The most intriguing buying strategy: Comparative analysis of 112 "headphones", think what you think

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, 112 head-mounted noise reduction headphones The noise reduction parameters of come from the rtings website, you can go to the noise reduction test results of rtings for each type of headphones, or simply look at me directly on the 112 models The comprehensive analysis and purchase strategy of noise-cancelling headphones, this article is exclusively published in " what is worth buying ", which can not be seen on other websites.

. For a comprehensive analysis and buying guide of in-ear noise-cancelling headphones, please see another article I published in April 2021. Please search and watch in What is Worth Buying Community:

4 In-ear headphones noise reduction strength comparison: In-ear noise-cancelling headphones purchase strategy in the first half of 2021 Regarding this question, my answer is: all headphones are tested by rtings, and if there is no test result from rtings, there is nothing I can do.

. I have published many articles on the purchase strategy of noise-cancelling headphones in "What's Worth Buying". Although I have many experience in writing noise-cancelling headphones, every time I write an article on noise-cancelling headphones, I have to put rtings on it. Browse through all the 586 earphones of rtings to see what new noise-cancelling headphones have been tested by rtings, and add the noise-cancelling data of the new noise-cancelling headphones tested by rings to the old data I have compiled before.

I am just a person. Every time I write this type of article, it takes 2 weeks to sort out the raw data of rtings.

. Why choose the data of rtings, because there is no headphone testing institution in China that has such complete test data of noise-cancelling headphones. rtings has tested 586 headphones. Among the 586 headphones, 156 are noise-cancelling headphones (including 44 non-over-ear noise-canceling headphones and 112 over-ear noise-canceling headphones).

The horizontal comparison can only be done by putting together the data tested by the same institution. The data tested by different institutions cannot be compared horizontally, because the artificial ears and testing equipment used by different institutions are different.

This article directory

. Noise reduction data of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones

. Noise reduction capability of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones Sorting

. Wearing comfort of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones Sorting

4. Headphone weight ranking

5. Headphones long-term wear sultry degree

6. cost-effective sorting

7. Pursuing comprehensive noise reduction strength purchasing suggestions

8. Pursuing cost-effective purchasing suggestions Suggestions for the purchase of noise reduction

10. Pursuing excellent comprehensive ability/no short board headphones purchasing suggestions Noise-cancelling headphones

Thirteen. In-ear noise-cancelling headphones that are not recommended for purchase

1. Noise reduction data of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones surface. Bass, Mid, and Treble in the table are the ability (dB) to eliminate low frequency , intermediate frequency , and high frequency noise respectively. Overall attenuation can be understood as the average of Bass, Mid, and Treble, which is translated into "comprehensive noise reduction capability" in this article.

Rtings refers to low frequency noise (Bass) refers to the frequency noise between 20 to 250 Hz , intermediate frequency noise (Mid) refers to the frequency noise between 250 to 2000 Hz, high frequency noise (Treble) refers to 2000 The frequency noise between 20000 Hz, interested friends can go to the Rtings website to check the specific details.

For example, low-frequency noise is the engine sound of cars, airplanes, etc., and intermediate-frequency noise includes human voices and noises. Examples of high-frequency noise are the sharp sound of machines cutting metal, and the sharp friction of rails when high-speed rail brakes.

The noise reduction data comes from the rtings website. The unit of the data is dB

Second, the noise reduction capability of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones is sorted. The low-frequency noise reduction capabilities of wearable noise-cancelling headphones are shown in the following figure. If you travel frequently or take public transportation for a long time every day, you have greater requirements to reduce the low-frequency engine noise of cars and airplanes. You need to focus on the following figure:

12 headphone noise-cancelling headphones are listed in the following figure for the order of their intermediate frequency noise reduction capabilities: , The top five noise-cancelling headphones with mid-frequency noise reduction capability and high-frequency noise reduction capability are listed in the table below for your convenience. To choose the headset with the strongest noise reduction, just look at the table below.

