It's official: the striking Nothing Headphone (1) have launched, and they look like no other headphones thanks to a very ...

With noise-canceling activated, I can work in a busy café or library without distraction. And when it’s time to leave, ...

With killer discounts on brands including Beats, Sonos, Bose, Sony and JBL, now is the time to splurge on an upgrade ... and ...

Noise cancellation is a primary feature on most flagship, over-ear headphones. If you're looking to get a pair of cans that can truly block out the world, these are the best noise-canceling ...

Below 1 kHz, these headphones don’t block sounds as effectively as the active-noise-cancelling headphones. But above 1 kHz, they are more successful at passively blocking out sounds.

Noise-canceling headphones don’t add noise inside the ear — instead, they cancel it out. These headphones use a little microphone embedded in the earpiece to detect ambient noise.

These headphones do, however, emit a subtle white noise with ANC on when there isn’t any audio playing, which gets annoying quickly. The Sony WH-1000XM5, which came in a very close second for ...

(The Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700 also have six microphones total.) These headphones are excellent for making calls. They're similar to the Bose Headphones 700 in that regard.

Noise-canceling headphones can cause dizziness, ... simple white noise played through regular headphones can effectively mask disruptive sounds without the disorienting effects of noise cancellation.

Before buying noise-cancelling headphones, you should think about what kinds of noise you want to reduce—and find out if you’re susceptible to “eardrum suck.” ...

That said, noise-canceling sleep headphones do exist. The QuietOn 3.1 earbuds we tested offer proper ANC, though we had a hard time getting a comfortable fit with them.