The best in-ear noise cancelling made, with battery life and bulk that reviewers keep flagging. If cancellation is the reason you are buying earbuds, this is the answer and you will pay for it.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
On the evidence gathered here, yes. 73% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 7.5 out of 10 two years in. Cancellation performance does not degrade.
The cancellation is still why you own them. The charging routine is the daily cost, and that is the complaint that grows.
Battery capacity falls, and it started low. Case and bud hinges are the reported physical weak points. Fit issues for small ears do not resolve.
Cancellation performance does not degrade. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.6 out of 10 in the first week and 7.5 two years later.
Worth it for: Open-plan offices and flights; People who prioritise cancellation over battery; Anyone who needs earbuds to stay in while moving. Think twice if: All-day listening without charging; Small ears or shallow ear canals; You want the best value per pound.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.5 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.6 / 10 |
| One month | 7.9 / 10 |
| Six months | 7.6 / 10 |
| One year | 7.5 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 7.5 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
Measurement-based review including battery testing.
Comparative testing against rival earbuds.
Testing of the cheaper model for comparison.
Owner reviews covering fit and battery.