which headphones should i buy?

hey guys! i used to have the jbl tune 660 headphones with noise cancelling and they did me pretty good and lasted over a year but now they're getting old and don't charge properly and die in like 20 mins hah... so i need new headphones. i quite like the bose headphones (silver) and im looking for headphones that are aesthetically pleasing and kinda unique but really good quality in terms of music and noise cancelling. does anyone have any recommendations? the price range im aiming for is probably no more than £100-150. thanks!

Reply 1

TNGFR

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by 888ella

Either the Sennheiser Accentum Plus or Sony ULT900N are great pairs with very good sound and solid noise cancelling. Neither pair is "unique" in its looks but rather have a fairly understated "grownup" appearance, and to be honest, any headphone at this price trying to set itself apart with aesthetics is likely trying to distract from their sound being poor.

At the lower end of your budget, the original Sennheiser Accentum have the same sound quality as the Plus version but missing a few features and weaker noise cancelling, while if you're willing to take a bit of a hit to audio/ANC quality in the name of a more distinctive design, the Shure Aonic 40 still sound good for about £100, just not as good as the more conventionally styled offerings above.

Reply 2

888ella

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by TNGFR

Either the Sennheiser Accentum Plus or Sony ULT900N are great pairs with very good sound and solid noise cancelling. Neither pair is "unique" in its looks but rather have a fairly understated "grownup" appearance, and to be honest, any headphone at this price trying to set itself apart with aesthetics is likely trying to distract from their sound being poor.
At the lower end of your budget, the original Sennheiser Accentum have the same sound quality as the Plus version but missing a few features and weaker noise cancelling, while if you're willing to take a bit of a hit to audio/ANC quality in the name of a more distinctive design, the Shure Aonic 40 still sound good for about £100, just not as good as the more conventionally styled offerings above.

thank you so much! these are great recommendations a i love how the sennheiser looks too. have you had them before? if so, whats the battery life like and how long did they last you overall?

Reply 3

TNGFR

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by 888ella

thank you so much! these are great recommendations a i love how the sennheiser looks too. have you had them before? if so, whats the battery life like and how long did they last you overall?

I've not owned a pair (I have two £400 pairs of larger headphones headphones I use at home, both old skool Sennheiser, and then an inexpensive pair of IEMs for commuting), but I have heard them on a couple of occasions and the sound quality is definitely at the better end of the spectrum for sub-£150 cans. For things like battery life, there are plenty of review sites out there that can test these things to a better degree than I could, or you can check forums like Head-Fi for reviews from other audio enthusiasts who have a lot more time and money than I do for testing many pairs of headphones.