NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES

SONY WH-1000XM4

$369, sony.com

Nailed broad, and a remarkably it. soft Light, ear cups with comfortable headband, these offer best-in-class noise cancellation with great sound, rich bass and a lively approach to music.

BOWERS & WILKINS PX7

$599, bowers-wilkins.com

A bit dull-looking, but the audio quality and noise cancelling are extremely close to that of the

Sonys. B&W’s usual exciting, but well balanced, sound meets excellent noise cancelling.

SHURE AONIC 50

$499, shure.com

The of the sound Aonic quality 50 should have purists purring. There isn’t an excess of bass and it delivers all the sparkling detail and painstaking accuracy you could want.

BOSE NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES 700

$429, bose.com Close rivals to the

Sony and B&W options above, they’re less exciting, but also very easy to listen to for hours on end. If you are easy like Sunday morning, maybe these are your babies.