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$299 competing wireless headphones cited as blocking less noise than the Bose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen).
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Bose's second-generation QuietComfort Headphones run 24 hours with noise cancelling, 11 fewer than Nothing and Sonos rivals, Wired's review found. For travellers who take calls on the road, that gap and poor call audio now offset a lighter, quieter headset.
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Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro puts three drivers in each ear cup, including an xMEMS silicon treble driver, at $399, or $100 more than the standard model. The company pitches it at recording studios, though its own brand chief expects people to buy it for their commute.
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Beats built each earcup of the 360 as a self-contained unit with its own battery and antenna. ZDNET's reviewer says that construction is what makes the pair sweat-resistant, and it costs buyers both the 3.5mm jack and USB-C audio.
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The WH-1000XM4C arrives with a retuned sound profile, a 10-band EQ and Bluetooth 6.0, while battery life comes in below the 2020 model and the cancelling silicon is unchanged. Gizmodo's reviewer never heard the original.
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A Gizmodo review places the non-Ultra QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) just below the Ultra on noise cancellation and above cheaper rivals, with Bose's new seal-gap tricks shipping down-market.
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