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, 112 head-mounted noise reduction headphones The noise reduction parameters of come from the rtings website, you can go to the noise reduction test results of rtings for each type of headphones, or simply look at me directly on the 112 models The comprehensive analysis and purchase strategy of noise-cancelling headphones, this article is exclusively published in " what is worth buying ", which can not be seen on other websites.

. For a comprehensive analysis and buying guide of in-ear noise-cancelling headphones, please see another article I published in April 2021. Please search and watch in What is Worth Buying Community:

4 In-ear headphones noise reduction strength comparison: In-ear noise-cancelling headphones purchase strategy in the first half of 2021 Regarding this question, my answer is: all headphones are tested by rtings, and if there is no test result from rtings, there is nothing I can do.

. I have published many articles on the purchase strategy of noise-cancelling headphones in "What's Worth Buying". Although I have many experience in writing noise-cancelling headphones, every time I write an article on noise-cancelling headphones, I have to put rtings on it. Browse through all the 586 earphones of rtings to see what new noise-cancelling headphones have been tested by rtings, and add the noise-cancelling data of the new noise-cancelling headphones tested by rings to the old data I have compiled before.

I am just a person. Every time I write this type of article, it takes 2 weeks to sort out the raw data of rtings.

. Why choose the data of rtings, because there is no headphone testing institution in China that has such complete test data of noise-cancelling headphones. rtings has tested 586 headphones. Among the 586 headphones,156 models are noise-canceling headphones (including 44 non-over-ear noise-canceling headphones and 112 over-ear noise-canceling headphones).

The horizontal comparison can only be done by putting together the data tested by the same institution. The data tested by different institutions cannot be compared horizontally, because the artificial ears and testing equipment used by different institutions are different.

This article directory

. Noise reduction data of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones

. Noise reduction capability of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones Sorting

. Wearing comfort of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones Sorting

4. Headphone weight ranking

5. Headphones long-term wear sultry degree

6. cost-effective sorting

7. Pursuing comprehensive noise reduction strength purchasing suggestions

8. Pursuing cost-effective purchasing suggestions Suggestions for the purchase of noise reduction

10. Pursuing excellent comprehensive ability/no short board headphones purchasing suggestions Noise-cancelling headphones

Thirteen. In-ear noise-cancelling headphones that are not recommended for purchase

1. Noise reduction data of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones surface. Bass, Mid, and Treble in the table are the ability (dB) to eliminate low frequency , intermediate frequency , and high frequency noise respectively. Overall attenuation can be understood as the average of Bass, Mid, and Treble, which is translated into "comprehensive noise reduction capability" in this article. The low frequency noise (Bass) referred to by

Rtings refers to the frequency noise between 20 and 250 Hz ,Mid-frequency noise (Mid) refers to the frequency noise between 250 and 2000 Hz, and high-frequency noise (Treble) refers to the frequency noise between 2000 and 20,000 Hz. Interested friends can go to the Rtings website for details.

For example, low-frequency noise is the engine sound of cars, airplanes, etc., and intermediate-frequency noise includes human voices and noises. Examples of high-frequency noise are the sharp sound of machines cutting metal, and the sharp friction of rails when high-speed rail brakes.

The noise reduction data comes from the rtings website. The unit of the data is dB

Second, the noise reduction capability of 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones is sorted. The low-frequency noise reduction capabilities of wearable noise-cancelling headphones are shown in the following figure. If you travel frequently or take public transportation for a long time every day, you have greater requirements to reduce the low-frequency engine noise of cars and airplanes. You need to focus on the following figure:

12 headphone noise-cancelling headphones are listed in the following figure for the order of their intermediate frequency noise reduction capabilities: , The top five noise-cancelling headphones with mid-frequency noise reduction capability and high-frequency noise reduction capability are listed in the table below for your convenience. To choose the headset with the strongest noise reduction, just look at the table below.

3. Ranking of wearing comfort of 112 types of noise-cancelling headphones

When buying noise-cancelling headphones, you must consider wearing comfort, because generally speaking, noise-cancelling headphones are used for a long time: commute to in the morning at Friends who stay in the bus for 1 or 2 hours,Or there are many friends who stay on the plane for 2 or 3 hours on business trips, right?

