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hiraethified
The Q45s are great but nowhere near as impressive price-wise as the Q20s. I'm totally happy with them though.
Noise cancelling headphones
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Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
For value, it's hard to beat the Anker Soundcore Q20s. They're astonishingly good for £50 or less.
Anker Soundcore Life Q20 - fantastic noise cancelling headphones for around £40-£50
Given that I'm finding myself increasingly on long journeys in cars, vans, planes and trains and struggling to relax, I thought I'd invest in some active noise cancelling headphones for the long trips. The Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones have picked up...www.urban75.net
Just like everyone else I have a pair of these and they are fantastic for the price.
I don't really use the noise cancelling but I notice it completely kills traffic noise as it is on by default when you power up. I just turn it off to boost battery and increase awareness.
The ear pad on mine has torn so the foam is visible but it has not impacted performance.
Still prefer my senhieser hd25-II for listening (recently got a new paur after 15 years of service. Am planningto try to fix the old ones)
However I could get 3 or more pairs of the sondcores fir what I paid for the hd25-II
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
Thanks
Damn you Law of Diminishing Returns. (shakes fist impotently at sky)
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
You probably know already, but you can get replacement pads for around £12 , ie Amazon, it's always evil amazon isn't it
I have done this on my Bose QC35s and it is easy and as good as new. I am guessing it is the same for Anker.
Numbers
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Nice, I was about to order a new pair of Anker.
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Just bought some q20s for my daughter based on your recommendation (forwarded to me by someone else).
If the cancelling is good then that's an incredible price. It's actually an incredible price anyway.
Hollis
bloody furious
Definitely recommend the Sony CH720…around £100.
nick
Pleomorphic Adenomas R us
PSA - Initially the recipient told me the Q45s were "not as good as the old ones" (Q20). Much less bass etc.
After playing around in the app (apparently it measures your ears' response and adjusts the sound profile accordingly, or some such woo-woo) - it has been established that they are "alright"/ "better"
This is all from Nick Minor's feedback - I've not tried them myself.
So see above re law of diminished returns (as delivered via a grateful, but brutally frank, teenager)
After playing around in the app (apparently it measures your ears' response and adjusts the sound profile accordingly, or some such woo-woo) - it has been established that they are "alright"/ "better"
This is all from Nick Minor's feedback - I've not tried them myself.
So see above re law of diminished returns (as delivered via a grateful, but brutally frank, teenager)
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
On offer at £79 at the moment but the Anker Q20s are also in offer at £38. Hard decision as I like Sony design.
Better make my mind up soon before they go back up again.
ETA Stuck with Sony. They're 50g lighter and better looking
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Hollis
bloody furious
Had an annoying 12 hours last night where my headphones kept turning off... I eventually figured out it was whenever I spoke, and I now realise I inadvertently activated the 'speak-to-chat' function which mutes the headphones when you're talking. 
Despite being abit lazy about reading instructions, the one thing I find annoying on the Sony headphones is the touch sensor control pad.. I'm not sure its possible to disable it.
Despite being abit lazy about reading instructions, the one thing I find annoying on the Sony headphones is the touch sensor control pad.. I'm not sure its possible to disable it.
Favelado
J'adore South Shore
I've had XM4s for over 2 and a half years and used them for about 12 hours a week during that time. If you put them away in the case daily they'll last really well. Mine look like they've got another 3 years in them.
Silas Loom
Advanced. Forthright. Signifficant.
My XM3s are still going strong. I bought them at the beginning of 2019. I use them for at least a couple of hours every day, and they still hold around 24 hours of charge. Probably the best audio purchase I have ever made.
Silas Loom
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The XM5s don’t fold down in the same way, though, I think. Which is a shame, that is an endearing feature.
I’d possibly get them if they allow you to switch off the stupid mechanism where an accidental touch of the right earphone causes the track to skip. I can see why they thought it would be helpful, but it isn’t.
Hollis
bloody furious
You know you can turn off that touch mechanism... I managed to do it after I'd figured out what was happening - it was driving me nuts..
As for my XM4s much to my suprise the insurance repair company appear to have fixed them... I'm still expecting them to explode. If not, £20 well spent.
Silas Loom
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How? I’ve tried everything I can think of.
Silas Loom
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Not on my app, which I updated quite recently in the hope of disabling the touch sensors. I think that system option is available for later models but not the XM3.
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hiraethified
Sony WH-1000XM4s are down to £199.
I'm tempted to go them for 'best' - I'm enjoying the Soundcore q45 but still find it impossible to reliably take a phone call on the things!
I'm tempted to go them for 'best' - I'm enjoying the Soundcore q45 but still find it impossible to reliably take a phone call on the things!
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
They're good. I have the XM3's and the design is essentially the same. I'd be tempted to go for a used/good condition pair of XM5's though for just £10 more as the design is so much more comfortable.
Throbbing Angel
Well-Known Member
Really? Shame that - what's the issue with it/them?
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hiraethified
That's a damn good call! I just took a look and bagged a pair of 'open box' Mk5s with 3 year warranty for £219.
I'll not have to look online to see the detaiks of what I've actually bought!
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hiraethified
They just never seem to reliably pick up a call - sometimes it's fine, other times I just hear the other person going, "hello? hello!"
I've never liked the 'hold to skip track' control either - don't hold it quite long enough and the bloody volume goes up!
The lack of weatherproofing is a bit of a concern too, but I'll still be using the q45s most days as the sound is still fantastic.
skyscraper101
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They're real comfortable. Every time I find myself in a Curry's PC world or an airport gadget shop with time to kill, I do the side by side comparisons and they're a big improvement on the XM3/4 in that they feel so much more lightweight. Over long periods of wearing this really matters.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Can anyone recommend some Bluetooth headphones that are noise-cancelling BOTH WAYS, so they can be used out and about as well as at home? Even better it you could also plug them into your telly?
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