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Over-ear ANC for the commute, $350+

The quiz already filled these answers: commute, over-ear, ANC, wireless, no special fit, iPhone, $500 ceiling. We do not ask which console here. The card below is the pick that fits that budget. Change the shape or the phone and the pick changes.

Use: Commute and travel
Form: Over-ear
Budget: $500+
Phone: iPhone
Seal: Block it
Cable: Wireless
Fit: No special fit needs

Over-ear ANC for a commute is a different product than buds in a jacket pocket. The $350+ ceiling is already filled as $500 — enough for current flagship cans, not a $200 setup.

The other flagship can can show if you can spend more. That is not the pick on this page. Switch to earbuds on iPhone and the winner changes. Android ANC buds are a third setup.

Today's pick for these answers

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Sony

Sony WH-1000XM6

$379

Current flagship travel cans. Best all-around ANC and comfort we will send you to.

WhyOver-ear at flagship money is the XM6 — not sweat, not open. Bose Ultra 2nd gen is the stretch.

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If you can stretch

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Bose

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd gen)

$399

The other current flagship can. 2nd gen only — not the first Ultra.

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The other shape

Same job, different form

Sony

Sony WF-1000XM6

$299

Flagship ANC buds that don't need an Apple tax. Best wireless buds in this catalog.

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Same commute, earbuds instead of over-ear

Switch to earbuds and the pick becomes AirPods Pro 3. Bose QuietComfort Ultra cans can show if you can spend more — we do not sell them as the pick that fits this budget.

With those answers, the pick is AirPods Pro 3. See the earbuds pick

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