Fourth, the weight of the headset

The weight of the headset is related to the comfort of wearing it for a long time. The lighter the headset, the more comfortable it is to wear. The weight order of the 112 headphone noise-cancelling headphones is shown in the figure below:

5. The degree of sultry degree of long-term wearing of headphones

The difference between head-mounted noise-cancelling headphones and in-ear noise-cancelling headphones is that the headphone noise-cancelling headphones are in Wearing it for a long time in summer will be more sultry, or wearing it in winter will make it more warm and , and in-ear noise-cancelling headphones have almost no problems of sultry or warmth. If you have a requirement for the sweltering degree of wearing noise-cancelling headphones, be sure to check the following picture:

Six, cost-effectiveness

Of course, when buying noise-cancelling headphones, you must consider the cost-effectiveness. I found the lowest prices on JD.com or Amazon for the 112 noise-cancelling headphones described in this article on May 3, 2021, listed in the table below. PLEASE NOTE: Prices change every day and may not be the same when you read this. Since some models of earphones are not sold in China (maybe they can be purchased through Haitao), price data is not listed for some earphone models.

The lowest price found on JD.com or Amazon on May 3, 2021.

I divided the price of the headset by the noise reduction capability (dB value) to get the cost-effectiveness ranking of the noise reduction capability. Some friends say that this method is not scientific enough to calculate the cost-effectiveness, and I don't have a better way to calculate the cost-effectiveness.Friends who have a better way, please leave a message. See the following figure for the price-performance ranking of the comprehensive noise reduction capability:

The low-frequency noise reduction capability cost-effective ranking is shown in the figure below:

The intermediate-frequency noise reduction capability cost-effective ranking is shown in the figure below:

The high-frequency noise reduction capability cost-effective ranking is shown in the figure below:

I will comprehensive noise reduction The top five earphones in terms of performance, low frequency noise reduction, mid frequency noise reduction, and high frequency noise reduction are listed in the table below for your convenience. How about the table

? If you are not very clear about low frequency, mid frequency and high frequency, just look at the comprehensive noise reduction cost performance ranking. If you often commute by bus and subway, you have high requirements for the low-frequency noise reduction of the engine of public transportation, just look at the low-frequency noise reduction cost-effective column.

Note: The cost performance ranking needs to be viewed together with the noise reduction parameters. Cowin E7 Wireless does not recommend the purchase of

7. Purchasing suggestions for the pursuit of comprehensive noise reduction

The strongest comprehensive noise-cancelling headphones: Sony Sony WH-1000XM3

SONY Sony WH-1000XM3 over-ear wireless Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones Black

Sony Sony WH-1000XM3Advantages: The strongest comprehensive noise reduction ability :6/112

Sony Sony WH-1000XM3Disadvantages:The wearing comfort is slightly lower than that of Bose QC35 or Bose QC25

8. Purchasing suggestions for cost-effectiveness Weak, so it is not recommended to buy, such as Cowin E7 Wireless is not recommended,Because the low-frequency noise reduction capability of the Cowin E7 Wireless is only 7.5 dB.

Taotronics wireless bluetooth headset active noise reduction lossless sound quality super long battery life gaming headset black

TaoTronics TT-BH060 Advantages: the most cost-effective There are only 67 types of headphones to compare)

Low frequency noise reduction capability cost performance ranking: 1/67

Intermediate frequency noise reduction capability cost performance ranking: 2/67

High frequency noise reduction capability cost performance ranking: 2/67

Wearing comfort ranking: tied for No. 3/ 112

TaoTronics TT-BH060 Disadvantages: The most stuffy earphone among the 112 earphones (the hottest in summer and the warmest in winter).

High cost performance: Cowin E8 Wireless

Meidong (meidong) Kayo (KAYO) Kayo E8 dual feedback active noise reduction bluetooth headset wireless headset music headset headsetE8

Cowin E8 Wireless Advantages: high cost performance

Comprehensive noise reduction capability cost performance ranking : 4/67 (some headphone models are not sold in China, so there are only 67 headphones for comparison) /67

Cowin E8 Wireless Disadvantages: very heavy (9th heavy/111), very hot (tied for 10th muggy/90) some headphone models lack data for rtings, rtings only has weight data for 111 headphone noise-cancelling headphones, and 90 models Sultry data from noise-cancelling headphones,So not 112 models for comparison.

