Cheap(ish) ANC Earbuds

Cromulent · Thursday at 19:39

All my current earbuds are on their way out so I'm looking for a new pair. I need active noise cancelling as I can't sleep without my earbuds in.

I'd rather not spend a massive amount but if it is worth the extra cash I wouldn't mind paying a little bit more.

Can someone offer some options for me please? Will be used with an iPhone.

Grim5 · Thursday at 19:42

Price range?

Cromulent · Thursday at 19:50

Grim5 said:
Price range?

Sorry forgot that! £100 would be a good area. Plus or minus £20.

maj · Friday at 20:25

I find scrabir website good for IEMs. I have QCY Melobuds Pro which do have ANC but they on are on the more budget side. I usually use them for audio books when travelling rather than for critical music listening.

Gray2233 · Friday at 21:04

The Anker Space A40 aren't terrible for their current sale price of £40, I've heard the batteries don't last much more than a year or so though.

There's the Beyerdynamic AMIRON 100 at the top end of your budget, one of the better wireless IEM's I've heard.

I can't really comment much on the ANC quality however, I can't stand the feature.

andy_mk3 · Friday at 21:07

AirPods 4 with ANC can often be found for £120-140. Worth stretching that little more as they are well worth it.

mid_gen · 2026-02-07T09:17:31+0000

I bought some Sony WF1000 XM3s ages ago for about £40 used. No complaints, newer ones are smaller I think.

Cromulent · 2026-02-07T12:26:48+0000

Thanks all. Some good suggestions.

Finners · 2026-02-07T13:07:41+0000

I have a pair of SoundPEATS Air5 Pro I use for watching telly occasionally and I was shocked at how good they sounded.

They are well reviewed but I've never owned a top end set of earbuds from the well known manufacturers to compare.

They are airpod in style as in they hang out the ear so not sure how great they would be for sleeping with and not falling out.

Begbie · 2026-02-07T13:12:24+0000

andy_mk3 said:
AirPods 4 with ANC can often be found for £120-140. Worth stretching that little more as they are well worth it.

If i had an iPhone this is what id do.

Raymond Lin · 2026-02-07T17:53:22+0000

Finners said:
I have a pair of SoundPEATS Air5 Pro I use for watching telly occasionally and I was shocked at how good they sounded.

They are well reviewed but I've never owned a top end set of earbuds from the well known manufacturers to compare.

They are airpod in style as in they hang out the ear so not sure how great they would be for sleeping with and not falling out.

I bought a pair of these to replace the CMF Buds that I lost. They sound good but I wasn't a fan of the case, the way it opens specifically. Very nitpick! The other thing was that I find the lip that holds the tips to be quite short, so I can't put on all the tips that I have. I would have liked to use something deeper, so they are more secure when I use them in the gym.

In the end I found my CMF again so I returned the Soundpeats as I didn't need 2 pairs (along with my AirPods Pros 3).

But if you are sitting at home, not moving much, I think they are great for £50. (the CMF is also cheaper, like £33, which is why I use them at the gym, don't hurt as much if I lose them)