The Sony WH-1000XM2 is the best noise canceling headset in the market. Exceptional battery life, excellent comfort levels and the uncanny ability to turn down the volume on your surroundings make it an excellent purchase for anyone who flies a lot or simply wants a quieter environment around them.

Well after my Bose in ear buds final called it a day I hit the market for a new set of headphones and I have to say these Sony noise cancelling headphones really do the trick, cuts back round noise down to a minimum and yes you can't hear the nagging other half lol.

The over-achieving Sony WH-1000xM2 are, quite simply, the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy.

Beautiful; dynamic sound signature; Extremely comfortable; Excellent noise-canceling; Long-lasting battery life

Touch controls occasionally lag

The Sony WH-1000xM2 headphones are definitely a category leader, with top-notch active noise-cancellation to match its intelligible features and stellar soundstage. Upgrades to the mids and highs, along with the vast number of audio-customization settings in the Connect app, create an immersive...

Amazing sound quality; Solid noise cancellation; Comfy and premium design; 30 hours of estimated battery life; Companion app with intelligible features

On the pricey side; Touch controls can be spotty

The champion of noise cancelling returns to face a very competitive field

Exceedingly comfortable; Noise cancelling doesn't get any better; Long battery life

Fiddly touch controls; Sound quality has been surpassed by better rivals; MicroUSB charging is so very 2016

Midway through last year I switched from Bose QC35's to the new Sony MDR-1000X noise cancelling headphones for travelling. While the Bose QC35's were excellent the Sony's were just that little bit better, than even the newer Bose QC40.

These are definitely a premium product: you're getting what you're paying for. But as a premium product, they don't quite have some things right. For a start, it's crazy that you can't wireless while charging.

Right now, the wireless headphone market is a win-win-win scenario for the customer looking for a noise cancelling full-sized cans. Between the Sennheiser , PSB , and Sony you really can't go wrong.

The Bose QuietComfort 35 II and the Sony WH-1000XM2, carrying on a battle started by their predecessors, are two of the best noise-cancelling headphones you can buy. Your choice will depend, then, on your sound signature preference and whether you need features such as high-res audio playback.

Ever since the MDR-1000X, Sony has stood alongside Bose and Sennheiser at the forefront of noise-cancelling headphones. Now, the Japanese manufacturer wants to raise the bar even further with the WH-1000XM2.