Active Noise Cancelling Headphones, TaoTronics Bluetooth Headphones [2020 Upgraded] USB-C Over Ear Wireless Headphones 40H Playtime Fast Charging Bluetooth 5.0 CVC 8.0 Mic for Online Class

Bought for Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) for working from home. This is the THIRD of three brands tried.PRO's: - Comfortable - Have a great battery life - Connected easily to my PC (and mobile phone) via Bluetooth - Reconnect immediately when PC Bluetooth is switched on (and likewise when using Bluetooth on mobile phone) - AMAZING ANC (whilst playing music) - Really, really, really impressive - GREAT ANC (whilst on calls) - Very impressive - GOOD ANC (with no audio playing at all) - Quite goodCONS: - Low loudness level (clearly, this can be rectified by simply increasing source volume level). - Would have been 5 stars but for this.Headphones History - leading to this purchase:MPOW BH388A - FIRST OF THREE BRANDS TRIED: - 1st set of these headphones physically broke on the outside plastic above a hinge -> great service from MPOW, headphones replaced quickly. - 2nd set of headphones developed a fault in the left earpiece - an uncomfortable 'vibration'/'throbbing' when ANC was switched on. - MPOW themselves suggested a refund! I took the money back, and was surprised they did not want to provide another set of headphones!?OneOdio A10 - SECOND OF THREE BRANDS TRIED: - I then Invested a little more in a set of OneOdio A10 headphones (cost £44), the music quality was amazing! Incredible for a set of headphones for under £50. Unfortunately the calls connected to PC via Bluetooth on MS Teams, MS Skype and Zoom were simply appalling quality, truly terrible. Returned same day as purchase - refunded no issues atll all - great service from OneOdio's seller.THESE TaoTronics TT-BH085 Headphones - - THIRD OF THREE BRANDS TRIED: - Went back to the mid-thirties price range (£36.99) and bought a set of TaoTronics TT-BH085 headphones. These TaoTronics have incredible ANC. The ANC is amazing (unbelievable) when playing music. The ANC is great on voice calls. And is still good even when playing nothing, and just having the ANC on. The only downside with the TaoTronics is the loudness level is the lowest of all three sets of headphones tried.MPOW for all around performance – highly questionable product qualityOneOdio for amazing music (stunning)TaoTronics for ANC (amazing)

I reviewed and bought these to try and alleviate the constant 24/7 noise of a pumping station for a large reservoir that we live close to...The noise from these pumps is at times, deafeningly loud.So, how did these NC headphones help, firstly, there are no published information of frequencies range - noise levels or anything else.... you just have to bite the bullet and try them out. I found Amazon customer reviews very informative and helpful...Do they work and how well??... I first tried them listening to my favourite music, "Jacques Loussier Trio" recorded live in 2007 at "Jazzwoche Burghanausen which I have listened to on some very expensive headphones....The upgraded TaoTronics NC Headphones performed superbly I was able to hear Piano - Double bass and drums in a level and quality I had never before heard, the level of detail is so accurate. I also tried them whilst listening to another favourite performer, Anna Fedorova in a live recording of Rachmaninoff Piano Concert number two with a full concert orchestra.....the listening enjoyment was superb and without any fatigue whatsoever.....Did the noise cancelling aspect work...Yes it did and was remarkably efficient, the noise of those horrendously water pumps disappeared as well as background television sound and other ambient noises generated within the house, clocks, fridges, doors etc. Needless to say, I am delighted with my purchase and it proves to some extent that stated frequencies - noise levels etc are really not the only indication of quality of sound....."Proof of the Pudding" ...worked this time for me. Please note, these are my unbiased thoughts.

The headphone look and feel great, worked on s 7yo head and my big male head. So first impressions are good.They do look and feel a little fragile though. The hinges do not look strong, the buttons whilst clucky and positive do not give me confidence they will last.The sound quality itself is good, I would never expect great for this price. Not experiencing the high bass others have mentioned, so pleased here.Only one problem stands out. With ANC off, no audio, I hear a hiss. Playing music I hear a slight hiss. Turn ANC on, the hiss is very audible on top of all music untill I hit around 70% volume.Yes I know this is how ANC works.Yes I do have pretty good hearing.Yes it is luck of the draw with the product hitting or missing your frequency.But it is distracting. To a certain degree, it does ruin the product. But it's probably not enough to return as a fault. Hence, lower scoring and it not quite meeting my needs/standards.Maybe I should have gone for the next model up, as it might have made a difference. But Taotronics have been good to me on multiple earbud purchases, so it's better than a unknown brand. But these just did not live up to their other products good quality at great prices.

I needed a reasonably priced pair of headphones to link with my Tao Tronics blue tooth transmitter connected to my Marantz Amp so I could watch TV and not bother her indoors. I have to say the distance and sound on these are very good, indeed I get better distance with these than my more expensive Bose QC35 II. Of course sound does not fully compare, however I needed these as the Bose do not have low latency capability, apparently this leads to loss of lip sync I believe. No such thing with these. There is an issue when connecting to the transmitter, sometimes quickly other times a bit of a faff, but once connected everything is fine. I can go into other rooms and still hear the TV perfectly through walls and closed doors, an immpresive greater distance than my afore mentioned Bose!!. There is a Noiseless button on the headphones that is supposed to improve noiseless capability, but I am yet to be fully convinced. For the price they have solved my issue. Recommended.