Bluetooth over-ear closed-back headphones?

Cromulent

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I'm looking for a pair of Bluetooth over-ear closed-back headphones. I have a budget of around £150 but might be able to go above budget if it is really worth it. Battery life is important. This is primarily for watching TV and films.
 
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It's difficult to find decent Bluetooth headphones without noise cancelling. I have also looked for a pair for TV but don't want the pay the premium for a feature I don't need.

I have the Sony WH-H900N and Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless, the Senns were much better for sound and comfort plus the auto-connect/disconnect when the headphones were open/closed was nice. Both have been passed on the kids and I now use Philips Fidelio X2HR wired or through the Shanling UP4 if I wanted wireless.

You should also consider the Sennheiser RS range. We used the RS130 for many years, able to pair many headphones to the same transmitter, we had up to 6 when watching together, comfortable with easy to use button, only downside was the RF interference.

We "upgraded" to the RS160 for the digital connection but the headphones weren't as comfortable, buttons were small and fiddly and you needed to do some frustrating button combo on the transmitter to switch from single headphone to multi, otherwise the transmitter would stay in search mode looking for additional headphones. The max number of headphones was limited to 4 and the later models, ending in 5, reduced the limit to 2.

The kids love the NC on the BT headphones, they are able to watch TV without being disturbed while their Mum is gossiping on the phone a few feet away. This wasn't possible with the RS headphones.
 
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Mujja said:
It's difficult to find decent Bluetooth headphones without noise cancelling. I have also looked for a pair for TV but don't want the pay the premium for a feature I don't need.

I have the Sony WH-H900N and Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless, the Senns were much better for sound and comfort plus the auto-connect/disconnect when the headphones were open/closed was nice. Both have been passed on the kids and I now use Philips Fidelio X2HR wired or through the Shanling UP4 if I wanted wireless.

You should also consider the Sennheiser RS range. We used the RS130 for many years, able to pair many headphones to the same transmitter, we had up to 6 when watching together, comfortable with easy to use button, only downside was the RF interference.

We "upgraded" to the RS160 for the digital connection but the headphones weren't as comfortable, buttons were small and fiddly and you needed to do some frustrating button combo on the transmitter to switch from single headphone to multi, otherwise the transmitter would stay in search mode looking for additional headphones. The max number of headphones was limited to 4 and the later models, ending in 5, reduced the limit to 2.

The kids love the NC on the BT headphones, they are able to watch TV without being disturbed while their Mum is gossiping on the phone a few feet away. This wasn't possible with the RS headphones.
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Thank you. I've been watching some YouTube videos, and I'm thinking of getting the Anker soundcore Life Q30 as they seem to be a good middle ground for price and performance.
 
I got Sony WH-1000XM4
Long flight to Australia
Got my partner the anker soundcore
Mine were 250 hers with sale offer 65
Yeah mine might sound a little better especially if connected with a cable
But hers are actually very decent especially for the cost
And they actually have active noise cancelling too
 
I was looking at the soundcore Q20, and the only thing stopping me from getting them was that they used Micro USB instead of USB-C.
 
Cromulent said:
Honestly the more I think about it, the more this makes the most sense as at least they will last for years and years.
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Yeah there was some reason
I just got the xm4 not xm5
Forgot why now
But obviously whatever the difference between them
I didn't feel justified the price difference
 
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I went with the q30 for £64. I might return them if they are not that good, but I thought I should try out the cheaper ones first.
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For the money and with ANC
I thought they were a bargain once I tried them
My Sony may be a bit better
But you have to ask yourself are they 4x better
Because the price difference was x4
 
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Well, I've been using them, and they are very impressive for the price! I don't think I need to spend any more.
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They sound decent
The noise cancelling works (we were sat next to the engines for 17 hours)
Good battery life
Great price
Don't seem flimsy hers survived to Australia
And back
Will be making their second trip to other
Side of the world in a few months
Unless you're an audiophile can't go wrong with them
For 65 really
 
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