The AirPods Pro 2, with their $100 price premium, do a slightly better job of music-less noise canceling, but the Melomania get so close you’d be hard pressed to complain.

You can turn up plenty of earbuds under $100 that are surprisingly decent. The hard part is finding those that qualify as under-the-radar keepers.

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are the best way to block out noise, bar none. They sound pretty good too, and their ...