Recommend Travel Headphones, wireless, closed back, under $500msrp


This genre is not my specialty, so I appreciate constructive leads to assist a friend. 

douglas_schroeder

@douglas_schroeder Other options welcome. 

wireless earbuds? If so, I have an older Hifiman and Noble Pro wireless earbuds. I also purchased Technics EAH-AZ100-S(Silver) last year 2025. My Noble Pro sounds best for music. Maybe check out Noble’s current offerings here

Also, I agree that better engineering and parts in more expensive components typically outperform lower priced components. But some Agoners can be touchy about advocating this due to limited budgets. 

I asked Bose how much better is the noise cancellation on the newer Quiet Comfort Ultra Gen 2 than the older Quiet Comfort 45. I own the ’45s. The most quantitative answer they could offer was "better".

I bought the Gen 2 anyway. My next door neighbor was having their concrete driveway replaced, which is a VERY noisy project. And perfect to compare the two ’phones for noise cancelation. The Gen 2 is obviously better for this, which is important to me because I mostly use these on airplanes to reduce the 90+ dB ambient noise level.