THE CROWNED OF SILENCE Bose Quietcomfort 45

What’s the first name that comes into your head when someone mentions cereal? Weetabix, probably, despite their dreariness. What about vacuum cleaners? That’s got to be ol’ Henry, no? And when the conversation turns to noise-cancelling headphones – regardless of how many now flood the market – surely none are more iconic than the Quietcomfort 35s. It’s surprising, then, that it’s taken Bose this long to make a sequel.

The new cans feature two modes: Quiet is obviously the noise-cancelling setting, and we’re going to stick our necks out and predict that Bose’s ANC wizardry is still leading the way; while Aware mode switches to full transparency. It looks like the usual plastic build, but if the QC45S are as comfy as their predecessors then we’re fine with that.

With 24 hours of battery life they should see you through a long-haul flight and beyond – and with that sort of travelling now becoming a possibility once again, the QC45S might have landed just in time. As hot as… chili con Weetabix

£320 / bose.co.uk