Best noise canceling headphones for airplanes $300 or less? Sony, Bose, Sennheiser?
I currently have a pair of og wired Quiet Comforts. I like the noise cancellation and sound quality, plus they fold up neatly which is convenient, but they are wired and take an AA battery. I bought a pair of cheap SkullCandy ANC and don't like them. Noise cancellation is not as good as the Bose, the mic is not very good, plus they have a super annoying feature where they don't work while plugged in, so they are unusable if the battery runs out.
Right now Sony XM5 is on sale for less than $300 on Amazon, BestBuy has open-box Bose Quiet Comfort Ultras for $250, regular "non-ultra" quiet comforts can be found on sale for about $300, Sennheiser Momentum 4 for $222. Anker Q45 and JBL 770nc are attractive price and have good reviews, but I don't want to waste money if they are going to be similar quality as the SkullCandy ones I already have. Which one has best noise cancelling for airplanes for $300 or less?
I am seeing that Sony has best noise cancellation, but also that the xm5s don't fold up and the XM6 are more than I want to spend.
I do like how my in-ear air pods automatically switch between devices, very nice for switching between phone for personal stuff and laptop for work, but I'm not paying $500 for the air pod Max headphones. Do other headphones have that feature, or is that an apple ecosystem only feature?