9. Purchasing suggestions for wearing comfort + noise reduction Friends, you must take into account "wearing comfort + noise reduction effect" at the same time.

Taking into account wearing comfort and noise reduction effect: Bose QC35 second generation

BoseQuietComfort35II second generation wireless Bluetooth noise-cancelling headset QC35 active noise reduction Noise reduction capability ranking: 7/112

Low frequency noise reduction capability ranking: 6/112

Intermediate frequency noise reduction capability ranking: 7/112

High frequency noise reduction capability ranking: 24/112

Wearing comfort ranking: tied for first/112

Bose QC35 second generation disadvantages : It is hot to wear, 67/90 (some models of rtings lack data, and only 90 earphones have sultry data for comparison)

Ten. Pursuit of excellent comprehensive ability / no short board buying advice

Excellent comprehensive ability / no short board headphones: Sony WH-1000XM4

Sony (SONY) WH-1000XM4 High Resolution Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones Gaming Headphones (1000XM3 Upgrade) Black

Sony Sony WH-1000XM4 Advantages: Excellent comprehensive ability 112

Sort of low frequency noise reduction capability: 1/112

Sort of medium frequency noise reduction capability: 16/112

Sort of high frequency noise reduction capability: 7/112

Sort of wearing comfort: tied for second/112

Sony Sony WH-1000XM4 Disadvantages: just listed, price Much more expensive than Sony WH-1000XM3,The noise reduction capability is slightly worse than that of the Sony WH-1000XM3 (it can be considered that the noise reduction capability of the two is on the same level).

Eleven, only purchase suggestions for high-frequency noise

Metal cutting workshop/renovation worker/impact drill worker/anti-renovation noise special earphone: Nura Nuraphone

NURA wireless bluetooth smart headset ANC active noise reduction bass personalized Sound Mode nuraphone Classic Black Commemorative Model

Nura Nuraphone Advantages: High frequency noise reduction ability ranks first

Comprehensive noise reduction ability ranking: 10/112

Low frequency noise reduction ability ranking: Reciprocal 34/112

Intermediate frequency noise reduction ability ranking: 6/112

High frequency Noise-cancelling ability ranking: 1/112

Nura Nuraphone Disadvantages: Almost no low-frequency noise-cancelling ability, not recommended for commuting ) AirPods Max Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Headphones Apple 12 Mobile Phone Headphones Pro Deep Space Gray Official Standard 7/112

Intermediate frequency noise reduction ability: 1/112

High frequency noise reduction ability: 51/112

AirPods Max Disadvantages: (1) The high frequency noise reduction ability is not outstanding, only 32.6 decibels; (2) It is almost the heaviest one Headphones with noise-cancelling headphones (the weight of the 112 headphones ranks second from the bottom); (3) the wearing comfort is average, only 7 points; (4) the price is expensive. (5) With Apple's strength, it should not be a big problem to make the headset lighter and more comfortable.It is expected that the second generation of AirPods Max will have a greater improvement.

13. Headset noise-cancelling headphones that are not recommended for purchase

The 31 types of headphones in the table below have low-frequency noise reduction capabilities below 5dB. According to the current level of noise-cancelling headphones, these headphones have almost no low-frequency noise reduction capabilities. , so it is not recommended to purchase the noise-cancelling headphone models listed in the table below.

The model of noise-cancelling headphones not recommended for purchase

Summary

, the overall noise-cancelling ability of headphones is higher than that of in-ear noise-cancelling headphones.

. Wearing noise-cancelling headphones in summer will be sultry, but wearing them in winter will keep you warm. In the off-season sales of noise-cancelling headphones in summer, for example, when 618 is on sale, you can buy them and use them again in winter. .

