Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones, Linner NC50 Bluetooth 4.1 Sports Earphones - HD Stereo, Monitor Mode, IPX4 Sweatproof, 13 Hours Playtime, Neckband Magnetic Earbuds Headset with Mic-Black

I wanted a Bluetooth earphones (not over ear cans) with active noise cancellation, so my options were limited and often expensive.The first thing I noticed was the clarity of sound in the music. Much cleaner sound than the last BT ANC earbuds I had from a more “reputable” brand. And these were slightly less expensive. Don’t get me wrong, these Linner’s are no Bose, but it’s a third the price.The ANC is good, which is really what I wanted it mostly for. Again, nothing beats the $300 option but these are $100. The manual left a lot to be desired but nothing I couldn’t figure out. There’s ANC-on, normal mode (ANC-off), and a monitor mode, which seems to be some sort of hybrid where there’s some ANC but you can hear your surrounding. I have no use for monitor mode but I guess other people might.I haven’t used it to talk on the phone yet.There’s also a voice prompt that tells you when it turns on or off, when volume is at max, and when you’re in normal mode. Could be convenient but it’s annoying that I can’t seem to turn it off because it doesn’t pause and interrupts my podcasts.Overall it’s a very good product. It’s not perfect but then again it was under $100Audio 8/10ANC 8/10Value 10/10

This is my second set of noise canceling earphones, and I can't really say anything negative about these. The thing I like most is how quickly I can switch between "mute" (you can hear the world, and your music is faint) to ANC (full noise cancellation plus music). You can also switch to "normal" where it acts like a non-ANC earphone. The sound is quite good -- and I listen to classical a lot, which requires better sound than most earphones can deliver. The sound is not as good as my Shure earphones, but this is the best I've ever heard from Bluetooth. The noise cancellation is excellent, and is especially good at eliminating human voices around me. Noise cancellation in EXTREMELY noisy environments is limited though -- as if the capability simply cannot scale up all the way. Still, it's as good or better than others I've used. The fit is very comfortable, though like most, you cannot lie on your side in bed without it hurting your ear from the pressure. Unless your pillow is doughnut shaped. The battery lasts quite a few hours, but I did not measure it accurately. Battery levels are given in a human voice when you turn it on. I would have liked more resolution than "high", "medium", and "low" though. Highly recommended.

