Active noise cancellation, or ANC, has come a long way since Bose launched the first consumer noise-canceling headphones — the QC1 — back in the year 2000. With ANC now firmly mainstream and available in headphones, from the ultra-budget to the high-end, it’s hard to know which ones make the most sense for your noise-canceling situation without going out and hearing them all.
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I knew it
Anti-noise… next, anti-gravity
Thank you !
So where can I get real ones that really work? I’ve tried two pair so far. One kinda worked, but the second didn’t work at all.
Awesome! It works exactly like I thought😅