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The best noise-canceling headphones for 2025

Noise cancellation is a primary feature on most flagship, over-ear headphones. If you're looking to get a pair of cans that can truly block out the world, these are the best noise-canceling headphones you can get today.

Whether you’re working in a bustling coffee shop, catching a flight, or just trying to focus at home, a good pair of headphones with ANC will block out those distracting outside sounds so you can fully immerse yourself in your music, podcasts, or that new audiobook you’ve been dying to finish. On top of that, there’s an automatic ANC optimizer that adjusts in real time to ensure you always get the best listening experience even with changes in how the headphones fit and the level of clamor in your environment. There are tools here that are available on other Sony headphones as well, like Adaptive Sound Control that automatically changes settings based on your activity or location, which you can finetune to your preferences to achieve better noise reduction

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