. Headphones are usually heavier than in-ear noise-cancelling headphones. If you need to wear headphone noise-cancelling headphones for a long time, you need to consider the weight of headphones and wearing comfort.

. If the requirements for noise reduction are particularly high, you can use both head-mounted noise-cancelling headphones and in-ear noise-cancelling headphones at the same time (some friends suggested that it is very quiet and quiet), that is, insert an in-ear earphone into the ear canal. Type noise-cancelling headphones, and a head-mounted noise-cancelling headset is placed outside the ear to achieve double noise reduction. My experience is: insert an "An Eryou" noise-cancelling earplug into the ear canal, and put a noise-cancelling headset outside the ear, so that it is very quiet. The full text of

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See the following figure for the price-performance ranking of the comprehensive noise reduction capability:

The low-frequency noise reduction capability cost-effective ranking is shown in the figure below:

The intermediate-frequency noise reduction capability cost-effective ranking is shown in the figure below:

The high-frequency noise reduction capability cost-effective ranking is shown in the figure below:

I will comprehensive noise reduction The top five earphones in terms of performance, low frequency noise reduction, mid frequency noise reduction, and high frequency noise reduction are listed in the table below for your convenience. How about the table

? If you are not very clear about low frequency, mid frequency and high frequency, just look at the comprehensive noise reduction cost performance ranking. If you often commute by bus and subway, you have high requirements for the low-frequency noise reduction of the engine of public transportation, just look at the low-frequency noise reduction cost-effective column.

Note: The cost performance ranking needs to be viewed together with the noise reduction parameters. Cowin E7 Wireless does not recommend the purchase of

7. Purchasing suggestions for the pursuit of comprehensive noise reduction

The strongest comprehensive noise-cancelling headphones: Sony Sony WH-1000XM3

SONY Sony WH-1000XM3 over-ear wireless Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones Black

Sony Sony WH-1000XM3Advantages: The strongest comprehensive noise reduction ability :6/112

Sony Sony WH-1000XM3Disadvantages:The wearing comfort is slightly lower than that of Bose QC35 or Bose QC25

8. Purchasing suggestions for cost-effectiveness Weak, so it is not recommended to buy, for example, Cowin E7 Wireless is not recommended, because the low frequency noise reduction ability of Cowin E7 Wireless is only 7.5 dB.

Taotronics wireless bluetooth headset active noise reduction lossless sound quality super long battery life gaming headset black

TaoTronics TT-BH060 Advantages: the most cost-effective There are only 67 types of headphones to compare)

Low frequency noise reduction capability cost performance ranking: 1/67

Intermediate frequency noise reduction capability cost performance ranking: 2/67

High frequency noise reduction capability cost performance ranking: 2/67

Wearing comfort ranking: tied for No. 3/ 112

TaoTronics TT-BH060 Disadvantages: The most stuffy earphone among the 112 earphones (the hottest in summer and the warmest in winter).

High cost performance: Cowin E8 Wireless

Meidong (meidong) Kayo (KAYO) Kayo E8 dual feedback active noise reduction bluetooth headset wireless headset music headset headsetE8

Cowin E8 Wireless Advantages: high cost performance

Comprehensive noise reduction capability cost performance ranking : 4/67 (some headphone models are not sold in China, so there are only 67 headphones for comparison) /67

Cowin E8 Wireless Disadvantages: very heavy (9th heavy/111), very hot (tied for 10th muggy/90) some headphone models lack data for rtings, rtings only has weight data for 111 headphone noise-cancelling headphones, and 90 models The sultry data of the noise-cancelling headphones, so not 112 models for comparison.

9. Purchasing suggestions for wearing comfort + noise reduction Friends, you must take into account "wearing comfort + noise reduction effect" at the same time.

