In this installment of You Asked: Should you stick with the same electronics brand, or is it OK to mix brands? What are the best headphones for quietly listening to a TV? Which big TV has the best sound quality? And who needs a line conditioner or surge protector? All those topics and more are coming right up!
If you want to watch TV but have a busy household, a baby, or family members that need to quietly study for some dedicated hours each night, you know that it can be frustrating. But if you’ve been paying attention to music-lovers, you’ll notice that they have a very good option for listening to things without disturbing (or being disturbed by) others: Headphones. And, as it so happens, you can connect headphones to TVs just as you can your phone.
Soundpeats Air3 Deluxe HS
Best AirPods alternative with hi-res audio
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Tronsmart Onyx Ace Pro True Wireless Earbuds
Best budget AirPods alternative
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra
Best AirPods Pro alternative for ANC
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Audio-Technica ATH-TWX9
Like AirPods Pro, but with hi-fi sound
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Anker Soundcore Liberty 4 NC
Another budget AirPods Pro buster
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Jabra Elite 8 Active
Comfortable, workout AirPods Pro alternatives
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
MSRP $429.00
“Noise cancellation and spatial audio have a new king, and it is the Bose QuietComfort Ultra.”
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Bose fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The new Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are a return to form for the company after its four-year experiment with the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones
Whether traveling, working at your desk, or out on a run, earbuds are generally the best way to go about it. The in-ear option is often better for such occasions than over-ear headphones, and the best wireless earbuds can even produce sound just as good as you’ll in larger headphone options. Wireless earbuds even make a great way to save on some high quality audio. There are a lot of different wireless earbud models that are seeing deals right now,
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 has been revealed, and it’s flippin’ marvelous. So far, it’s largely just Samsung that has defined the nascent flip smartphone market, and while flipping and folding phones haven’t quite broken into the mainstream yet, the Z Flip 5 is sure to tempt more and more people into buying into the future of smartphone design. The biggest new addition to the Z Flip 5 is the much larger outer screen, which is
It doesn’t matter if you’re the kind of true wireless earbud user that needs active noise cancellation (ANC) so your music is as pure as possible on your commute, or if you’re the type that basically wears them all the time and fine-tunes their ANC and transparency modes for full control of your life’s sounds — calls, conversations, you’re a few steps form being a cyborg.
We’re not here to judge you, but we are here to judge the
Soon, you will be able to block out both the noise and air pollution of bustling city streets simultaneously – but it will cost you.
Dyson’s noise-cancelling, air-purifying headphones are due to go on sale in the UK on May 17, with one pair selling for a whopping £820.
Dubbed the ‘Dyson Zone’, the futuristic headgear comes with a detachable, magnetic visor that pumps filtered air into the wearers nose and mouth.
The filtration system can capture 99 per cent
Chances are your search for a pair of the best headphones has yielded several of the noise-canceling variety. Bose was the first out of the gate with the technology in the late ’80s, and while they still do it better than most, the noise-blocking feature has almost become standard in headphones from over-ear to earbuds, making music, podcasts, movies and TV a much less noisy listening experience.
But not all noise-canceling headphones are created equal. There are some models built
From following your favorite podcasts and listening to the next hit from your favorite band to checking out the latest TV shows and movies on your commute, great-sounding headphones are a must-have. At Digital Trends, we’re always looking for the best wireless headphones when it comes to comfort, audio quality, battery life, and important features like noise cancellation.
First, Sony’s latest WH-1000XM5 are so good that they currently take the top spot on not just this list, but also our
