this ! Keep up the good work ❤

Awesome video. I think no one has tested the ANCs like you did. This will really help people for choosing the right headphones✌🏼

Great video!! Thanks for putting it together and giving so much info!

Great testing, although would have loved to see the XM4s tested too. Interested to see Apple's upcoming adaptive ANC, but I won't even consider the AirPods Max until the weight+size are reduced and the condensation design flaw is fixed