Overall rating is about a 3.75, but rounded up to 4 since Amazon does not allow partial starsWhat I like:~ First Impression - The packaging is really nice and well done. not too much extra junk in the box or a flimsy box. The box is very sturdy and they come with what they need. A pretty straightforward manual, charging cable, extra sizing pieces for the buds, the buds, and a nice carrying case.~ Fit of the buds - These fit great out of the box and are very comfortable, after 4 straight hours of use I had no discomfort in my ears. The hook part of the sizing silicons is really soft which helps add to the comfort of the headphones because they keep them in place which avoids pressure points from the headphones moving around, but the hooks aren't so stiff that they cause their own discomfort~ Sound - This will be subjective, but I was very surprised by the sound of these headphones. There aren't many earbuds under $100 with noise cancelling, much less being wireless so I was expecting the sound to be pretty poor. I will say upfront, they are bass forward and have emphasis on the bass, which I personally like. The bass is noticeably more upfront than my other earbuds I use daily (a few pairs of skullcandy headphones, Audio Technica LS50is, Anker soundbuds surge) and I like this because I feel like all of those headphones need more bass to liven them up. I have been using these more than my Obviously audiophiles will not like this, but for majority of the people who would be looking at these I think they would like the sound. I have been using these more than my Audio Technica LS50is headphones now since these allow me to be more free since I am not attached to my phone/tablet with a wired connection like the LS50is and I like the sound signature more since they have more bass.~ Battery life - The battery life is pretty solid, I am getting around 8 hours of battery life with the ANC activated. That falls about an hour short of their estimate, but I also find myself listening to the volume a little higher on these than my other headphones (more on that later).What I am neutral on:~ ANC - the biggest reason to get these headphones headphones in the same price range ($50 - $75) is that these have the Active Noise Cancelling feature. I will say that the feature is nowhere near as good as Bose or Sony. Most of my experience with the ANC is that it will slightly mute it DEPENDING ON THE TONE of the sound. To elaborate on this here are pointers of daily noise for me and how the headphones work in each of the situations: 1. Keyboards/office noise - These do a pretty good job of getting rid of the thump/thuck sound of typing on a keyboard, however the click/ping of mechanical keyboards is still there and still noticeable. My main experience with this is with cherry mx blue switches. These headphones do a good job of getting rid of the bottoming out thunk of the keypress, but the click from the activation of the key is just about as audible as without the headphones. Other office sounds such as people writing and printers are muted enough to say that these are useful for that. If someone starts a big office printer right by your desk you will still hear it start up and it will startle you just the same as if you didn't have the headphones on, but if a lot of sheets are being printed out they do a good job of cutting that noise. 2. Oven vent/fan and bathroom fans - These do an ok job at cancelling these out, and I would say for the most part it is good enough that if you wanted to use them connected to an iPad in the kitchen with the hood vent running that you would be perfectly fine (I have done this a few times already and they are pretty good at this). The thing with the sound that you still here is that it becomes more of a hiss sound that the woosh of the fan. I would say that this is the best part of the headphones and probably one of the areas that I will use them the most. 3. Voices - These lower voices about the same as any other pair of earbuds with silicon tips. This could be good if you want a pair of headphones that dulls voices slightly but you can still hear voices for if someone calls your name (obviously if you crank the volume up really high then you wont hear them because you will have the volume so high on these). They are not good though if you are looking for a pair of headphones you can put on and turn on ANC and block out people talking. These will not do that at all with no music running, and if music is going they amount that gets blocked of people talking will be directly related to how high you turn the volume up. 4. The gym - These are ok for lifting weights since it will help dull down the thud of weights if you are lifting/dropping weights on rubber floors/mats. However for weight machines or heavy weights on stands, these will not do much as the sound that is put off of the metal hitting metal is not blocked very well by the ANC on these. For elliptical machines/treadmills they do well at cutting out most of the whirr sound (similar to the kitchen vents) and since they stay in place inside the ears well they dont fall outWhat I do not like:~ The band that sits on your neck is too heavy and too stiff. It is nice that it isn't just the same feel of regular headphone cable, but it makes the band heavy and you always notice that it is there. This might not bother some people, but to me I dont like stuff sitting on my neck so I am not a huge fan of this since I can always feel it and know it is there.~ This point kind of goes along with the point above, but I am also not a fan of how much cable there is at the end of the neckband portion. It will be too much for almost everyone, and it causes a odd loop that will constantly be right against your lower jaw and it is a little annoying. If the amount of cable were shorter, it would be more straight line right from the neck piece to the earbud and would not cause this annoying bunching of the cable.~ The biggest thing that I do not like is how much the volume changes when activating/deactiving the ANC. With ANC turned off, the headphones are very quiet. I have to put the volume on my phone to 50% of max for the sound to be ok for listening, but to get it anywhere that i would be able to hear the music well, I would have to put the volume up to about 75% of max volume. Now, when you turn the ANC on, the volume level suddenly jumps about 50%. That means if i had the volume at 50% of max without ANC on, with ANC on this is too loud and uncomfortable to listen to so I have to turn the volume down to about 25% of max. This is no doubt a factor in the ANC effectiveness also as it pumps up the volume to dilute outside sounds. There is also more bass sound signature with ANC on and the volume higher than with the ANC off. Even putting the headphones so similar sounding volume levels, if ANC is on there will be a stronger bass signature.Overall:I like the sound signature of the headphones and the comfort of the buds paired with the battery life which easily gets me through a day. I think compared to the competition in the same price range as far as regular earbuds, they are well priced. I would say they sound about as good as similar priced headphones from audio technica and better than the lower priced bluetooth headphones from anker/aukey/etc with the added benefit of them having noise cancelling that is effective in certain scenarios. If you are expecting Bose or Sony levels of ANC, then you are going to be very disappointed. If you get them knowing that you will have a bass forward sounding pair of headphones that are comfortable for the gym or in the office all day with the benefit of some noise cancellation then I think you will be happy with them. For music preferences, I mostly listen to different genres of electronic music, rock, and metal and I feel like the sound signature if very well done for these genres