Taking into account wearing comfort and noise reduction effect: Bose QC35 second generation

BoseQuietComfort35II second generation wireless Bluetooth noise-cancelling headset QC35 active noise reduction Noise reduction capability ranking: 7/112

Low frequency noise reduction capability ranking: 6/112

Intermediate frequency noise reduction capability ranking: 7/112

High frequency noise reduction capability ranking: 24/112

Wearing comfort ranking: tied for first/112

Bose QC35 second generation disadvantages : It is hot to wear, 67/90 (some models of rtings lack data, and only 90 earphones have sultry data for comparison)

Ten. Pursuit of excellent comprehensive ability / no short board buying advice

Excellent comprehensive ability / no short board headphones: Sony WH-1000XM4

Sony (SONY) WH-1000XM4 High Resolution Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Headphones Gaming Headphones (1000XM3 Upgrade) Black

Sony Sony WH-1000XM4 Advantages: Excellent comprehensive ability 112

Sort of low frequency noise reduction capability: 1/112

Sort of medium frequency noise reduction capability: 16/112

Sort of high frequency noise reduction capability: 7/112

Sort of wearing comfort: tied for second/112

Sony Sony WH-1000XM4 Disadvantages: just listed, price It is much more expensive than the Sony WH-1000XM3, and its noise reduction capability is slightly worse than that of the Sony WH-1000XM3 (it can be considered that the noise reduction capabilities of the two are on the same level).

Eleven, only purchase suggestions for high-frequency noise

Metal cutting workshop/renovation worker/impact drill worker/anti-renovation noise special earphone: Nura Nuraphone

NURA wireless bluetooth smart headset ANC active noise reduction bass personalized Sound Mode nuraphone Classic Black Commemorative Model

Nura Nuraphone Advantages: High frequency noise reduction ability ranks first

Comprehensive noise reduction ability ranking: 10/112

Low frequency noise reduction ability ranking: Reciprocal 34/112

Intermediate frequency noise reduction ability ranking: 6/112

High frequency Noise-cancelling ability ranking: 1/112

Nura Nuraphone Disadvantages: Almost no low-frequency noise-cancelling ability, not recommended for commuting ) AirPods Max Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Headphones Apple 12 Mobile Phone Headphones Pro Deep Space Gray Official Standard 7/112

Intermediate frequency noise reduction ability: 1/112

High frequency noise reduction ability: 51/112

AirPods Max Disadvantages: (1) The high frequency noise reduction ability is not outstanding, only 32.6 decibels; (2) It is almost the heaviest one Headphones with noise-cancelling headphones (the weight of the 112 headphones ranks second from the bottom); (3) the wearing comfort is average, only 7 points; (4) the price is expensive. (5) With Apple's strength, it should not be a big problem to make the earphones lighter and more comfortable. It is expected that the second generation of AirPods Max will have a greater improvement.

13. Headset noise-cancelling headphones that are not recommended for purchase

The 31 types of headphones in the table below have low-frequency noise reduction capabilities below 5dB. According to the current level of noise-cancelling headphones, these headphones have almost no low-frequency noise reduction capabilities. , so it is not recommended to purchase the noise-cancelling headphone models listed in the table below.

The model of noise-cancelling headphones not recommended for purchase

Summary

, the overall noise-cancelling ability of headphones is higher than that of in-ear noise-cancelling headphones.

. Wearing noise-cancelling headphones in summer will be sultry, but wearing them in winter will keep you warm. In the off-season sales of noise-cancelling headphones in summer, for example, when 618 is on sale, you can buy them and use them again in winter. .

. Headphones are usually heavier than in-ear noise-cancelling headphones. If you need to wear headphone noise-cancelling headphones for a long time, you need to consider the weight of headphones and wearing comfort.

. If the requirements for noise reduction are particularly high, you can use both head-mounted noise-cancelling headphones and in-ear noise-cancelling headphones at the same time (some friends suggested that it is very quiet and quiet), that is, insert an in-ear earphone into the ear canal. Type noise-cancelling headphones, and a head-mounted noise-cancelling headset is placed outside the ear to achieve double noise reduction. My experience is: insert an "An Eryou" noise-cancelling earplug into the ear canal, and put a noise-cancelling headset outside the ear, so that it is very quiet. The full text of

is over, thank you for watching.

This article is reprinted with the authorization of @yasden, the author of the "What's Worth Buying" community. The content of the article only represents the author's point of view and has nothing to do with the position of this site. Please do not reprint without authorization.