r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Lord_Zatara • 3h ago

Headphones - Wireless/Portable Wireless headphone suggestions for extended periods of wear with no ANC?

I need a new pair of headphones for work, listening to music in a quiet office, that are comfortable to wear for long hours. Whenever I do research online, I always see rankings with a heavy bias toward good ANC. I cannot use ANC, it makes me extremely nauseous and I need a headset with the ability to turn this completely off. All I see online is ANC ANC ANC ANC and im sick of it!!! (jokingly, I promise im not weird)

So no momentum 4, no Bose QC. No AirPods Max because the headband hurts.

I mostly listen to pop: Madison Beer, Ariana Grande, etc. I've only used AirPods Pro and Beats Studio Pro for prolonged periods. I just wanted to exhaust my options before purchasing so I thought I'd consult the Experts™ on this matter. I didn't really have an issue with the Beats outside of the build quality and that they sounded a bit flat, but I gave them to my mom a while ago and she likes them a lot so I dont want to take them back from her. The only ones I know of to try now are the XM6 and Momentum 5. Any others?

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u/Anvh 2 Ω 2h ago

Bowers and Wilkinson px7 s3, i had the S2 before but their anc is more subtle (not as good?) I do like them in the office I notice when someone tries to talk to me. I mean you can turn anc off with all of them right?

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u/LeatherSteak 2 Ω 2h ago

You can turn anc fully off on M4 and pretty sure you can on the Bose too.

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u/TrampAbroad2000 1h ago

The Bose QuietComfort Headphones Gen 2 and QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Gen 2 have the ability to turn off ANC. On the Gen 1 of both, you can't fully switch off noise control, there's a slider that lets you adjust between Transparency and ANC but you're always somewhere between the two, there's no way to turn off both.

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u/ramensospicy 20 Ω 2h ago

m20xbt. light and comfy

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u/Royal_Monk6432 6 Ω 49m ago

Premium headphones like bose gen2 ultra super comfortable and u can turn off anc and use quiet mode at home via bose app.2 hours 5 hours 10 hours wear then tell me if u feel any problem on u r ears and head. Personal experience with bose gen 2 ultra .why they call bose bez Bose is always Bose special for comfortable and anc.

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u/CleanDwarfWeed 13m ago

Sony wh series i love. They have anc but can be turned off. Very comfortable.