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Sony WH-1000XM6
Best overall / travelThe default flagship: class-leading noise cancelling, comfy for all-day wear, and a tuning most people love out of the box.
If silence is the priority, Bose still sets the bar - plus the comfiest clamp in the category.
| Type | Closed wireless |
| ANC | Yes |
| Battery | ~24 hr |
| Codecs | aptX Adaptive, AAC, SBC |
The default flagship: class-leading noise cancelling, comfy for all-day wear, and a tuning most people love out of the box.
A warm, easy-listening signature and a monster ~60-hour battery - the long-haul pick.
Open-back, wired, and unbothered by trends - reference-grade detail and a deeper sub-bass than the HD 650 lineage.